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This paint has been tasting of lead
And their chips will fall as they may
But it's not just my finish that's peeling
And it's not alone fleeing these walls
Well sooner or later this cold
It's gonna break so our hands will be warm again
But all I want is not to need you now
And sooner or later this code
It's gonna break and our words will be heard again
But all I want are vows of silence now
This turpentine chaser's got kick
And the rag that it's soaked in is rich
And the fumes aide the pace of my cleaning
And as soon as I'm done I am gone
Well sooner or later this cold
It's gonna break so our hands will be warm again
But all I want is not to need you now
And sooner or later this code
It's gonna break and our words will be heard again
But all I want are vows of silence now
And the frightening facts
We've been facing our backs to for so long now
Are begging for eyes
To bear witness to lies and indifference
Now we're saying aloud
The things we've declared in our silence
That new coats of paint
Will not reacquaint broken hearts to broken homes
Broken homes
Broken homes
And their chips will fall as they may
But it's not just my finish that's peeling
And it's not alone fleeing these walls
Well sooner or later this cold
It's gonna break so our hands will be warm again
But all I want is not to need you now
And sooner or later this code
It's gonna break and our words will be heard again
But all I want are vows of silence now
This turpentine chaser's got kick
And the rag that it's soaked in is rich
And the fumes aide the pace of my cleaning
And as soon as I'm done I am gone
Well sooner or later this cold
It's gonna break so our hands will be warm again
But all I want is not to need you now
And sooner or later this code
It's gonna break and our words will be heard again
But all I want are vows of silence now
And the frightening facts
We've been facing our backs to for so long now
Are begging for eyes
To bear witness to lies and indifference
Now we're saying aloud
The things we've declared in our silence
That new coats of paint
Will not reacquaint broken hearts to broken homes
Broken homes
Broken homes
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
Turpentine Chaser Lyrics as written by Christopher Andrew Carrabba
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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My girlfriend got to talk with Chris Carabba after he played at a Beck concert in NC about 2 years ago. She said it was awesome because she was one of the only people at the concert that actually went to see Dashboard and she got to hang out with him for about an hour or so while Beck played.
She said that he told her that "Terpentine Chaser" is a recount from a bad time in and old relationship. Pretty much all of the songs on The Swiss Army Romance are about one girlfriend Chris had.
He told her that they were in a big fight outside of his house one day and she somehow knocked a paint can on his car or threw paint on it (sorry, I'm trying to recount this second hand).
Anyways, paint gets on the car, so he gets a rag and some terpentine to clean it off...all the while his girlfriend is still yelling at him. The next part gives me goosebumps - He said that the whole time he was practically crying as she is yelling at him. That, plus the fumes from the rag were so strong that he said the only thing on his mind was finishing cleaning up his car so he could make her leave.
Picture this: she's verbally assaulting him, not caring that she just got paint all over his car, he's crying, not saying a word, just thinking in his head "I'm so done with this, oh God, get me out of this"
Well, I thought it was really cool. I remember it because when me and Paloma met, she was wearing a Cat's Cradle shirt, and I was like, "hey, I saw Dashboard play there back in 2001!" That started the whole convo. Man, I'm so ADD. Love the Song. Now it means so much more to me. Hope this clears anything up for anyone.