"Thankful" as written by and Damon E/mason Thomas....
Forgive me this sin
I'm falling over
Flashing tin grins
And rolling in clover
So ready to get out
And eager to please
Well, it's late in the day in the middle of a life
But it's early in the century
I never got it, I never got it before
Hey, hello, how do you get on
With so much undone, it's like it was before
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
Forgive me my tongue
It doesn't know what it's doing
It used to get washed out
Now it's undisciplined and crude
I'm losing my language
And calling a truce
And the shape of the thoughts in my head
Aren't right for the words I've got to use
I got it never, never it got I before
Hey, hello, how do you get on
With so much undone, and still you shine like a sun
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
White dwarf, red giant
It's empty in space
And where there's matter there's violence
I never got it, I never got it before
Hey, hello, how do you get on
With so much undone, and still you shine like a sun
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
I'm falling over
Flashing tin grins
And rolling in clover
So ready to get out
And eager to please
Well, it's late in the day in the middle of a life
But it's early in the century
I never got it, I never got it before
Hey, hello, how do you get on
With so much undone, it's like it was before
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
Forgive me my tongue
It doesn't know what it's doing
It used to get washed out
Now it's undisciplined and crude
I'm losing my language
And calling a truce
And the shape of the thoughts in my head
Aren't right for the words I've got to use
I got it never, never it got I before
Hey, hello, how do you get on
With so much undone, and still you shine like a sun
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
White dwarf, red giant
It's empty in space
And where there's matter there's violence
I never got it, I never got it before
Hey, hello, how do you get on
With so much undone, and still you shine like a sun
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
We've both got a lot to be thankful for
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"Thankful" as written by Jill Phillips
Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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It doesn't know what it's doing
It used to get washed out
Now it's undisciplined and crude
I'm losing my language
And calling a truce
And the shape of the thoughts in my head
Aren't right for the words I've got to use'
i think its about someone who hasnt dated in a long time because of a 'bad' breakup/relationship. they dont know how to act or what to say around new people or maybe their past relationship was controlling and now they dont know how to act without the other.
'Hey, hello, how do you get on
With so much undone, and still you shine like a sun'
I think this part is about seeing an ex and they act like nothing relationship-wise happened between them. according to him they have some unresolved issues from the past
What I hear has more to do with the state of the world and us as temporary creatures here. This particular section gives the most evidence to my interpretation:
White dwarf, red giant
It's empty in space
And where there's matter there's violence
I never got it, I never got it before
The protagonist is constantly coming to terms with what it all means, existentialism, and speaks out against his (and all of our) eventual fate in dying. His language ultimately fails him in this case because who can possibly explain the complexities of life, death, and why we're even here?
Although having said all of that he comes to the not so bitter conclusion that "we have a lot to be thankful for". It's a bit tongue in cheek maybe, but also very true if you consider his ability to live before dying.