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From the Bottom Of My Heart Lyrics
Fire on the porch on a summer's night
All of my things are there inside
Black smoke rise up, burn on burn higher
I smell leaves and burning tires
Dogs in the meadows barking wild
Blackbird rise up, tell me what have you done
I'm not drunk and I'm not sad
There's nothing inside that I want back
Let me touch your lips, let me see where you're at
Do you wonder how I am tonight
Then don't lose time looking in my eyes
Not every tear means you're gonna cry
From the bottom of my heart
Comes a cold dark feeling
There is nothing but dust
In the layers I'm peeling
From the bottom of my heart
Beats a rattling drum
Marching back up the steps
Into the rays of the sun
Under crushing skies of grays
Paralyzed with phantom pains
Before this room became just a place
Where I just sleep through endless days
Spinning webs and carving names
Where thoughts break up, exploding in space
But I once crossed a quarter mile
Through black pools of razor wire
And cut through steel
With the edge of a file
While singing rhaphsodies in stride
Hellbent and dignified
Now my time has come
Who you fooling and why?
From the bottom of my heart
Comes a cold dark feeling
There is eminent death
To the promise I'm keeping
From the bottom of my heart
Comes an army of one
Marching back up the steps
Into the rays of the sun
Pale-faced and hollowed eyes
Buried under ruptured skies
Not every smile
Means I'm laughing inside
Two-faced and compromised
I've enraptured you with lies
Everything means nothing
And tonight everything is mine
From the bottom of my heart
Comes a cold dark feeling
I have buried so much
In the layers I'm peeling
From the bottom of my heart
A battle will come
Coming up from the depths
Into the rays of the sun
From the bottom of my heart
Comes a cold dark feeling
Wrapped around tight
With no sign of leaving
From the bottom of my heart
A ballad is sung
Through a whisper she comes
Into the rays of the sun
All of my things are there inside
Black smoke rise up, burn on burn higher
I smell leaves and burning tires
Dogs in the meadows barking wild
Blackbird rise up, tell me what have you done
There's nothing inside that I want back
Let me touch your lips, let me see where you're at
Do you wonder how I am tonight
Then don't lose time looking in my eyes
Not every tear means you're gonna cry
Comes a cold dark feeling
There is nothing but dust
In the layers I'm peeling
Beats a rattling drum
Marching back up the steps
Into the rays of the sun
Paralyzed with phantom pains
Before this room became just a place
Where I just sleep through endless days
Spinning webs and carving names
Where thoughts break up, exploding in space
Through black pools of razor wire
And cut through steel
With the edge of a file
While singing rhaphsodies in stride
Hellbent and dignified
Now my time has come
Who you fooling and why?
Comes a cold dark feeling
There is eminent death
To the promise I'm keeping
Comes an army of one
Marching back up the steps
Into the rays of the sun
Buried under ruptured skies
Not every smile
Means I'm laughing inside
Two-faced and compromised
I've enraptured you with lies
Everything means nothing
And tonight everything is mine
Comes a cold dark feeling
I have buried so much
In the layers I'm peeling
A battle will come
Coming up from the depths
Into the rays of the sun
Comes a cold dark feeling
Wrapped around tight
With no sign of leaving
A ballad is sung
Through a whisper she comes
Into the rays of the sun
Song Info
Submitted by
planetearth On Jun 13, 2005
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This is my favorite Wallflowers song. It always makes me think, especially the line:
"Not every smile means I'm laughing inside"
Simply put, this song is really melodic and pretty. I'm surprised no one's commented; this song is obviously one of the best on Rebel, Sweetheart. Jakob Dylan is a genius. :)
Sounds to me like he loves a girl but is dissatisfied with the relationship and is depressed by it. sounds like he is thinking about leaving (although he knows he won't) or like he once thought about leaving but can't.
...the curse of all of us who are messed up--none of our relationships can be completely satisfying.
Sounds to me like he loves a girl but is dissatisfied with the relationship and is depressed by it. sounds like he is thinking about leaving (although he knows he won't) or like he once thought about leaving but can't.
...the curse of all of us who are messed up--none of our relationships can be completely satisfying.
...sorry
This is my absolute favorite song by (the)Wallflowers. It's perfect, in every sense.
My favorite lines are:
'I'm not drunk and I'm not sad There's nothing inside that I want back.'
and
'Under crushing skies of grays Paralyzed with phantom pains Before this room became just a place Where I just sleep through endless days Spinning webs and carving names Where thoughts break up, exploding in space
But I once crossed a quarter mile Through black pools of razor wire And cut through steel With the edge of a file While singing rhaphsodies in stride Hellbent and dignified Now my time has come Who you fooling and why?'
I think that it might be about being strong and developing a more positive outlook on life.
Whatever it's about, I effin' love it... to death.
this song is great. its about life, really, and how the writer feels about it and himself
I'm having a rough time figuring this song out but Ill tell you this much
"I'm not drunk and I'm not sad"
goes hand in hand with
"Not every tear means you're gonna cry"
my interpretation is that of a person who shows like he/she is sad but may not actually be and they are not aware of it (imo because of a lack of experience, immaturity) they may be sad at the moment but can easily move on. Just like when we teenagers or late teen adults break up
To be honest, it seems to me like the song is about Dylan's inner rage with a former lover. The phrases "From the bottom of my heart comes a cold dark feeling, I have buried so much in the layers I'm peeling" and "Not every smile means I'm laughing inside" explains how this rage has pent up for so long, and is now just starting to seep out through a layer of falsities.