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Star Bodies Lyrics
On a tear
Under siege, under oath
Anna Lee, won't you come?
Strap yourself to my side
With our will in disguise
We've got more lives
Than I ever dreamed
You could own at one time
There's a shake with the shock
And a gift off with them
They carry the dust of the failing wisdom
For you, there's not any warning
For you, there's not any warning
And love is five in the morning
For you, there's not any warning
On a tear
Cautiously we advance
Anna Lee, won't you come?
Pass the torch, bring your hands
Yes and no
There's no right, but we have no
Better light to see through
To our star bodies go
There's a shake with the shock
And a gift off with them
They carry the dust of the failing wisdom
For you, there's not any warning
For you, there's not any warning
And love is five in the morning
For you, there's not any warning
Now take me to where your sister lives
Take me to where your sister lives
Take me to where your sister lives
Take me to where your sister lives
On a tear
Far from home by a thread
Anna Lee, what's been said?
Has to say between us
Call me over
I trust we lay here
Until we must make our break
To our star bodies go
There's a shake with the shock
And a gift off with them
They carry the dust of the failing wisdom
For you, there's not any warning
For you, there's not any warning
And love is five in the morning
For you, there's not any warning
Until we skip through the towns
To the bright sweet past on
And bury the dust of the failing wisdom
For you, there's not any warning
For you, there's not any warning
And love is five in the morning
For you, there's not any warning
Now take me to where your sister lives
Take me to where your sister lives
Under siege, under oath
Anna Lee, won't you come?
Strap yourself to my side
We've got more lives
Than I ever dreamed
You could own at one time
And a gift off with them
They carry the dust of the failing wisdom
For you, there's not any warning
For you, there's not any warning
And love is five in the morning
For you, there's not any warning
Cautiously we advance
Anna Lee, won't you come?
Pass the torch, bring your hands
There's no right, but we have no
Better light to see through
To our star bodies go
And a gift off with them
They carry the dust of the failing wisdom
For you, there's not any warning
For you, there's not any warning
And love is five in the morning
For you, there's not any warning
Take me to where your sister lives
Take me to where your sister lives
Take me to where your sister lives
Far from home by a thread
Anna Lee, what's been said?
Has to say between us
I trust we lay here
Until we must make our break
To our star bodies go
And a gift off with them
They carry the dust of the failing wisdom
For you, there's not any warning
For you, there's not any warning
And love is five in the morning
For you, there's not any warning
To the bright sweet past on
And bury the dust of the failing wisdom
For you, there's not any warning
For you, there's not any warning
And love is five in the morning
For you, there's not any warning
Take me to where your sister lives
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Submitted by
ukobach On Dec 15, 2005
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Maybe they are talking about going into a dream-like state - " ...make our break to our star bodies go..."
Star bodies are who they are in this magical place, where they can act on impulse, not thinking of all the things they've been told to do, and leaving those people who have told them to do those things - "There's a shake with the shock and a gift off with them they carry the dust of the failing wisdom "
And your sister's there in this dreamland too.
Ahh! I don't know. The New Pornographers are just too amazing to figure out. I love the whimsical imagery of this song.
@Lost the Plot love your interpretation
@Lost the Plot love your interpretation
WHY they never play it live, i'll never know.
I completely agree!
I completely agree!
@cityclass They did when doing all of Twin Cinema :)
@cityclass They did when doing all of Twin Cinema :)
@cityclass They did when doing all of Twin Cinema :)
@cityclass They did when doing all of Twin Cinema :)
He's having an affair with Anna Lee. I think her sister is his actual girlfriend.
"On a tear far from home by a thread Anna Lee, what's been said has to say between us "
I think this song can be interpreted as purely about sex.
"I think this song can be interpreted as purely about sex. " With Anna Lee
Yep. Definitely about sex. Could be about a threesome too. Involving Anna Lee's sister?
Yesss sex. "Won't you come strap yourself to my side?" Completely agreed. And love IS five in the morning. Is "we have star bodies babe, why don't we do something about it?" an appropriate pickup line?
definitely (about the pickup line)
definitely (about the pickup line)
this song is so underrated.
Come on, there is no meaning. All New Pornos songs are just stream of consciousness gibberish that they pick to fit the tune of the song. Don't read into it too much, just enjoy.
I'm almost sure the "the failing wisdom" is incorrect. I believe it's "prevailing wisdom," which is a very common phrase.
"They carry the dust of prevailing wisdom" would mean that it's weighed down by what everyone would typically believe to be true -- and needs to have the dust shaken from that idea to reveal the actual truth.