Let's take the longest way
Through the hallways of your mind.
Upon your knees,
The phantom breeze
Of a shipwreck lost in time.

You're ending near
The kelly fear
Adorns the walls in slime.
Figure it out. [Figure it out...]
Just like you used to do.
In the essence of proud,
That's when you're cursed to prove.

And as the perfect wings'll glide,
Cleansed are men of all the mice.
Past the pain, we tend to stride,
Or that's how it seems to beginners.
Accept awards throughout our lives,
To make young lovers intertwine.
Perhaps the end will come tonight,
So hooray for the Winners.

A vast abyss, where lie dismissed
Ideas of yours and mine.
But brought to kneel
By the Grecian Seal,
We join the family line.
Figure it out. [Figure it out...]
Just like you used to do.
In the essence of proud,
That's when you're cursed to prove.

And as the perfect wings'll glide,
Cleansed are men of all the mice.
Past the pain, we tend to stride,
Or that's how it seems to beginners.
Accept awards throughout our lives,
To make young lovers intertwine.
Perhaps the end will come tonight,
So hooray for the Winners.
Hooray for the Winners...

You'll never thrill
The bold divisions in the sky,
Of whom predestined you
To always be the last in line. [Last in line, last in line...]

Accept awards throuought our lives,
--[to make young lovers intertwine]
To make young lovers intertwine
Perhaps the end'll come tonight.
Past the pain, we tend to stride.
--[or that's how it seems to beginners]
Because the Winner's young and bright
Hooray for the Winners.
--[and as the perfect wings'll glide]
Let the heavens make it right.
--[past the pain, we tend to stride]
A warm and gentle breeze at night.
--[accept awards throughout our lives,
---to make young lovers intertwine]
Bereft, you are of plans to gain
No mystery, you're no surprise
--[so hooray for the Winners]
We're born to fight,
Suck the marrow of life the Winners forever preside.
Hooray for the Winners.


Lyrics submitted by hold2thecore

Winners Lyrics as written by Elijah Skye Blue Allman Brian Eno

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment

    I love this song, the music sounds inspriring and uplifting but at the same time it sounds dark and sarcastic. It is a really awesome balance, and it really touches you inside because it is pretty/dark/great. Deadsy rocks!!

    lookitzallieon August 06, 2002   Link
  • +1
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    Deadsy is Fucken kick ass! but i hate it that in school i liked them first then stupid posers start liking them and sopposedly liked them before me.

    stupid posers....

    z0MbiEon June 28, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    this song is one of my favorites besides: Mansion World, Flowing Glower, and Future Years....

    DEADSY = Awesome

    DeadsyRuleson July 08, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    DeadsyRules .... You rule=P

    Deadsy17on July 27, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    This is my favorite Deadsy song. :-) It reminds me of a lot of people I've come into contact with in my life.

    pHon August 14, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    Wow, this is one of Deadsy's best songs, atleast to me. I think it's a good song to cry to, but that's prolly just me being strange. It has an uplifting melody but the words make it feel lost and hopeless. "Perhaps the end will come tonight..." I love that line. sigh Anyways, Deadsy is awesome at lyrics, even though some of their songs make me feel a little uncomfortable. Great song, man. -Kel

    insomniarockson June 10, 2003   Link
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    I recall an interview in which Elijah said that "Winners" is the "epitome of a Deadsy song" which was a fair statement. It encompasses all of the elements of good Deadsy songs. . . it's awesome.

    LittleUrantiaGirlon July 03, 2003   Link
  • 0
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    This song just makes me think of being with my friends and having a good time, like we don't care of the end does come tonight we enjoyed our lives.

    Joyfullon March 30, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I came here hoping someone would have a good analysis for the meaning of this song, but it seems like we're all just in agreement that it's awesome :) To me, it's a sarcastic song. Like, "My life sucks (perhaps the end will come tonight) glad yours is so great (so hooray for the winners)." shrug But I could be way off...

    terrahdezon May 26, 2012   Link

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