I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N
I'll follow you home after every show
Perforated into tiny fragments
Heavy breathing's your new fan club
A John Handcock with the safety off after every show
And how this pedestal fits like glove
Such a pity I built no ladder from the roots and above
I'll be hacking off after every show

I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N
(Initiation)
I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N
(Initiation)
I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N
(Initiation)
(Whoa!) What you doin'?
We outside never win
Parting contestants never seem to win (Initiation)
(Whoa!) What you doin'?
We outside never win
Parting contestants never seem to win (Initiation)

Watch you clap your hands by the stage
Lend me your ears, you're just another page
In the book that your friend signed yesterday
And when I told you not to bother to holler
Your telephone's the one that helped me wrap the cord around your neck
You know you're beautiful when you're dead

I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N
(Initiation)
I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N
(Initiation)
I-N-I-T-I-A-T-I-O-N
(Initiation)
(Whoa!) What you doin'?
We outside never win
Parting contestants never seem to win (Initiation)
(Whoa!) What you doin'?
We outside never win
Parting contestants never seem to win (Initiation)


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Initiation (Lamacq Version) song meanings
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    what an absolutely awesome post......i cold never make out what Cedric sings in this version when they ommit the Acrobatic Tenement lyrics...now i know! Thanks.

    personally, the Lemacq version has an awesome, enlightening sound to it, something the acrobatic tenement version lacks, but this is down to the age of recodring quality between the two. BUT the lyrics "there's no restraining order to keep me from you" are for me, what the song is all about, and to leave them out doesnt do it justice. that lyric in particular is perhaps my favourite ever.

    • Initiation by At the Drive-In, my favourite track by the band.
    _Starkson April 21, 2008   Link

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