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TV on the Radio – Snakes and Martyrs Lyrics 19 years ago
Those are WAY off. Here's another stab at it.

Everyone makes the same wave at the same time
Like petals on water
And they call all those into the dim light
Sons and daughters
A community
So let’s join hands in song
Blessed community

But brother I don’t want to know ya, I don’t even want to know ya
Sister, I don’t want to know ya, I don’t even want to know ya

But we’re trapped, in this lovely mess
Hold you close and smile, fake
Like they do way out west

So many men are sent for, so many heads and
I help you clean the skeletons from under your bed
But, I don’t even know ya, how could it be me that sends you
Darling, didn’t yo’ momma tell you not to let no stranger bend you
Probably someone here that could help to mend you

But it’s not me
Got my own anxiety
Sadness isn’t any way to explain
You’ll probably crash heads through out
Possibly slain

It’s as simple as the way you wear your umpire shoes
And your righteous face (I’m faithful)
But all I know is your blues
Ain’t like my blues
And why would they ever be

If there’s one commonality, it’s that that feeling is mutual
Given time you’ll see
You’ll see

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TV on the Radio – New Health Rock Lyrics 19 years ago
This is about getting drunk or high, but not just that. I will expand later.

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Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood Lyrics 19 years ago
I have done more drugs than most people. Plenty of acid, mushrooms, and of course weed.

This song is about weed. That is obvious.

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TV on the Radio – Dreams Lyrics 19 years ago
Treadmill powertrip strikes me as a more sophisticated metaphor than a girl with a nice body. I think the point is that the nature of the powertrip is such that it doesn't allow any actual progress, which I believe someone pointed out already.

That does strike me as having political undertones, but the rest of the song makes me think its more about the fundamentals of human nature/interaction that about the war in wherever.

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TV on the Radio – Say You Do Lyrics 19 years ago
I want to say that its something at least close to
"burn the empty sky I see, I blot out every memory" or
"burn the empty sky and sea, I blot out every memory"

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TV on the Radio – Say You Do Lyrics 19 years ago
I'm almost positive that it is not "young" but "yon" in both of the instances at the beginning of the song, and not just because he is speaking quickly, but rather because they intended it that way.

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TV on the Radio – King Eternal Lyrics 19 years ago
Why has no one questioned the use of the name "Nathan?"

From Wikipedia:

"The Nathan the Prophet was a seer who lived in the time of King David and his wife Bathsheba.

His actions are described in the Books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles (see especially, 2 Samuel 7:2-17, 12:1-25.) Nathan wrote histories of the reigns of both David and of Solomon (see 1 Chronicles 29:29 and 2 Chronicles 9:29), and was involved in the **music of the temple** (see 2 Chronicles 29:25).

In 1 Kings 1:8-45 it is Nathan who tells the dying David of the plot of Adonijah to become king, resulting in Solomon's being proclaimed king instead.**"

**possibly a reference?

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