Honey I'm a roller concrete clover
Tadzio, Tadzio

Arm wrestle your mother
Simply over
Tadzio, over you

But beware my heart can be a pin
A sharp silver dragonfly
Trying to get my mansions green
After I've Grey Gardens seen

In betweeen tonight and my tomorrows
Tadzio where have you been
In between tonight I know it's Tadzio
Tadzio don't you fight

Honey can you hear me
In between been dragging a dragonfly
Trying to get my mansions green
After I've Grey Gardens seen

Honey won't you hold me tight
Get me through Grey Gardens tonight

Tadzio, Tadzio
Tadzio, Tadzio

Trying to get my mansions green
After I've Grey Gardens seen
Honey won't you hold me tight
Get me through Grey Gardens tonight

Tadzio, Tadzio
Tadzio, Tadzio


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    This song is about the spectacular documentary "Grey Gardens" from the 70's by the Maysles brothers said to be a favorite of Rufus.

    The Documentary follows the life of Edith Bouvier Beale, 80 yrs old, and her daughter 'little' Edith Bouvier Beale in her 60's these two eccentric former Hampton socialites from the early 1900's now live reclusive lives within there crumbling mansion Grey Gardens beach side in beautiful east Hampton.

    The surrealism in this documentary will blow your mind, if you ever get the chance to view this film and your into watching surrealism at its finest I would really really recommend you view this film, that is if you can find it.

    One of the main themes if you want to call it that of this film is watching these two old women re-live there past, reminiscing about memories past, both good and bad as it is all they have left in life, note the song starts off with a qoute from 'little' Edie Beale from the movie:

    "its very difficult to keep the line of the past and the present, you know what I mean?"

    And that is what this song is all about I believe, the Dazio refference confirms that for me, since Dazio is a character from Thomas Manns novella "Death in Venice" where an ageing man reflects on his past and falls in love with a young boy on the beach who brings him memories of his own youth now lost.

    Beautiful song very very well written and on one of my favorite films of all time

    Dorian_Grayon October 19, 2005   Link

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