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Force of my love was strong
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
Force of my love was strong
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
Ma, Ma, look what I did, Ma
Look what I did to my hands, I broke em
You gave me the stone, gave me the chisel
Didn't say how to hold em
Didn't say give away every piece of the puzzle
Till I was left with nothing
But I took it upon myself to crush it up and distribute the dust
Get in the bus, hop in the van
Jump in the water, crawl to the land
Build another castle out of the sand
Break it down and then I get into the saddle again
Going city to city I'm already lost, tell the boss
Who is new in town; I'm-a ride this horse till it bucks me off
And I'm forced to shoot it down
I'm-a take him out for some gasoline
I'm-a trade this cow for some magic beans
Make Mom proud of the deals that I've made
'Cause I'm just a modern day Johnny Appleseed
But I'm glad that I never passed the genes
And I never put down the axe
Piano Man got a checkered dance floor
To grace and the painful look on his face
'Cause the crowd is packed and the louder they clap
The less he is able to make the connection
Between what he sees when he hears certain notes
And the hurt that is shown in his facial expression
I don't need your go-ahead to go ahead
No, I know no one said it was gonna be easy
But sweet Jesus, who wants to sleep with me?
Way too many moves to learn
But not enough people to put em on
Lookit, Mom, no hands
I built this suit of armor with wooden arms
Force of my love was strong
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
Force of my love was strong
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
Oh God I think I'm dead
I can't see outside my head
Brains and bloods and cryptic gang men
Czars and warlords breaking bread
Thoughts are thought
What's said is said
I thought that 'fore you said it
I didn't mean to think out loud
My tongue slipped but who let it?
Let it be, let me be, let me go, nah let me out
My manhood nods and whispers when my father screams and shouts
Dear dad I'm sad you're dead
A new man standing in the pulpit
He bows before a wooden cross and forces praise the culprit
I'm a tenor in the choir but I sing a different song
Of how the where's and why's of now all prove I don't belong
But I'm staying I've planted seeds and plan to watch them grow
I've watered all my wishes dreams fulfilled more seeds to sow
And I promise to learn to love the way I've learned to fear
To unknot all the inhibitions tangled in my hair
To let my ego mound in piles around the barber chair
And make a graceful exit from my vexed and troubled years
I've decided I've been invited to my own resort
Where knights can leave their armor neatly piled by the door
And every woman, child, and man will gather by the shore
And study how sea lions swim in cursive
Force of my love was strong
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
Force of my love was strong
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
Force of my love was strong
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
Ma, Ma, look what I did, Ma
Look what I did to my hands, I broke em
You gave me the stone, gave me the chisel
Didn't say how to hold em
Didn't say give away every piece of the puzzle
Till I was left with nothing
But I took it upon myself to crush it up and distribute the dust
Get in the bus, hop in the van
Jump in the water, crawl to the land
Build another castle out of the sand
Break it down and then I get into the saddle again
Going city to city I'm already lost, tell the boss
Who is new in town; I'm-a ride this horse till it bucks me off
And I'm forced to shoot it down
I'm-a take him out for some gasoline
I'm-a trade this cow for some magic beans
Make Mom proud of the deals that I've made
'Cause I'm just a modern day Johnny Appleseed
But I'm glad that I never passed the genes
And I never put down the axe
Piano Man got a checkered dance floor
To grace and the painful look on his face
'Cause the crowd is packed and the louder they clap
The less he is able to make the connection
Between what he sees when he hears certain notes
And the hurt that is shown in his facial expression
I don't need your go-ahead to go ahead
No, I know no one said it was gonna be easy
But sweet Jesus, who wants to sleep with me?
Way too many moves to learn
But not enough people to put em on
Lookit, Mom, no hands
I built this suit of armor with wooden arms
Force of my love was strong
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
Force of my love was strong
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
Oh God I think I'm dead
I can't see outside my head
Brains and bloods and cryptic gang men
Czars and warlords breaking bread
Thoughts are thought
What's said is said
I thought that 'fore you said it
I didn't mean to think out loud
My tongue slipped but who let it?
Let it be, let me be, let me go, nah let me out
My manhood nods and whispers when my father screams and shouts
Dear dad I'm sad you're dead
A new man standing in the pulpit
He bows before a wooden cross and forces praise the culprit
I'm a tenor in the choir but I sing a different song
Of how the where's and why's of now all prove I don't belong
But I'm staying I've planted seeds and plan to watch them grow
I've watered all my wishes dreams fulfilled more seeds to sow
And I promise to learn to love the way I've learned to fear
To unknot all the inhibitions tangled in my hair
To let my ego mound in piles around the barber chair
And make a graceful exit from my vexed and troubled years
I've decided I've been invited to my own resort
Where knights can leave their armor neatly piled by the door
And every woman, child, and man will gather by the shore
And study how sea lions swim in cursive
Force of my love was strong
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
Force of my love was strong
The sea lion laying down long
A song in the air
Why should singer care
When singer can be among song
Lyrics submitted by ScottXcore
Sea Lion Lyrics as written by Joseph Will Oldham Brendon Patrick Whitney
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, BMG Rights Management
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Oh God I think I’m dead I can’t see outside my head Brains and bloods and cryptic gang men Czars and warlords breaking bread Thoughts are thought What’s said is said I thought that ‘fore you said it I didn’t mean to think out loud My tongue slipped but who let it? Let it be, let me be, let me go, nah let me out My manhood nods and whispers when my father screams and shouts Dear dad I’m sad you’re dead A new man standing in the pulpit He bows before a wooden cross and forces praise the culprit I’m a tenor in the choir but I sing a different song Of how the wheres and whys of now all prove I don’t belong But I’m staying I've planted seeds and plan to watch them grow I've watered all my wishes dreams fulfilled more seeds to sow And I promise to learn to love the way I've learned to fear To unknot all the inhibitions tangled in my hair To let my ego mound in piles around the barber chair And make a graceful exit from my vexed troubled years I've decided I've been invited to my own resort Where knights can leave their armor neatly piled by the door And every woman, child, and man will gather by the shore and study how sea lions swim in cursive
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The force of my love was strong. The sea lion lay down long. Song in the air. Why should singer care? When singer can be among song.
Ma, Ma--look what i did, Ma. Look what i did to my hands, I broke 'em. You gave me the stone, gave me the chisel, didn't say how to hold 'em. Didn't say to give away every piece of the puzzle 'til i was left with nothin'. But i took it upon myself to crush it up and distribute the dust.
at him, and his "Broken Hands". He says she gave him the stone, and the chisel, but didn't tell him how to hold them. I feel that he's talking about a talent, physical ability or a general mindset that he inherited through his mother's genes, and/or the way she raised him.
Get in the bus. Hop in the van. Jump in the water. Crawl to the land. Build another castle out of sand. Break it down and then get into the saddle again. I'm going city to city - i'm already lost. Tell the boss who is new in town. I'll ride this horse 'til it it bucks me off and i'm forced to shoot it down. I'll take him out for some gasoline. Trade this cow for some magic beans. Gonna make mom proud of the deals that I made, 'cause I'm just a modern day Johnny Appleseed
The above lines in my opinion are about Sage traveling great lengths to try and promote his music (get in the bus, hop in the van, jump in the water, crawl to the land)
Releasing another song or album that gives you an image as to what Sage Francis is. (Build another Castle out of the sand.) and his subsequent inevitable reinvention. (Break it down and then get into the saddle again.)
(I'm going city to city – I'm already lost. Tell the boss who is new in town) Is another line about his touring to promote his music, this time he's speaking to the higher powers in the industry and the respective scenes he's playing.
He's not going to stop touring, performing and releasing albums until he's washed up. (I'm a ride this horse till it bucks me off and I'm forced to shoot it down.) But even immediately following that Sage retracts his previous statement with (I'll take him out for some gasoline, trade this cow for some magic beans) which I think he means he'll re-invent himself once again, with the trading of the cow for the magic beans. Although that line might just mean he's going to cash out at the end of his career and live off royalties, but that's not really the Sage Francis attitude, and I don't think his music will start popping up in any media anytime soon, let alone if he'd even let it be used in any mainstream movies or television.
He then speaks of his mother again saying that he's going to make her proud with his choices to help promote himself (Gonna make mom proud of the deals that I made cuz I'm just a modern day Johnny Appleseed)
But i'm glad that I never passed the genes, and I never put down the axe. Piano man got a checkered dance floor to grace and a painful look on his face. 'Cause the crowd is packed and the louder they clap the less he is able to make the connection between what he sees when he hears certain notes and the hurt that is shown in his facial expression. Ahhhhhh.
I don't need your "go ahead" to go ahead. No, I know no one said it was gonna be easy, but sweet jesus who wants to sleep with me? Too many moves to learn. Not enough people to put 'em on. Look it, mom! No hands. I built this suit of armor with wooden arms.
Sage is saying he was given life, but no one ever told him what to do with it. he took it upon himself to become what he is today and stir things up like he does.
i don't quite understand these lines tho:
Piano man got checkered dance floor The grace and the painful look on his face Cause the crowd is packed And the louder they clapped The less he is able to make the connection Between what he sees when he hears certain notes And the hurt that is shown in his facial expression
is it that he feels that he's worked hard to achieve these big goals and yet that his popularity has hindered his ability to connect with the people in the crowd. That he has trouble with being lauded publicly for what he does? Perhaps that he feels guilty over his success. I believe, I could be wrong obviously, that a lot of his writing from this period is about not having a feeling of intimacy with other people or specifically not feeling able to give himself fully and the sadness that that brings.
I love this song. It's haunting...aching....beautiful.
i believe the end of those lines may be about how he gets too emotionally attached to his songs while performing them live? i'm not too sure about some things in this song but the chorus is supposed to be
"The force of my love was strong the sea lion laying down long the song in the air why should singer care when singer can be among song"
It's hard to figure out the meaning of the song but I think the main meaning is that everyone is not just handed the chance to do something, but they have to go look for it and work for it and learn how to get it themselves... I think there's also a lot of other meanings hidden within the song. But it is a great song... I love it!
I've always interpreted the song as Sage is frustrated because this is his passion and other people can't understand how much it means to him. The lines: "Get in the bus, hop in the van Jump in the water, crawl to the land Build another castle out of the sand Break it down and then I get into the saddle again Gone city to city I'm already lost to the boss Who is new in town I'ma ride this horse till it bucks me off And I'm forced to shoot it down I'ma take him out for some gasoline I'ma trade this cow for some magic beans Make mom proud of the deals that I've made Cause I'm just a modern day Johnny Appleseed" Could refer to relentless touring to support his dream and spread his message. and the lines: "Piano man got checkered dance floor The grace and the painful look on his face Cause the crowd is packed And the louder they clapped The less he is able to make the connection Between what he sees when he hears certain notes And the hurt that is shown in his facial expression" I think means that he feels like his life and hardships have been reduced to a show even the the title sea lion i think could mean that sometimes he feels like a trained seal, but it is all worth it because he is doing what he want to.
This is one of the most amazing songs I've ever heard in my life.
this song is haunting, it makes me reflect upon life in general, i agree, i think it's about him expressing his life, i also like the chorus