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Mouth On Fire Lyrics
And there, the bones do sleep.
And there, the soul is soul.
And there, the gods do weep
When the angels fall...
But here, the thoughts won't keep.
And here, the blood runs cold.
And here, the grave is deep,
And the devil calls.
Brought my heart to feed, but my mouth was fire.
Brought the earth my seed, but it would not flower.
Where the jeweled stream? Wher ethe eased desire?
In some fool's dream? In the ending hour?
Brought my voice. Just noise to poor old Silence.
A clanging toy - a clanging toy -
Empty, strident.
Brought my eyes. In utter ruin. Sightless.
The tears I cried - the tears I cried -
Still so frightened.
Brought my heart to feed, but my mouth was fire.
Brought the earth my seed, but it would not flower.
Where the jeweled stream? Where the eased desire?
In some fool's dream? In the ending hour?
Where the silver streets? Where the blossoming?
Where sounds so sweet?
Where songs of spring?
Where words for things? Where golden memories?
Where quiet seas?
Where certainty?
Where all might cease --
the talk, the want, the posturing?
Brought my heart to feed, but my mouth was fire.
Brought the earth my seed, but it would not flower.
Where the jeweled stream? Where the eased desire?
In some fool's dream? In the ending hour?
Where poetry?
Where mystic harmonies?
Where love that frees?
Where security?
Where sympathy?
Where tranquility?
Where rest in peace?
In the dream? Or in the fire?
Mouth on fire.
Mouth on fire...
And there, the soul is soul.
And there, the gods do weep
When the angels fall...
And here, the blood runs cold.
And here, the grave is deep,
And the devil calls.
Brought the earth my seed, but it would not flower.
Where the jeweled stream? Wher ethe eased desire?
In some fool's dream? In the ending hour?
A clanging toy - a clanging toy -
Empty, strident.
Brought my eyes. In utter ruin. Sightless.
The tears I cried - the tears I cried -
Still so frightened.
Brought the earth my seed, but it would not flower.
Where the jeweled stream? Where the eased desire?
In some fool's dream? In the ending hour?
Where sounds so sweet?
Where songs of spring?
Where quiet seas?
Where certainty?
the talk, the want, the posturing?
Brought the earth my seed, but it would not flower.
Where the jeweled stream? Where the eased desire?
In some fool's dream? In the ending hour?
Where mystic harmonies?
Where security?
Where tranquility?
Where rest in peace?
Mouth on fire...
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underrated song. Everything about this song, the music, the lyrics is powerful, and the best of Duncan's vocal range and ability can be found in this song.
utterly unspeakable awe that paralyzes the body -- probably he stands before some beautiful natural place and this song is him trying to grasp the meaning. its so overpowering it shakes lose everything heknows about the world -- where are the certianties? where is security?
It's about the the paradox of wanting. His desire drives him and, in the end, consumes all he'd hoped to gain. Nothing remains, but the desire itself.
"I brought my heart to feed, but my mouth was fire" One seeks to fill the soul, and the heart, but the "mouth on fire" (desire) is all consuming and leaves nothing for the body. When all is finished: all hopes and dreams remain as they were from the beginning. A chasing after the wind (Ecclesiastes).