In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Gitchy, gitchy
Ooh la la
Da doo ron ron
You won't get far
I'm machine
I'm obsolete
In the land of the free
Lobotomy
I wanna suck, I wanna lick
I want to cry and I want to spit
Tears of pleasure
Tears of pain
They trickle down your face the same
It's how you look
Not how you feel
A city of glass
With no heart
If I had a tail
I'd own the night
If I had a tail
I'd swat the flies
Yeah, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Yeah, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Gitchy, gitchy
Ooh la la
Da doo ron ron
It won't get far
Animals in
The midnight zone
When you own the world
You're always home
Get your hands dirty
Roll up them sleeves
Brainwashed or true believers?
Buy flash cars
Diamond rings
Expensive holes to bury things
I'm machine
I'm obsolete
In the land of the free
Immortality
If I had a tail
I'd own the place
If I had a tail
I'd swat the flies
Oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
See me dancing on the stars
See me dance
If I have a tail
I will control the night
If I have a tail
I will control the night
If I have a tail
I will control the night
Ooh la la
Da doo ron ron
You won't get far
I'm machine
I'm obsolete
In the land of the free
Lobotomy
I wanna suck, I wanna lick
I want to cry and I want to spit
Tears of pleasure
Tears of pain
They trickle down your face the same
It's how you look
Not how you feel
A city of glass
With no heart
If I had a tail
I'd own the night
If I had a tail
I'd swat the flies
Yeah, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Yeah, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Gitchy, gitchy
Ooh la la
Da doo ron ron
It won't get far
Animals in
The midnight zone
When you own the world
You're always home
Get your hands dirty
Roll up them sleeves
Brainwashed or true believers?
Buy flash cars
Diamond rings
Expensive holes to bury things
I'm machine
I'm obsolete
In the land of the free
Immortality
If I had a tail
I'd own the place
If I had a tail
I'd swat the flies
Oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
See me dancing on the stars
See me dance
If I have a tail
I will control the night
If I have a tail
I will control the night
If I have a tail
I will control the night
Lyrics submitted by SongMeanings, edited by Disen, sbutros1, stealthissound, wampaking, Cassabian, sparna, Hivnom, MilkManMike, thisendworld, TheBronze, Niamh168, TransMetalhead
If I Had a Tail Lyrics as written by Josh Homme Dean Anthony Fertita
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Correct lyrics taken from the ...Like Clockwork Double LP:
Gitchy, gitchy Oo la la Da doo run run You wont get far
I'm machine I'm obsolete The land of the free Lobotomy
I wanna suck I wanna lick I wanna cry I wanna spit
Tears of pleasure Tears of pain They trickle down your face the same It's how you look Not how you feel A city of glass with no heart
If I had a tail I'd own the night If I had a tail I'd swat the flies
Gitchy, gitchy Oo la la Da doo run run You won't get far
Animals in the midnight zone When you own the world, you're always home Get your hands dirty, roll up them sleeves Brainwashed or true believers? Buy flash cars Diamond rings Expensive holes to bury things
I'm machine, obsolete In the land of the free Immortality
If I had a tail I'd own the night If I had a tail I'd swat the flies
See me dance along the scars? See me dance?
cry sure sounds like grind
@MilkManMike update the lyrics instead of simply posting them here please