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Corazon Lyrics
by the school
on the street
you were dropped off with a sign,
"this piano is free"
you didn't look free to me
cast aside
obsolete
since they cancelled music class
you've been a refugee
but now I'll give you a home
corazon
so I pushed
and I heaved
but your weight bore down like I could not believe
had you accepted defeat?
till the crowd
gathered round
put away their goings on and hunkered down
and they were cheering you on
corazon
cheering you on
corazon
cheering you on
corazon
cheering you on
corazon
and the expert
with his tools
said to bring it up to pitch would snap the sucker in two
I guess we're tuning to you
so I pulled
up a seat
and I swear I felt a pulse beneath your keys
to urge your hammers along
corazon
hammer along
corazon
hammer along
corazon
hammer along
corazon
I was caught
I was stuck
and my thoughts kept on deepening the rut
until your first chord struck
now I search
I'm a chore
but my god you've given me another chance to learn
come on and teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
on the street
you were dropped off with a sign,
"this piano is free"
you didn't look free to me
obsolete
since they cancelled music class
you've been a refugee
corazon
and I heaved
but your weight bore down like I could not believe
had you accepted defeat?
gathered round
put away their goings on and hunkered down
corazon
cheering you on
corazon
cheering you on
corazon
cheering you on
corazon
with his tools
said to bring it up to pitch would snap the sucker in two
I guess we're tuning to you
up a seat
and I swear I felt a pulse beneath your keys
corazon
hammer along
corazon
hammer along
corazon
hammer along
corazon
I was stuck
and my thoughts kept on deepening the rut
until your first chord struck
I'm a chore
but my god you've given me another chance to learn
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
teach me your songs
corazon
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Submitted by
egn On Jun 01, 2006
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While it may literally refer to a piano, I think it's a good metaphor for people in general, and accepting someone for who they are, faults and all, and not trying to "fix them" to fit your image of how they should be.
"and the expert with his tools said to bring it up to pitch would snap the sucker in two I guess we're tuning to you"
I buy these meanings, but nobody thinks any of it relates to 'corazon,' which means 'heart' in Spanish?
I buy these meanings, but nobody thinks any of it relates to 'corazon,' which means 'heart' in Spanish?
You must be right. "I swear I felt a pulse beneath your keys" is a pretty clear heart metaphor. "Until your first chord struck" is another one.
You must be right. "I swear I felt a pulse beneath your keys" is a pretty clear heart metaphor. "Until your first chord struck" is another one.
This song is about a piano the band found that was just being thrown away outside of their practice space in Brooklyn. An artistic rendering of it is on the cover of their January EP. The Piano was basically already destroyed and would break if it was properly tuned because it was in that bad of shape, but apparently really helped in the writing of their songs for their EP a month project in 2006.
it's a very pretty song. Very endearing...they're great, why haven't they been given a bigger hype like Arcade Fire or such?
I love the way the singer sings "Corazon". Yeah.
I love the way the singer sings "Corazon". Yeah.
i love you bishop allen. and i love the picture of the corazon piano.
Like how old is this song I have never heard of it or the artist. do i just live a sheltered life or what?!?
its a clever song cause if you pay atention to the lyrics or hear it more than once or twice then youll obviously tell its about a piano he found but im thinking that its really telling you that you can find a peice of shit and turn it into something beautiful such as this piano being a peice of shit... but then making a beautiful song out of it
I think the part where they say "I was caught, I was stuck And my thoughts couldn't bind and deepening the rut Until your first chord struck" Is about them having song writers block. Love it.