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Raise the Roof Lyrics
Raise the roof, that I might see the stars
To gain wisdom, to see things for what they are
Please, I need proof
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Trapped in this snare with too much dreaming to bear
Fearful and frantic, hopless and a romantic
Inspired but tied, I run this wide-open course
like the sagging spirit of an older horse
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Peel back this backdrop, like the lids from my eyes
Put you in plain view, let me visualize
Touch me again in my dreams till I feel
Touch me again till I wake and it's real
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
The wisest advice to me that I didn't teach
Was to lock up the heart, but keep the key within reach
Touch me again in my dreams till I feel
Touch me again till I wake and it's real
Dance till you fall
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
To gain wisdom, to see things for what they are
Please, I need proof
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Fearful and frantic, hopless and a romantic
Inspired but tied, I run this wide-open course
like the sagging spirit of an older horse
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Peel back this backdrop, like the lids from my eyes
Put you in plain view, let me visualize
Touch me again in my dreams till I feel
Touch me again till I wake and it's real
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Was to lock up the heart, but keep the key within reach
Touch me again in my dreams till I feel
Touch me again till I wake and it's real
Love till you die
Shut your mouth
Raise the roof
Song Info
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sanitysgone On Apr 09, 2006
More Carbon Leaf
What about everything?
Let Your Troubles Roll By
Changeless
The Boxer
Desperation Song
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I had never heard this song before I heard them live last night. This song is so pretty, I love it. It must be really personal - during the instrumental part the singer went off to the back and looked kind of sad.
This is my take on the song. This is a song about what's important. Take away the things that are making me see the world the way I see it, and let me see what there really is to see. "Dance till you fall. Love till you die. Shut your mouth." The things that are important are dancing and loving. The silliness of babbling and running your mouth is not important and it's just talking and saying things that are from your cluttered point of view, not even seeing what's REALLY there. Let...
This is my take on the song. This is a song about what's important. Take away the things that are making me see the world the way I see it, and let me see what there really is to see. "Dance till you fall. Love till you die. Shut your mouth." The things that are important are dancing and loving. The silliness of babbling and running your mouth is not important and it's just talking and saying things that are from your cluttered point of view, not even seeing what's REALLY there. Let me see what's real and let me see what's really important. That's what I get from this song.
oops about where that landed, it wasn't supposed to be a "reply", it was to have been a comment. Either way, it's here now.
oops about where that landed, it wasn't supposed to be a "reply", it was to have been a comment. Either way, it's here now.
I believe the "dance till you fall, love till you die" are examples of just doing it and the "shut your mouth, raise the roof" lyrics are getting a kiss from a girl. Raise the roof because the kiss will make you high. The guy's been through multiple relationships, he's getting older, and his spirit is sagging. He's singing about the time when he can unlock his heart again. That's my take.