| TV on the Radio – Family Tree Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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liquidus4: The lyrics at the top of the page are from the cd booklet. There do seem to be a few parts that sound different though and I know of a few instances where the lyrics in a cd booklet were slightly off. I'm addicted to this song and your thoughts on the story are interesting. Think I’ll keep listening for now and see if anything pops into my head. |
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| TV on the Radio – Family Tree Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Few slight amendments to the lyrics: ---------------------------------------------------------- Under my love Wake up to your window The day calls in billows It’s echoing moonlight on to the blue nightmare of your heart In cosy red rainbow It’s shaking off halos And the memory of our sacred so and so’s Oh take my hand sweet Complete your release and bury your feet And married we'll be Alone in receiving ours is a feeling not that they would see They don’t know that we could be That way your cradle escaped the sea ? Were laying in the shadow of your family tree Your haunted heart and me Brought down by an old idea whose time has come And in the shadow of the gallows of your family tree There's a hundred hearts soar free Pumping blood to the roots of evil to keep it young I’ll be your mind Is it safe to say that we’ve waited patiently Call me on time And well go over to nanas place disgracefully Fall into line There's the garden grave and a place they've saved for you I'll fall by your side ? Were laying in the shadow of your family tree Your haunted heart and me Brought down by an old idea whose time has come And in the shadow of the gallows of your family tree There's a hundred hearts soar free Pumping blood to the roots of evil to keep it young And now we’ll gather in the shadow of your family tree In haunted harmony Brought down by an old idea whose time has come And in the shadow of the valley of your family tree There's a hundred hearts soar free Pumping blood to the roots of evil to keep us young ---------------------------------------------------------- Can anyone help out on the missing lines? |
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| TV on the Radio – Tonight Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I’ve probably got it all wrong but here’s my take on this excellent song: ----------------------------------------- My mind is like an orchard Clustered in frozen portraits Of Blossoms that bloom so fine, just to drop from the vine I’ve seen 'em all tonight ----------------------------------------- While the person is taking drugs, his mind feels so open and blossoming only to later come down from the high (drop from the vine). Frozen portraits are his problems surrounding the tranquil scene. These portraits are perhaps people, frozen temporarily and causing no pain while he is on the high. Later in the song he says “dusty portraits”, which could mean the problems seem so old and in the distant past while he is taking the drugs. ----------------------------------------- Could keep it silent and tortured Or shove it unto the floor boards ----------------------------------------- Could reject drugs and deal with his problems and depression in silent torture without help. Or he could take the drugs and fall to the floor. Very common and you will probably remember the scene in Trainspotting when two of the characters fall back to the floor and look at the ceiling after taking heroin. ----------------------------------------- A rusty heart starts to whine, In its tell tale time so free it up tonight ----------------------------------------- The depression is growing unbearable and it’s time to decide whether to ease the pain with drugs or not. ----------------------------------------- Life deals a measly portion Light on good friends and fortune It's chipped you away inside, and drawn all your blinds Concealed it all from sight ----------------------------------------- Life deals a measly portion of joy, satisfaction etc. It’s beat you down and you can no longer see (closed all your blinds) or appreciate all that was once good such as your friends (the light). ----------------------------------------- Could cut that final corner Charge the void no quarter Or skip to the final line of some suicide note well publicized Or give it up tonight ----------------------------------------- Could Cut (as in mix) the heroin with another substance and take it? Could end it all like so many others have (well publicized) or could give it up. ----------------------------------------- Kindly reverse the order of the options you’ve laid before you The needle, the dirty spoon ,the flames and the fumes Just throw them out tonight ----------------------------------------- Not sure about the reversing the order line but the rest is self explanatory. ----------------------------------------- The time that you’ve been afforded May go unsung, unrewarded Some nameless you cannot know ,may be coming to show you Unbridled love and light ----------------------------------------- You may not have had the best luck in your life so far, but you never know what is around the corner. ----------------------------------------- Should you grow in an orchard? Covered in dusty portraits Blossoms that bloom so fine ,just to drop from the vine Oh, listen up tonight Don’t keep it silent and tortured Or shove it all to the floorboards Your busted heart will be fine In its telltale time So give it up tonight ----------------------------------------- Don’t remain inactive and torture yourself by keeping all your problems hidden from those around you. Don’t take the drugs either, just give it up and seek help. |
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