Mazzy Star – She Hangs Brightly

She hangs brightly from the tree
Wonders what she's gonna be
I'm the winner of the game
Come and watch me, watch me come down

Takes me down deep and wide
Pulls me through to the other side
She's the winner of the game
Come and watch her, watch her come down

It stays down sour and true
Lies of lovin', the story's true
She's the winner of the game
Come and watch her, watch her come down

Down
And wide
Do you feel
The other side?


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    General Commenti like this song. her voice sounds very cool and i like the way it starts. i have no idea what it means, i haven't really thought about it much. maybe when i've thought it thru i'll come back and post a comment ;)
    starla33on July 11, 2002   Link
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    General CommentOoo, trippy! This will possibly stand to always be my favorite Mazzy song. It was possibly the very first one I heard from the band and it hypnotized me.

    What's it about? Jeez, it's another one of those druggy sounding ones with an obscure meaning. I love the way the lyrics and music just seem to meander and swirl. Definitely a nice psychedelic effect. Love the organ!

    I just get the sense you're supposed to feel hypnotized with a song like this. With the dark, bizarre lyrics, meandering music, and Hope's vocals, what else are you to do?
    Psychedeliaon October 07, 2007   Link
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    General CommentI think it's:

    she hangs brightly from the tree
    wonders what she's done to me
    alovelyfadeouton February 20, 2008   Link
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    General CommentI think the correct lyrics are:

    She hangs brightly from the tree
    Wonders what she's done to me
    I'm aware of your game
    Come and watch me
    Watch me come down
    Takes me down deep and wide
    Pulls me through to the other side
    She's the winner of her game
    Come and watch her
    Watch her come down
    It stays down
    Sour and true
    Lies of lovin'
    The story's too
    She's the winner of her game
    Come and watch her
    Watch her come down.
    Deep and wide
    Inside, inside, inside
    crookedbrainon July 24, 2008   Link
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    General CommentI think this song is about finding out that someone you love has killed themselves, and how, upon realizing it, you also feel dead inside. It's like the person who's passed on has taken you to the "other side" with them. Either that or it's overtly about coming down off of drugs - you're high and hanging brightly as you hit the other side (that ephemeral high), but as you come down it cuts you like a knife when you have to face reality. To me, though, I think suicide seems to fit better. Perhaps it was a literal hanging (or maybe that's just a metaphor and it was actually a drug overdose that killed her friend/lover). The "game" is either drugs (you win the game by scoring again) or life (you win by getting out of it), and the "victory" is so very bittersweet.
    asSTARSfallxon October 05, 2010   Link

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