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Tom And Mary Lyrics
For the benefit of Tom and Mary
Before our guests arrive
If they haven't found out already
It's gonna blow all their minds
Will they find the strength to find
The will to testify?
That for the benefit of Tom and Mary
There's something we can't hide anymore
Everybody here knows the story
Some have fabricated extra parts
See the sisters shouting whispers
Feeding hot air to the sparks
Put a damper on the party
It will lighten up the room
For the benefit of Tom and Mary
They've got to see the truth today
Miss Southern's son says
"Here they come"
And all the chatter and the smiles
They come undone
And you could here a pin drop
On the carpet floor
Everyone's pretending Not to hear the knocking at the door
For the benefit of Tom and Mary
Before our guests arrive
If they haven't found out already
It's gonna blow all of their minds
If they haven't found out already
And yet the seams all seem to show
That for the benefit of Tom and Mary
For the benefit of Tom and Mary
For the benefit of Tom and Mary
We gotta let the truth be known
Tom and Mary in the song are actually the names of 2 people that run a recording studio. On a certain day, Ben folds was in this studio and heard the phrase " For the benefit of Tom and Mary". he instanly came up witha little story in his head. Hostalius was right. All the guests know something or heard something that Tom and Mary did. And they don't know that they know. I just wanted give you the background story:).
And this is why we love Ben Folds. :) Thanks, naune.
And this is why we love Ben Folds. :) Thanks, naune.
uh. sources?
uh. sources?
I wonder what it was that Tom and Mary did? Is bf5 alluding to something I'm just not getting? (as usual) or is the listener not supposed to know?
I think Tom cheated on Mary or vice versa and all of the people are at their wedding waiting to watch them get married. It is brutally obvious to some in attendance that one of them is a philanderer. This could be totally off base though.
I think everyone "the guests" know something about Tom and Mary. But Tom and Mary don't know that everyone else knows. For example, Mary is pregnant with Tom's baby, and everyone knows but Tom and Mary don't think they do.
this is just the greatest song. try not dancing. try it. i dare ya.
What's funny about this song is that my parents names are Tom and Mary. It's genuinely a pretty weird but cool thing to hear my parents names in a song- especially by one of my favorite artists! I do enjoy this song and the fun tune that comes with it.
My original thought when I listened to this song was that Tom and mary had some crazy news they were keeping to themselves, to "benifit" eachother, maybe even to keep their lives more private from others in a way.
Their friends and family have no clue whether Tom and mary are aware that they know somethings up, they don't know what that may be, so that's why I feel it's never explained: they know something up but have no idea what that may be.