3 Meanings
Add Yours
Follow
Share
Q&A
Where to Begin Lyrics
Up and up and up I climb
When I came up I was so far behind
My head takes a lickin'
But my heart keeps on tickin
Just the same
Always startin' over but somehow
I always know where to begin
Round and round and round I ride
And just when I looked I hadn't even began
To feel the effect
A cool, dark fever
On the brain
That feelin' takin' over
Like a holy rollercoaster
To the grave
How can I await the day
The last the night I'm here to see
How do I await the mother lode
It's the art of feelin naked in your clothes
Again, again, again I tried
That's how I knew I would never be denied
That face in the mirror
Who could it be, it was my own
That cool, dark figure
That's when I knew I was alone
On and on and on I drive
when will I know I've finally arrived
So far I've gone, so far to go
It never ends
Always startin over but somehow I always know where to begin
Always startin over but somehow I always know where to begin
Always startin over but somehow I always know where to beg
When I came up I was so far behind
My head takes a lickin'
But my heart keeps on tickin
Just the same
I always know where to begin
And just when I looked I hadn't even began
To feel the effect
A cool, dark fever
On the brain
Like a holy rollercoaster
To the grave
The last the night I'm here to see
How do I await the mother lode
That's how I knew I would never be denied
That face in the mirror
Who could it be, it was my own
That's when I knew I was alone
when will I know I've finally arrived
So far I've gone, so far to go
It never ends
Always startin over but somehow I always know where to begin
Always startin over but somehow I always know where to beg
Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.
This is a great song My Morning Jacket wrote and performed for the movie Elizabethtown. They also play the fictitious band "Ruckus" in the movie. They are from Louisville near Elizabethtown.
behold magnificent
Great song, i adore these lyrics. I think it's about never really being comfortable in your own shoes, and making fresh start after fresh start but never really finding consistency in life.
It's also one of two times I have noticed Jim James write a line about mirrors, i think he is sort of fascinated with the way a reflection can make or break a person's confidence. (The other line about mirrors is in Librarian)