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Life After Death and Taxes Lyrics
Hey taxi
Take me straight to the heart of it
The nucleus of politics where somebody
Somebody started it
Cause they taxed me with a scalpel piece by piece
They cut me deep and bled me dry
Until there was nothing left to bleed
And this is how I choose to live
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
Knowing that you'll save me
Knowing that you'll save me
And after all the stupid things I did
There's nothing left there to forgive
Because you already forgave me
Yeah, you already forgave me
Just keep driving
Leave this defeat miles behind me
So far back I'd have to rack my mind to just remind me
I keep trying
To pick myself back up and then move on
And think about the life I'll have
When this fragile one is gone
And this is how I choose to live
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
Knowing that you'll save me
Knowing that you'll save me
And after all the stupid things I did
There's nothing left there to forgive
'Cause you already forgave me
Yeah, you already forgave me
Never forget
There's life after death
And taxes
And forgiveness comes
Then all of the rest
Is what passes away
Death and decay can't touch us now
Every breath that I inhale
Is followed by exhaling
Sure as the one who never fails
I know will never fail me
Never forget
There's life after death
And taxes
And forgiveness comes (forgiveness comes)
Then all of the rest
It just passes away
And this is how I choose to live (never forget)
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
Knowing that you'll save me (there's life after death)
Knowing that you'll save me
And after all the stupid things I did (and forgiveness comes)
There's nothing left there to forgive
'Cause you already forgave me (and all of the rest is what passes away)
Yeah, you already forgave me
Death and decay can't touch us now
The nucleus of politics where somebody
Somebody started it
Cause they taxed me with a scalpel piece by piece
They cut me deep and bled me dry
Until there was nothing left to bleed
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
Knowing that you'll save me
Knowing that you'll save me
And after all the stupid things I did
There's nothing left there to forgive
Because you already forgave me
Yeah, you already forgave me
Leave this defeat miles behind me
So far back I'd have to rack my mind to just remind me
I keep trying
And think about the life I'll have
When this fragile one is gone
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
Knowing that you'll save me
Knowing that you'll save me
And after all the stupid things I did
There's nothing left there to forgive
'Cause you already forgave me
Yeah, you already forgave me
There's life after death
And forgiveness comes
Is what passes away
Death and decay can't touch us now
Is followed by exhaling
Sure as the one who never fails
I know will never fail me
There's life after death
And forgiveness comes (forgiveness comes)
Then all of the rest
It just passes away
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
Knowing that you'll save me (there's life after death)
Knowing that you'll save me
And after all the stupid things I did (and forgiveness comes)
There's nothing left there to forgive
'Cause you already forgave me (and all of the rest is what passes away)
Yeah, you already forgave me
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Benjamin Frankllin said "But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." in a letter to Jean Baptiste Le Roy. I think song is a play off of this.
i love the metaphor of faith feeling like "jumping off a cliff, knowing that you'll save me". i'm not very religous, but their music makes me want to experince that :)
this song is so hardcore. and dont just mean hardcore like kool or they scream a lot(altho it is kool and they do scream). imean that its hardcore christian punk. its very political, social, and religious, and it makes think. not what about the lyrics mean, u could understand what theissen is thinking most of the time(he is one of the best lyricists ever), but about life and stuff.
This has to be my favorite of their new cd so far. It is the clearest picture of how their music has evolved. It's just thinking about Heaven and how life shouldn't be worried about.
change holiday in the first line to 'heart of it' and im pretty sure these lyrics are dead on....one of my fav songs off the new album, good stuff
hands down best song on their new cd!
"and this is how i choose to live AS if im jumping off a cliff, knowing that youll save me, knowing that youll save me..."
enough said.
this is my fav song on the new album too... it just speaks for itself... i truely luv it
i think it is heart of it too
the lyrics are most certainly not dead on.
"Hey taxi, send me straight to the [heart of it] The nucleus of politics [where] somebody Somebody started it Cause they taxe me with a scapel piece by piece they cut me deep and [bled] me dry until there was nothing left to bleed "
"[As] if I'm jumping off a cliff"
"there's nothing left [there to] forgive"
"leave this [defeat] miles behind me so far back I'd have to [rack] my mind [to] just remind me [I keep trying] to pick myself [back] up and then move on "
"Every breath that I inhale is followed by exhaling [sure as] the one who never [fails] I know you'll never [fail] me"
I love the wordplay in their lyrics, like "taxi" and "tax me". And "rack my mind to just remind me"
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I really love this song especially the line "sure as the one who never fails, i know will never fail me" it's my comfort when i'm scared or sad