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The Situationist Lyrics
a simple case of timing,
one thin thred,
a thimbleful of lies.
a lie along the way
could make your wave,
then we'd all say your name.
fly your flag away
and see who waves,
they might just say your name.
i loved the time when
a little clumsy rhyming
could fit the crown on your head.
head down arms straight out,
left without having completely sussed it out.
head to the sun i'ved left to run
one thin thred,
a thimbleful of lies.
a lie along the way
could make your wave,
then we'd all say your name.
fly your flag away
and see who waves,
they might just say your name.
i loved the time when
a little clumsy rhyming
could fit the crown on your head.
left without having completely sussed it out.
head to the sun i'ved left to run
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Probably my favorite Shiner song...I think it is basically the discovery of untrustworthiness in a relatively short relationship or friendship, thus ending it prematurely. The line “head down arms straight out” gives the vague inference of some martyrdom within the relationship/friendship and the “crown on your head” may relate to a crown of thorns. So maybe the other person in the relationship/friendship acted as if he/she was always the martyr in a situation or something along those lines. This could also be read a little bit more literally (and probably a little bit more realistically) as a commentary on Christianity and the uselessness of worshipping Christ. I get the impression they are commenting on how Christ was just a normal man but “a thimbulful of lies” caused him to be worshipped as the Son of God.