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blanket me sweet nurse
and keep me from burnin'
I must get back
to the woods dear girls
I must get back to the woods
in the bloody elevator rising for their first cup of tea
of the day
when does sky turn into space
and air into wind?
the only things
I really need
is water, a gun, and rabbits
let me rest
my fevered cheek
upon your warm sweet bellies
in the bloody elevator going to the bright theatre now
come on boys
please let me taste the clean dirt in my lungs
and moss on my back
and keep me from burnin'
I must get back
to the woods dear girls
I must get back to the woods
of the day
when does sky turn into space
and air into wind?
I really need
is water, a gun, and rabbits
my fevered cheek
upon your warm sweet bellies
come on boys
please let me taste the clean dirt in my lungs
and moss on my back
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Confined to a hospital, the narrator wants to return to some form of simplicity - the hospital is a 'bright theater,' a stage where he feels exposed, and yet inexplicably lonely.
i heard this was about his stay in the hospital after his near-eath experience
sounds like dieing and going up too heaven "in the bloody elevator going to the bright theatre now". such a beautiful song, very under rated
This is indeed about Mark's hospital stay after he mixed his antidepressants with a sleep aid to get over jetlag on a trip to England. I think he hospital he spent his prolonged stay at was Saint Mary's in London.
I heard there was more than just antidepressants and sleepaids. but it's only rumor. I dunno.
this is probably my favorite sparklehorse song. it is just so sad.
that's quite beautiful, noseforsharpies.
and i mix antidepressants with sleep aids quite frequently, so let's hope there was more to it ;)
Linkous overdosed on something like whiskey, heroin and pills. He passed out in a position which cut off the blood supply to his legs. When he was finally found by paramedics they revived him and straightened out his legs which caused him to have a heart attack. He was treated in St. Mary's hospital and this song was written in sort of 'thanks' to the nurses and doctors who treated him.