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Emergency Exit Lyrics
14 miles away from
a landfill grave
never pawned my
watch and chain
to the landlord living
inside my head
never paid my rent
till the lights went dead
then I saw my sign
comin up the road
a dead ditch waiting
for to bury my load
on the avenues
in the plain of day
I threw a roosevelt dime
in a bucket of rain
now hold your hand
onto the plow
work your body
till the sun goes down
what's left of death
is more than fear
let dust be dust
and the good lord near
it's a little too much
to ask of faith it's a little late
to wait for fate
so tell the angels
what you seen
scarecrow shadow
on a Nazarene
kindness will find you
when darkness has fallen
round your bed
kindness
will follow
children will wander
till
the end
a landfill grave
never pawned my
watch and chain
to the landlord living
inside my head
never paid my rent
till the lights went dead
comin up the road
a dead ditch waiting
for to bury my load
in the plain of day
I threw a roosevelt dime
in a bucket of rain
onto the plow
work your body
till the sun goes down
what's left of death
is more than fear
let dust be dust
to ask of faith it's a little late
to wait for fate
so tell the angels
what you seen
when darkness has fallen
round your bed
kindness
will follow
children will wander
the end
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This my favorite off Guero! Anyway...
The title, "Emergency Exit" refers to how you can use death as a means as of escape at any time. You should not, however.
The narrator knows that his time on earth is up, and he's fine with it. He's done everything that he's set out to do, and he is fully prepared to die and "let the good Lord near." But before he goes, there's one bit of advice he has to say to those whose lives have only just begun.
"Kindness will find you when darkness has fallen round your bed. Kindness will follow. Children will wander til the end."
In other words, never give up when all seems lost. Kindness will find you eventually. And kids, this world is a big place. Feel free to wander and take in all it has to offer.
With that said, he's ready to step beyond the veil that seperates life and death. He doesn't know what's waiting for him on the other side, but as he goes, its with a smile across his face.
my favorite song on Guero. maybe.
love these lines: to the landlord living inside my head never paid my rent till the lights went dead
I think this might be my favorite song on Guero as well. I can just imagine Beck trekking through some scene on Gunsmoke or something under the hot sun.
I wholeheartedly agree with YanYan's idea.
My favorite song off of Guero, and probably my favorite song. The fusion of folk-ish rock with electronic really makes this song great.
love the image of a farmer driving the plow through the field at the beginning great song
Pretty sure the first two lines of the second verse are:
"Now hold your handle to the plow Work the dirt 'till the sun goes down"
Anybody else notice how this song shares a lot of similarities (both sound and meaning) with Farewell Ride?