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Won One Too Many Fights Lyrics
The gutter may profess its love
Then hollow in its segregations
But there are just so many eyes
You are different
And a stronger girl would brush this off in flight
Never giving more than a frowning hour
But you have let your heart descide
Loss has conquered you
And you won one too many fights
Wearing many hats everytime
But you wont win here tonight
You've made it through the direst of straits alright
Can you help it if plain love now seems less interesting?
That you havent changed an ounce in my eyes
And I can not lecture you
Does anything i say seem relveant at all?
You've been at the helms since you were just five
And I can not claim to be more than a passenger
Well, you won one too many fights
Wearing all of your clothes at the same time
And you wont end here tonight
Oh girl, sail her, don't sink her this time
This time
Just a moment or two from now
Not a mind will retain even our tricks
For the thoughts that we struggled to tell
And now our stack of cards just fell
To settle this for once and for all
The light no longer shows the cracks around your door
And I have no lantern to light your way home tonight
You are not some saint who's above
When I need a stroll through the flowers
You've got so much more to dream up
Oh girl, sail her, don't sink her this time
This time, this time
Then hollow in its segregations
But there are just so many eyes
You are different
Never giving more than a frowning hour
But you have let your heart descide
Loss has conquered you
Wearing many hats everytime
But you wont win here tonight
Can you help it if plain love now seems less interesting?
That you havent changed an ounce in my eyes
And I can not lecture you
You've been at the helms since you were just five
And I can not claim to be more than a passenger
Wearing all of your clothes at the same time
And you wont end here tonight
Oh girl, sail her, don't sink her this time
This time
Not a mind will retain even our tricks
For the thoughts that we struggled to tell
And now our stack of cards just fell
The light no longer shows the cracks around your door
And I have no lantern to light your way home tonight
When I need a stroll through the flowers
You've got so much more to dream up
Oh girl, sail her, don't sink her this time
This time, this time
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This is now called "Girl Sailor". It's also much slower.
really cute song, i have never heard an actual shins recording of it, but when james mercer performs it solo i think it really showcases his voice/songwriting/lyrics
the meanings pretty obvious, he's pretty sick of this girl's attitude and he's putting his foot down:"but you wont win here tonight"
Hey! I transcribed these! This song is great. It's about someone you admire going through a rough patch.
i literally cannot stop listening to this song. james mercer is amazing.
Yeah this song was a lot better before they messed with it. That happens a lot with songs.
This song is called GIRL SAILOR. Buy an album.
I think these lyrics would have been submitted before the song was given it's proper title. Don't be so stroppy.