| Jeff Buckley – I Woke Up in a Strange Place Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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the lyrics to the origional version are:- "ghost comes to visit with my keys in his pocket kisses on my mouth with his eyes rolling out of his sockets memories crumbling on the solid steel resistance i was torn out like pages from the book of existence i woke up in a strange place my mind a blur and some blood on my chin i made a call for that black dead cab my destination was moving on in and i remember the words that you told me, came down so hard, so plain fate is going to find your love in your glass of champagne love came calling as a counterfeit mistress stealing from the pockets of a sadomasochist my woman's mouthing for this place like a tongue on crystal meth ciggarettes smell like the fear inside my chest yes and I lied to my host i told him i knew how far i could go when i emptied my guts out on his brand new stereo he paid me to go on upstairs and spend a night with his friend i never want to see my face in the mirror again i woke up in a strange place music so loud that i spilt all my beer i took a ride in that blackened cab my destination is already here easy now, this car is speeding up for my last chance, crash into freedom fate is going to find your love in your glass of champagne sweat pours down, I'm in the back seat sleeping she watches from an empty bed out the window, weeping the ghost guns that motor to the land that he promised me the draw bridge abandoned and the mug needs nowhere this is a song for your dislocated the one you loved but your doomed to be hated because the lies of the spirit possessed you because the eyes of your lover resist you listen up boy, shouted from the bottom of a barrel heading down the rapids steady now keep your aim solid as your temple turns to kiss the pistol fate is going to find your love in your glass of champagne fate is going to find your love in your glass of champagne" |
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| Jeff Buckley – I Woke Up in a Strange Place Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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This one's getting to me as I can't find an explination at all...also the lyrics:- "Love came calling as a counterfeit mistress Stealing from the pockets of a sadomasochist And she's mouthing for this place like a tongue on crystal meth" are missing and in my opinion are the best part of the song...maybe it's just the bootleg i have that they're on...I'll check mystery white man. |
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| Radiohead – Karma Police Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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The song reminds me of the family that live in the next apartment to Winston in 1984...because the children in the family represent the talking in maths as not many adult take maths. That brings me to the point:- "Arrest this man He talks in maths" emplies an adult, why would an adult take maths as that is something you would do at school, even saying university would be a stretch. I liked Max_Wayne's comment on it...not becasue it was acurate so much asfantasticlly in-depth! Maybe Radiohead should be linked to this site so Yorke can offer an explination which will be put down as totally wrong. Also I think Radiohead should be credited for more than just pladurising 1984 as there is a differnce between karma police and thought police! It's similar but not synonomous. |
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| Radiohead – Karma Police Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| My understanding is that it is loosely based on 1984 (thought police) aswell as the CIA; the payroll reference makes me think of the Bin Laden CIA thing where he was said to be on the CIA payroll still due to CIA policy. Thus I think it's meant to be first person point of view of a CIA agent realising the nature of his position and wanting to get away from it but he's still on the payroll. He then accepts his fate 'for i minute there i lost myself...' is him returning to his CIA role. I hope that makes sense. | |
| Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover) Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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not a full explination but a little helpfull info:- "I've seen your flag on the marble arch But love is not a victory march" marble arch is where speakers corner in London is. That's where people go to argue for what they believe in. So that bit means you don't have to fight for love. All the members of my band are buckley fans so I'll try to find out more. |
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