Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
We're painted as monsters
Borracho, cansado
Do you know what the people say?
I plucked from the garden
Of wretched beliefs
I offer a rose
And smile with harmless teeth
Then slick back my hair
You know the devil's in there
Alone in the garden
Like lumbering giants
In a shameful parade
We came to ruin all
And make a rotten trade
Doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh
Make you roll over (doo, doo, ooh)
So roll over (doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh)
Get over (doo, doo, ooh)
Scattered on the shore
Slowly washed away
Feeling somewhat deserving
Of what will be someday
Now I can never stay melancholy
For the memory of your face
Now I can never stay melancholy
For long
Before I move on
We're unwanted strangers
Exploited and dangerous
Unable to hide
Or even dream of it
Como estas?
Parting the seas
We're lepers who stroll
Why you afraid sweetie?
I slick back my hair
You know the devil's in there
So keep one eye open baby
We're so easy to spot
Lepers riding atop
Pachyderms full of germs
Elephants broken and screaming and oh
(Doo, doo, ooh) roll over (doo, doo, ooh)
(Doo, doo, ooh)
Are we coming over?
(Doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh)
Scattered on the shore
Slowly washed away
Scattered on the shore
Slowly washed away
Away, away
Feeling somewhat deserving
Of what will be someday
Now I can never stay melancholy
For the memory of your face
All alone in the garden
Of long lost hopeful plans
Now I can never stay anything
For long
(Doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh)
So come on (doo, doo, ooh), move
(Doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh)
Roll over (doo, doo, ooh)
Are we coming over?
Get it on
Borracho, cansado
Do you know what the people say?
I plucked from the garden
Of wretched beliefs
I offer a rose
And smile with harmless teeth
Then slick back my hair
You know the devil's in there
Alone in the garden
Like lumbering giants
In a shameful parade
We came to ruin all
And make a rotten trade
Doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh
Make you roll over (doo, doo, ooh)
So roll over (doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh)
Get over (doo, doo, ooh)
Scattered on the shore
Slowly washed away
Feeling somewhat deserving
Of what will be someday
Now I can never stay melancholy
For the memory of your face
Now I can never stay melancholy
For long
Before I move on
We're unwanted strangers
Exploited and dangerous
Unable to hide
Or even dream of it
Como estas?
Parting the seas
We're lepers who stroll
Why you afraid sweetie?
I slick back my hair
You know the devil's in there
So keep one eye open baby
We're so easy to spot
Lepers riding atop
Pachyderms full of germs
Elephants broken and screaming and oh
(Doo, doo, ooh) roll over (doo, doo, ooh)
(Doo, doo, ooh)
Are we coming over?
(Doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh)
Scattered on the shore
Slowly washed away
Scattered on the shore
Slowly washed away
Away, away
Feeling somewhat deserving
Of what will be someday
Now I can never stay melancholy
For the memory of your face
All alone in the garden
Of long lost hopeful plans
Now I can never stay anything
For long
(Doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh)
So come on (doo, doo, ooh), move
(Doo, doo, ooh, doo, doo, ooh)
Roll over (doo, doo, ooh)
Are we coming over?
Get it on
Lyrics submitted by BalloonMan, edited by travismwh
Elephants Lyrics as written by Joshua Michael Homme David Eric Grohl
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Pretty sure these are the correct lyrics. "Now I can never stay melancholy for the memory of your face" makes the most sense and would fit the pattern (last four lines, third stanza): Now, For, Now, For.
We're painted as monsters, Borracho, cansado Do you know what the people say? I plucked from the garden Of wretched beliefs I offer a rose And smile with harmless teeth Then slick back my hair, You know the devil's in there Alone in the garden Like lumbering giants In a shameful parade We came to ruin all And make a rotten trade
Make you roll over So roll over Get over
Scattered on the shore, Slowly washed away Feeling somewhat deserving Of what will be someday Now I can never stay melancholy For the memory of your face Now I can never stay melancholy For long
Before I move on
We're unwanted strangers, Exploited and dangerous Unable to hide Or even dream of it ¿Como estas? Parting the seas We're lepers who stroll, Why you afraid sweetie? I slick back my hair, You know the devil's in there So keep one eye open baby We're so easy to spot, Lepers riding atop Pachyderms full of germs, Elephants broken and screaming and oh
Roll over Are we coming over?
Scattered on the shore, Slowly washed away Scattered on the shore, Slowly washed away Away, away Feeling somewhat deserving Of what will be someday Now I can never stay melancholy For the memory of your face All alone in the garden Of long lost hopeful plans Now I can never stay anything For long
So come on, Move Roll over Are we coming over?
Get it on