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Centre for Holy Wars Lyrics
It's such a dream-like view from the ceiling
Where every feeling is a part of the fall
Kneeling out on the front lawn
Rise to occasions, grass stains and all
Exactly where we are, at the centre for holy wars
I hope it never comes down again
Floating in the air
With the stars of holy wars
I hope it never comes down again
Nearly but never arrested
But, oh Contessa, asleep in the stall
Still you somehow have bested the other contestants
Grass stains and all
Exactly where we are, at the center for holy wars
I hope it never comes down again
Floating in the air
With the stars of holy wars
I hope it never comes down again
Exactly where we are, at the center for holy wars
I hope it never comes down again
Floating in the air
With the stars of holy wars
I hope it never comes down again
Because hope grows greener than grass stains
Hope grows greener than grass stains
Hope grows greener than grass stains
Hope grows greener than grass stains
Hope grows greener than grass stains
Hope grows greener than grass stains
Hope grows greener than grass stains
Where every feeling is a part of the fall
Kneeling out on the front lawn
Rise to occasions, grass stains and all
I hope it never comes down again
Floating in the air
With the stars of holy wars
I hope it never comes down again
But, oh Contessa, asleep in the stall
Still you somehow have bested the other contestants
Grass stains and all
I hope it never comes down again
Floating in the air
With the stars of holy wars
I hope it never comes down again
I hope it never comes down again
Floating in the air
With the stars of holy wars
I hope it never comes down again
Hope grows greener than grass stains
Hope grows greener than grass stains
Hope grows greener than grass stains
Hope grows greener than grass stains
Hope grows greener than grass stains
Hope grows greener than grass stains
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Submitted by
constant On Jan 28, 2005
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I've had this song on repeat for 20 minutes, and get more confused each time I hear it.
From an interviewer with Carl Newman (lyricist and lead singer):
Mark Prindle: [Do] lyrics like "Letter From An Occupant" actually mean something or [are they] just a bunch of words that sound cool together (like the Pixies and Pavement have been known to do)?
Carl Newman: Some of the lyrics have literal meaning. Some of them i just like the sound of. I've never cared about the meaning of lyrics, I'm more interested in the sound and the force that they have. T-Rex was a great lyricist but it was all meaningless, his lyrics were just a translation of the rock'n'roll soul that was there in the music. I don't know what a "letter from an occupant" is, but I'm hoping that I will figure it out at some point. It sounds like it must mean something. It simply must.
"Centre For Holy Wars" seemed like mostly gibberish when I wrote it , but now I listen to it and it sounds like it's about 9/11, all that talk about buildings coming down, floating through the air, holy wars. Does that mean I'm a psychic that channels events before they happen and turns them into pop songs? Yes. I'm a genius."
That explains so very very many songs.