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The Black Angels – Manipulation Lyrics 13 years ago
There are a number of errors in the lyrics here.

I have:

Red and green was the color of her dress
Manipulation
Pale blue was the color of her eyes
Manipulation

Yellow yellow, was her hair
Orange sunburst, red-hot glare
Manipulation
Manipulation

And you can feel her madness
She will call you out
watch out for her dark side
And you'll soon figure out, so run on
She's training you
And she's got you, dancing (don't she?)

Red and green was the color of the ground
Manipulation
Pale blue was the color of the steel
Manipulation

Yellow yellow was her hair
Icy grey, was her glare
Manipulation
Manipulation

And you can feel her madness
See right through her smile
Don't you turn your back, and
And you'll soon figure out, so run on
She's training you
And she's got you, dancing

Red and green was the color of the money in her hand
Pale blue were the color of the flowers on his casket

Yellow yellow was her hair
Icy grey was her glare
Manipulation
Manipulation

And you can see her sadness
She will call you out
Watch out for her dark side
And you'll soon figure out, so run on
She's training you
And she's got you, dancing


It sounds so weird when he says "dancing" that I'm entirely sure that's correct. Best I can come up with so far. "Training" could be "draining".

To me, this song sounds like a warning to stay away from a seductive golddigger, but it doesn't appear to be a condemnation. More like a warning about a dangerous predator, that respects that predator for what it can do, while at the same time suggesting that she may have some psychological issues that cause her to act that way.

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The Black Angels – Bloodhounds On My Trail Lyrics 13 years ago
That sounds reasonable. The billboards he's referring to could be those -God billboards, that sort of thing.

Vernon Howell was the central figure in the Waco incident with the FBI. In that situation, a religious sect was prosecuted by the law, and ended up all dying.

So, the narrator, God, and religous fanatics are all hiding in the grass together, from the lawmen, or perhaps secular society in general.

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The Black Angels – Better Off Alone Lyrics 13 years ago
Sounds like he is sick of his lady (better off alone), so goes out and has a one night stand. When he's with her he realizes it was a mistake, and he should stick to his lady (better off with one). Then, he gets home, and after encountering his lady, decides maybe he was right in the first place (better off alone).

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The Black Angels – The Prodigal Sun Lyrics 13 years ago
I'm not really sure what this song is about. It seems mystical/religious in nature, and the title would appear to refer to the parable of the Prodigal Son. I looked that over, and there's not a ton of apparent connection, although the father does slaughter a calf, leading to second guessing. And there is a general theme of seperation and reuniting (..It'll be with you...)

Here's what I have:

{00:40}
Ooh - na - na - na - na - na - na - na - na
Ooh - n-no - no Ooh - no - no - no - hey
You scare us yeah
You welcome us
And you motion us to move our mouths
And we are
Yes we are

And you know I thought you put them there
You free us, tell us we're deformed
So we are
Yes we are
Oh no no no no

When I breathe again
I swear
It’ll be with you
Heya!

Ooh - na - na - na - na - na - na - na - na
Ooh - n-na - no Ooh - no - no - no-hey
And you make us yell
You cure us yes
You kill the calf as we second guess
The first draft
The sun's too old (?)
The darkness falls as nothing moves
Your heartbeat slows it gets too cold
So you sleep
As we all sleep, alone

And when I rise again
I swear
It’ll be with you
Heya!

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The Black Angels – Sniper at the Gates of Heaven Lyrics 13 years ago
So,

{00:47}
Where do you go when heaven calls you
What do you do, who do you turn to
How old will you be when they finally catch you
Don't stop moving, they're right behind ya
Where there's no one left on this Earth you know
Who can save you kid so just wake up, wake up, wake up

What is it like when hell surrounds you
How hot does it get I think I've already felt it
Is there any way out you better find one
Where do you go, down down the book said
Oh where theres no one here in this world of truths
Who knows firsthand so just wake up, wake up, wake up


Sounds to me like the worries of a sniper, who killes unsuspecting people that don't know he's there, about the possiblity of an afterlife, and what it might hold in store for him. This makes a lot of sense considering the two tracks before it are both about young men having to go to war and die, as is the last track.

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The Black Angels – Black Angel Exit/Shine Lyrics 13 years ago
I hear "shining", not "shy men". That not only sounds more like it, it makes more sense (the sun is shining, it meets him in the morning) and matches the song title "Shine".

So:
{04:55}
Wise men walk without seeing
Fine men will do without speaking
Shining, meet me in the morning
Shining, meet me by the window

Blind men see without seeing
Well, I'm them, and now I'm changing
Shining, meet me in the morning
Shining, greet me by the window

My friends teach me what they're learning
Well, my friends hate it when I'm hurting
Shining, meet me in the morning
Shining, wake me in the morning
Shining
Shining
Shining, meet me in the morning

I live without thinking

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