| Beck – Lord Only Knows Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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It's a song about ending a relationship. The first verse is him kicking her out. "You've only got one finger left, and it's pointing at the door" means that he has counted down, and he now wants her out. he's had enough of her crap. he's "picked up the pieces" in the past, but is letting her go. he has been supporting her as her "meal ticket", but not anymore. he is now holding her accountable for her terrible actions, "putting [her] skeletons in jail." "'Cause Lord only knows it's getting late Your senses are gone so don't you hesitate To give yourself a call, let your bottom dollars fall Throwing your two bit cares down the drain" This verse is his suggestions of what she does now. Lord only know's it's too late to make up. She's shocked, so she should dig deep, call in her last favors if she wants him back. She should not dwell on petty stuff, because this is more serious than her "two bit cares." "Invite me to the seven seas like some seasick man You'll do whatever you please and I'll do whatever I can Titantic, fare thee well, my eyes are turning pink Don't call us when the new age gets old enough to drink" The third verse is her attempt to get back together. She invited him to a bar or a restaurant, "the Seven Seas." She makes an ass of herself, he gets tired and leaves. Their relationship is doomed like the titanic, and he is tired of it, making his eyes bloodshot or "pink". She says they have entered a "new age." things are different. He doesn't care, he isn't going to wait for her to mature to the point when things are "old enough to drink" "Going back to Houston Do the hotdog dance Going back to Houston To get me some PANTS..... " The coda is about him moving back to where he came from. He is going to be in a better relationship. One where HE wears the pants. |
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