"The Libertine" as written by and Patrick Wolf....
The motorway won't take a horse
The wanderer has found a course to follow
The traveller unpacked his bags for the last time
The troubadour cut off his hand and now he wants mine
Oh no, not me.
The circus girl fell off her horse and now she's paralysed
The hitchiker was bound and gagged, raped on the roadside
The libertine is locked in jail
The pirate sunk and broke his sail
But I still have to go
I've got to go, so here i go
I'm going to run the risk of being free
The magicians secrets all revealed
And the preachers lies are all concealed
And all our heroes lack any conviction
They shout through the bars of cliche and addiction
So i've got to go
I've got to go, so here i go
I'm going to run the risk of being free
And in this drought of truth and invention
Whoever shouts the loudest gets the most attention
So we pass the mic and they've got nothing to say except:
"Bow down, bow down, bow down to your god"
Then we hit the floor
And make ourselves and idol to bow before,
Well i can't
And i won't
Bow down
Anymore.
No more
The wanderer has found a course to follow
The traveller unpacked his bags for the last time
The troubadour cut off his hand and now he wants mine
Oh no, not me.
The circus girl fell off her horse and now she's paralysed
The hitchiker was bound and gagged, raped on the roadside
The libertine is locked in jail
The pirate sunk and broke his sail
But I still have to go
I've got to go, so here i go
I'm going to run the risk of being free
The magicians secrets all revealed
And the preachers lies are all concealed
And all our heroes lack any conviction
They shout through the bars of cliche and addiction
So i've got to go
I've got to go, so here i go
I'm going to run the risk of being free
And in this drought of truth and invention
Whoever shouts the loudest gets the most attention
So we pass the mic and they've got nothing to say except:
"Bow down, bow down, bow down to your god"
Then we hit the floor
And make ourselves and idol to bow before,
Well i can't
And i won't
Bow down
Anymore.
No more
Lyrics submitted by neptunes666
"The Libertine" as written by Patrick Wolf
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How someone can combine classical folk with electronica and some gothic imagery a la Tom Waits or Jeff Buckley I have no clue. But it sounds so fucking good.
I like the ending. The perfect atheist's anthem on first glance, but it's referring to all the crap that fills the airwaves these days. Patrick is saying he's not going to fall into that category and is going to be a libertine, rebel against the majority and do his own thing. I admire him for that. :)
Fucking amazing song.
this is my favorite part of the song:
The magicians secrets all revealed.
And the preachers lies are all concealed.
And all our heroes lack any conviction.
They shout through the bars of cliche and addiction.
So I've got to go,
I've got to go, so here I go
I'm gonna run the risk of being free.
And in this drought of truth and invention, whooever shouts the loudest gets the most attention, so we pass the mic and they've got nothing to say except:
Bow down, bow down, bow down to your god.
Then we hit the floor, and make ourselves and idol to bow before.
Well I can't,
And I won't
Bow down,
Anymore...
No more.
basically the whole second half
but i guess not. xD
this song and bluebells are both so dark and kind of creepy, and then you listen to the magic position and you're like WHAT
good good good song
like music because it moves you, or is good, or brings back memories, but not because it is popular, or obscure.
that being said,
its a great song, and has some intresting imagery, but i think it is a bit cliche.
the musical part is great, its in a minor key, but manages not to sound overly dark while in it. i like it