This Red Book

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And I don't know how it goes
I've found another way though
Tells us all it knows
I've finally caught a deal

Your face above
Fades out all the reels
Your face above
Fazes all there is

Uh oh - There's a spot in my eye
Uh oh - There's a pill I have missed

The cloves of garlic flow
Like surfing down Pompeii
I'm messing up your show
You really should have guessed

Your face above
The only spark I need
Your face above
If I could reach your throat

Uh oh - I could strangle you all
Uh oh - Did I say that out loud?


Although it passed the mail
It blew a fuse and bailed
It's too blue to be ours
And though it passed as red
It's too far off and best guess
Has it soaked at home

Uh oh - There's a spot in my eye
Uh oh - There's a pill I have missed

And this little red book knows
It's become my every day
I've taped over your show
You really should have guessed

Your face above
The only spark I need
Your face above
If I could reach your throat

Uh oh - I could strangle you all
Uh oh - Did I say that out loud?

And though the text was fed
Too obvious, they said
And moved it underground
Between the lines they met
Like sulphur burns they spread
Too angry to go out

Light my heard
Make me burn out
Like your name


Lyrics submitted by bottekott, edited by dullsoundof

This Red Book Lyrics as written by Robertdale Crow Armistead Smith

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    IMO it's about an entity trying to overcome some other entity. No judgement on either entity.

    The first-person in the song seems to be a lower level person, who obviously has some issues. (I could strangle you all)

    He's in the know enough to know about the bombing attempt:

    Although it passed the mail It blew a fuse and failed (it's obviously failed, not bailed)

    And he knew about the attempt to feed lines to whatever entity, but whoever was in control of his entity decided it was too obvious:

    And though the text was fed Too obvious, they said, and moved it underground

    So he is part of an entity that at first was open enough to try things without being hidden, for example the attempted bombing they would take credit for. But then the bomb failed, and then their attempt at propaganda was deemed too obvious, maybe to identify them, so they take their movement underground.

    I guess? :D

    dullsoundofon August 11, 2015   Link

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