Dolls and shells, dolls and shells.
Three sheets to the wind, and swollowed by fortunes twisted spells.
An empty hand for a lifeless eye glimmer lost and wasted and spent on hallowed stifled ties.
I preach to the converting with a tounge less disconcerting
and a name pulled forth from ashes scattered when the fruits of our labour hardly mattered.
The poor obessions of solanka.
Crash meets head in a blur of demons lost and fired fed
betting these last inches of rope on a new machine left for dead.
Wasting years praying for solanka an uncharted mind embracing spirits of another kind
"What", she shouted Through (welcomes?) in our tears Oh, you're leaving Me after all these years The killing of the hunts in the hollow grounds (I'm?) never explained Why all the other (dances of?) our perfect lives (?)
I tried.
dolls and shells! such a great band to see live. i love them. billy is the shit.
Anyone have any idea what this song is about? I'm kinda lost on the references.
Solanka is the last name of a character in a book. He lives with his wife and son and is a designer of dolls. He longs to escape his dull life and decides out of the blue to flea to New York, while their he begins drinking heavily and often can't recall what he had done the last night because of this. At the same time brutal acts of murder are taking place and Solanka soon believes that he might be responsible for the murders. I could only imagine that the song would have to be about the book.
yeah this song is about the book "Fury" by Salman Rushdie.
Did anyone else hear the Fight Club quote "It's only when we have lost everything, that we're free to do anything" in this song?
Yes, you're not crazy! ;)
what the part thats sung by the back up saying? its definatly not in these lyrics...any help?
Something - she shouted - something Oh, you're leaving me after all these years, Something something.
Hooray for how helpful that was. /sarcasm
the book is amazing, i just finished reading it.