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Ode to joy, my lover boy's speaking in tongues
And the sky's bleeding gray
Now I pull my bag of prayers out
I hope to find one to save the day
And he judged my love, my lust, my taste
With the straightest face
As I crumple up inside a papier-mache
A shell with no name, so
Sweet chariot
Come, come take me away from my fear
Sweet chariot
Come, I have to get out of here
And he took me further than I wanted to go
Underneath his shoe
And it leaves me hungry for a touch I can't feel
A touch he won't do
And I thought the circle it had an end
I'm old enough to know
My denial is how we began
And how we will end
And now that I know
Sweet chariot
Come, come take me away from my fear
Sweet chariot
Come, I have to get out of here
Oh, the blood that's in my veins
So cold and frozen from the stings
Oh, he comes and goes in waves
Am I really here?
Sweet chariot
Come and take me away from my fear
Sweet chariot
Can we leave him a trail of my tears?
Sweet chariot
It's been, it's been the longest of years
Sweet chariot
Come, I have to get out of here
And the sky's bleeding gray
Now I pull my bag of prayers out
I hope to find one to save the day
With the straightest face
As I crumple up inside a papier-mache
A shell with no name, so
Come, come take me away from my fear
Sweet chariot
Come, I have to get out of here
Underneath his shoe
And it leaves me hungry for a touch I can't feel
A touch he won't do
I'm old enough to know
My denial is how we began
And how we will end
And now that I know
Come, come take me away from my fear
Sweet chariot
Come, I have to get out of here
So cold and frozen from the stings
Oh, he comes and goes in waves
Am I really here?
Come and take me away from my fear
Sweet chariot
Can we leave him a trail of my tears?
Sweet chariot
It's been, it's been the longest of years
Sweet chariot
Come, I have to get out of here
Song Info
Submitted by
cristinaish On Jan 29, 2006
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Aw this song is sad. I love Charlotte Martin. I love her songs and her voice. Im a little confused about this song and I wish someone else would have explained it on here...oh well...
I think this song is about someone who took advantage of the speaker. She was with him because she thought he loved her, but he was just using her ("And he judged my love, my lust, my taste / With the straightest face", and "And he took me further than I wanted to go / Underneath his shoe"). And the problem is that she can't convince herself that she doesn't love him ("My denial is how we began and how we will end and now that I know"). She needs to get out of the situation, which is why she's pleading for someone to help her "get out of here." At least, that's what I'm thinking...and this song is beautiful.