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so once you've killed the minotaur
how you gonna find your way out of the maze
here the jealous hand of bitter men
carve the meat before the table is laid
and they are hungry, they are hungry for you
and they are hungry, they are hungry for you
with an appetite so insatiable
they are hungry, they are hungry for you
the warm thread of love leads you to freedom
once the hero's deed is done
you leave her lying without a parasol
in the slow solitaire sun
and she is hungry, she is hungry for you
and she is hungry, she is hungry for you
with an appetite so generous
she is hungry, she is hungry for you
no surrender to a lover
or the wars of the news
of many blisses to uncover
a black sail billows, the sun hits a blade
and you are hungry, you are hungry for you
and you are hungry, you are hungry for you
with an appetite so dangerous
you are hungry, you are hungry for you
how you gonna find your way out of the maze
here the jealous hand of bitter men
carve the meat before the table is laid
and they are hungry, they are hungry for you
and they are hungry, they are hungry for you
with an appetite so insatiable
they are hungry, they are hungry for you
once the hero's deed is done
you leave her lying without a parasol
in the slow solitaire sun
and she is hungry, she is hungry for you
and she is hungry, she is hungry for you
with an appetite so generous
she is hungry, she is hungry for you
or the wars of the news
of many blisses to uncover
a black sail billows, the sun hits a blade
and you are hungry, you are hungry for you
and you are hungry, you are hungry for you
with an appetite so dangerous
you are hungry, you are hungry for you
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HOLY SHIT is all i have to say about this one. eep.
this is easily my favourite song by Patrick.
it's gorgeous to listen to
I adore this song, it's so amazing live, like wolf song, it's just..tingly.. mmm
Theseus kills the minotaur and saves Ariadne, they sail to an island. When she falls asleep Theseus ditches her. He promised his father that he'd change his sails to white if he survives the minotaur, keeps the black if he's killed. He forgets, his father thinks he's dead and kills himself.
Patrick has stated that he thinks the character of Theseus is a bit like a popstar gone wrong. All those people that glorify and want him, but he just wants peace. To achieve this he has to hurt them to really get the message through.
Hey guys, Patrick released an official recorded version of this song with slightly different lyrics and added opener. I'll update this soon as I can. Great song.
And in case you're wondering that official version is off the new album which has leaked. You should still buy it or go see him live if you like it. Just a heads up though that it's out there.
Yeah, it's interpretation has changed slightly due to the last part. Though it is essentially him questioning 'why are you doing this?'. I think Patrick and the character of Theseus became slightly meshed together-he was up so high, had it all but was letting it slip away and overwhelm him.
"What lies beneath the door? What keeps you? Explore! Do you take the chance to defeat the source? The gates are opening The choice The future The future is yours!"
So now you've found all you Were looking for How you gonna find your way out Of the maze? You hear those Jealous hands
Those bitter men
Carve their meat before the table Is laid
And they are hungry they are hungry for you
They are hungry, they are hungry for you
With an appetite Insatiable
They are hungry They are hungry
For you
The warm thread of love Leads you, to freedom But once your hero's dead Is done you leave her lying Lone no parasol under slow And solitary suns
And she is hungry She is hungry for you She is hungry for you With an appetite So generous She is hungry
She is hungry For you
Now
Why no surrender To your lover? Or to the dead ends of the maze? With all your life yet to discover A black sail billows The sun Hits your blade
And you are hungry you are hungry for you Only hungry Only hungry for you
So take a look around And a little more... Who is this for?
And what is this for... your appetite So dangerous?
Your appetite... So dangerous...
The original version posted was a transcription of the original recording before the album version was released. If you are looking for the official lyrics to the album version nowisxforever has posted what looks like it to me.