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The Last Three Human Words Lyrics
i know how you feel
like your soul could use the rest
but you're not my girl anymore
you're a ghost in the west
and tonight you're gonna make it
down the black road alone
don't cry now
cause you're so much better off
you're none of what you were
but you're everything you lost
and whatever you got back after that
is worth whatever it cost
you can climb to the top of the wall
you can look down on it all
you can never tell what you saw
remember when you got here
how the bending willows hung
how your eyes stung from the mercury
and you found on your tongue
all the words to all the songs you were sure
only the night could have sung
and all the way down gospel street
a dead bird was hauling an ivory box
back from redemption
you just buried the last chance you got
and all the way down locust street
a black ox was hauling a white willow box
back from oblivion
he just dug up the last chance you got
he said the last three human words
were the same as the first three words
don't you ever wonder what they were?
like your soul could use the rest
but you're not my girl anymore
you're a ghost in the west
and tonight you're gonna make it
down the black road alone
cause you're so much better off
you're none of what you were
but you're everything you lost
and whatever you got back after that
is worth whatever it cost
you can look down on it all
you can never tell what you saw
how the bending willows hung
how your eyes stung from the mercury
and you found on your tongue
all the words to all the songs you were sure
only the night could have sung
a dead bird was hauling an ivory box
back from redemption
you just buried the last chance you got
a black ox was hauling a white willow box
back from oblivion
he just dug up the last chance you got
were the same as the first three words
don't you ever wonder what they were?
Song Info
Submitted by
jonzard On Jun 24, 2005
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I've always assumed the three words are supposed to be "I love you."
The last words Jesus said on the cross were…
"It is finished."
I love Jason Molina’s songs so deeply and the impact they have on me is entirely unique and absolutely profound. The way the lyrics touch me is less like a story and more like a haunting. I’m left feeling in the presence of something I completely understand and identify with, but with no ability whatsoever to articulate the experience or any language (or ambition) to decipher the lyric’s intended meaning.
Don't Cry Now?
...a mother says to a newborn infant. ...grievers say at a funeral.
The imagery in these lyrics is very interesting...