Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
It's a puzzle that served us well
I think you're funny and you love my smell
Not enough, a lifetime of stuff we could want
We were simply buried alive
Trapped in rapture, tied to the sky
Cuddle on the couch, tranquilize
And then you left me, if only in your eyes
Don't you want me?
Rusted halo, use your wings
Hands on your hips, miss
Didn't miss a thing, you're not mine
Though you wear that ring, on your finger
One crush had me crawling away
You crush me, brush me aside
But how could I be surprised?
That in between your shadow and your light
I did lose you
Fly without, never be denied
Let happen, fall, you'll be alright
I will catch you
Fly without, never be denied
If you love me, tell me with your eyes
They never lie
It's been a long year this year
Good or bad, I can't tell from here
What a thrill, mop up the spill with my heart
There's a puzzle in your angel eyes
A piece we may never find
A piece we may never find, at the same time
In between your shadow and your light
There's an answer
In between your shadow and your light
I think you're funny and you love my smell
Not enough, a lifetime of stuff we could want
We were simply buried alive
Trapped in rapture, tied to the sky
Cuddle on the couch, tranquilize
And then you left me, if only in your eyes
Don't you want me?
Rusted halo, use your wings
Hands on your hips, miss
Didn't miss a thing, you're not mine
Though you wear that ring, on your finger
One crush had me crawling away
You crush me, brush me aside
But how could I be surprised?
That in between your shadow and your light
I did lose you
Fly without, never be denied
Let happen, fall, you'll be alright
I will catch you
Fly without, never be denied
If you love me, tell me with your eyes
They never lie
It's been a long year this year
Good or bad, I can't tell from here
What a thrill, mop up the spill with my heart
There's a puzzle in your angel eyes
A piece we may never find
A piece we may never find, at the same time
In between your shadow and your light
There's an answer
In between your shadow and your light
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You know that moment when you're in an awful situation, and then a song starts playing on your ITunes, and you feel this intense moment of... "fuck, love sure does hurt"..
Yeah, for me, this is that song.
To me, it's basically about a failed relationship. Doomed from the start, you could say, with the idea that it just wasn't ever there to begin with.
"I think you're funny and you love my smell, but not enough, a lifetime of stuff we could want"
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