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White Unicorn Lyrics
Have you been to the carnival
I would like to see you
There's ma whole lot of people there
Who would like to be you
With the white unicorn across her shoulder
Made you think that she might have been
Someone who's older
And I know it's on your mind
We've been drinking on the whine
That we drank from the serpents vine
Now we live in another time
We could live together
She lives on the border line
That they call hazy
And the tent that she lives in
Has the name of her lover
And I know it's on your mind
We've been drinking on the whine
That we drank from the serpents vine
Now we live in another time
Sister can you tell me when the days turn to night
She left without a word and wondered inside
How many days must I still wonder why
And see her face in every passer by
We could live together
And I know it's on your mind
We've been drinking on the whine
That we drank from the serpents vine
Now we live in another time
We could live together
I would like to see you
There's ma whole lot of people there
Who would like to be you
With the white unicorn across her shoulder
Made you think that she might have been
Someone who's older
We've been drinking on the whine
That we drank from the serpents vine
Now we live in another time
That they call hazy
And the tent that she lives in
Has the name of her lover
We've been drinking on the whine
That we drank from the serpents vine
Now we live in another time
She left without a word and wondered inside
How many days must I still wonder why
And see her face in every passer by
We've been drinking on the whine
That we drank from the serpents vine
Now we live in another time
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This song is delicious! Me and my friends learned how to play it, (not on guitar hero or somethi8ng homo like that.) But this song is like an orgy in the ears.
Geez, Most of these lyrics are wrong! schmeh, here are3 the ones from the WOlfmother booklet:
Have you been to the carnival I would like to see you There's ma whole lot of people there Who would like to be you With the white unicorn across her shoulder Made you think that she might have been Someone who's older
And I know it's on your mind We've been drinking on the whine That we drank from the serpents vine Now we live in another time
We could live together
She lives on the border line That they call hazy And the tent that she lives in Has the name of her lover
And I know it's on your mind We've been drinking on the whine That we drank from the serpents vine Now we live in another time
Sister can you tell me when the days turn to night She left without a word and wondered inside How many days must I still wonder why And see her face in every passer by
We could live together
And I know it's on your mind We've been drinking on the whine That we drank from the serpents vine Now we live in another time
We could live together
Oh! also there was (in 05) a huge Unicorn made of plaster there... again... possible burning man refference...
And also the whole "we can live together" thing is an easy link.
I think that this song is about a girl at a carnival that thelead singer knows, maybe is/was friends with, but then fell in love with, and now dreams of a future with her: "We could live together...". But then she moved on with the carnies and he misses her desperately, so much that everywhere he looks he sees her face: "She left without a word...How many days must I still wonder why, and see her face in every passer by". At least, that's what I get from this song. Tis really quite awesome, more people should know about Wolfmother. They rock. The End.
I believe that this song directly related to a relationship with a woman who has Borderline Personality Disorder. The carnival atmosphere, the many lovers, disappearing without warning, leaving the other wondering what happened, fear of abandonment, always want to be together. A lot of wolfmother songs reference the behavior and. Intense insanity life becomes when your lover is a borderline. It's almost an addiction. It's so complex and dissociative at same time. Need songs like this to help describe the whole unreal thing that is life with a borderline.
first comment! this song is a bit of a stoner song, but rocks anyway, so psychedelic! bloody awesome song!
This song f'ckin rocks. WM are gonna bring back real rock. now we need more real rock bands.
fkn love this song! the continuous riff is great. wolfmother is just a bloody great aussie band
Allot of songs by Wolfmother make reference to the annual event of "Burning Man" at Burning Man.. www.burningman.com
Burning Man is probably the largest Carnival in the world... it lasts 1 whole week and around 40,000 people show up (over 40,000 in 2005) from all over the world...
A clever lyric can be seen in:
She lives on the borderline That they call hazy
The Layout of the festival is a large circle wich is split in to a cross section of roads the beginning letter of each in alphabetical order and numbers... one of the street names is "Hazy" (H) its the 8th street from the centre.
I have no quotes or proof I'm right... its simply a running trend through out their album.
a part in this song reminds me of pink floyd's "careful with that axe eugene" !! its really wat we need in this world cut out that pop shit n BRING BACK GOOD ROCK N ROLL !!!