You built a city in my head
Then there were candles
And a phoenix burned my bed
These are subwords
These are air

There's one boy
In one house
In one place
At all times
And green eyes 

I got no more
Who are you for?
I got no more
What is this? 

I shouldn't be smoking
This last cigarette
I feel sick 
Now there are words in my head 

You took my house
Burned it inside out
Kneel in my ashes
Kneading them 

There's one boy
In one house
In one place
At all times
And green eyes 

I got no more
Who are you for?
I got no more
What is this?
And now you're leaving again, no

Temper and tempest 
To knock at the moon
And the stars come out at night
What's that beyond the floor?
You were left screaming
My hands are in your hair
You're on the deep with the stars(?)

You built a city in my head 
Where are your candles?
(...can see my...)
And a phoenix that was you in my bed
These are subwords
These are air 
(Turning my body around)

There's one boy 
In one house
In one place
At all times
(There's one boy)
And green eyes 

I got no more
Who are you for?
I got no more
What is this? 

Smoke falls to the ceiling
It begins
There's a man dancing at me
He's making circles
So I will tell you now
(I wear your clothes) 
I wear your clothes like armour
(I love your face) 
I love your face like God
So you're in love and I'm indebted always
Green eyes
And now you're leaving again
No


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Green Lyrics as written by Tanya Donelly

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    The second in the magnificent Throwing Muses trilogy.

    My guess (and I could be ridiculously wrong) is that she is in love "with one boy" and living with someone "in one house" who is jealous (hence the green eyes ). He thinks she has other lovers, but

    I got no more Who are you for? I got no more What is this?

    And this is making them both a little crazy.

    There are mentions of the greater heavens

    Temper and tempest To knock at the moon And the stars come out at night

    almost indicating that this jealousy is an eternal force, an endless cycle.

    In the last verse, there are some beautiful lines

    I love your face like God So you're in love and I'm indebted always Green eyes And now you're leaving again

    that seem to evoke the elemental power, beauty and frustration of romantic and jealous love.

    ladylizzieon November 15, 2004   Link

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