Stay still do be still
No wonder you are always lost
If a messenger you must be known
Then with messages you must return
To be seen by demanding hands
And touches of jealous men
Invisible and forgivable
To all their secret hands

Be it so be quick
Don't run just walk and walk and walk
Don't loose yourself to decorate
Somewhere on your wall
Cause somewhere in your mind
You know you are doing fine
Holding secret hair locks
You'll pluck before you hide

So how can I keep anything to myself
So how can I keep any of these to myself
So how can I keep anything to myself
Behind those clouds
I'm almost home


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    I think this song talks about how every person is a messenger of sorts, a carrier of opinions and views which none are his own and as a result he loses his own identity. His attempts to stay true to himself are expressed by his will to slow down, be still and not lose himself to other people's expectations - those "jealous hands". The wall decorations are what society expects to find when one encounters it. This songs portraits the conflict of being an individual while at the same time being an integral part of a culture which seeks to (violently) imprint its truths onto its members.

    Odedaon October 18, 2010   Link

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