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Stained Glass Cross Lyrics
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Wearing out the headstones
Was the end, was the right
Taking out a life loan
Hey, old man
When I'm going six feet down
You gotta make that promise to me
A stained glass cross lay behind my head
When taken by the undertaker
No questions anymore
It's higher than the black sky
Get you lower than the floor
Hey, old man
When I'm going six feet down
You gotta make that promise to me
A stained glass cross looking down on me
Hey, old man
When I'm going six feet down
You gotta make that promise to me
A stained glass cross hanging over me
I was just a young boy
My father sounded crazy
My death he couldn't bear to see
Either joking, sleeping, lazy
Hey, old man
When you're going six feet down
I gotta make that promise to you
A stained glass cross lay behind your head
Hey, old man
When you're going under and down
I made a secret promise to you
A stained glass cross looking down on you
Wearing out the headstones
Was the end, was the right
Taking out a life loan
When I'm going six feet down
You gotta make that promise to me
A stained glass cross lay behind my head
No questions anymore
It's higher than the black sky
Get you lower than the floor
When I'm going six feet down
You gotta make that promise to me
A stained glass cross looking down on me
When I'm going six feet down
You gotta make that promise to me
A stained glass cross hanging over me
My father sounded crazy
My death he couldn't bear to see
Either joking, sleeping, lazy
When you're going six feet down
I gotta make that promise to you
A stained glass cross lay behind your head
When you're going under and down
I made a secret promise to you
A stained glass cross looking down on you
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How can you not get this?
Hey, old man When I'm going six feet down You gotta make that promise to me A stained glass cross hanging over me
Read it. Anselmo doesn't make it hard for us.
True, for the most part, Phil just lays it out there. I wonder if this is a song about him personally. Anyone know?
Yeah, my previous comment was pretty ignorant. I suppose I must have been lazy enough not to read the whole lyrics before posting that, 'cause the meaning is pretty obvious.
I still say the riff fucking kicks, though. =)
yeah, this song's about him...about the way things got bad with his alcoholic father that cared less about his son...I know his father died in 2003 i guess...he said it in a show while performing with down
What's the significance of the stained glass cross itself?
Blabbermouth.net or the actual Down website, I can't remember which, had an interview with Phil posted where he talked about the meanings of the songs on the Down II album.
He said that the song "Stained Glass Cross" was about a promise made between a father and son. The promise was obviously that whoever survived the other in death would hang a stained glass cross over the casket or the grave.
I really like this song, mostly because of the electric organ. Makes me wonder if this song was also their way of paying homage to Deep Purple or any other of their favorite bands from the 70's that liked to use the electric organ.
this is a great song i cant stop listening to it or down for that matter. . .cfh.
Fuck yeah! That's gotta be the best fuckin' riff I've heard in a damn long time!
Not sure what it means, though.