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Finally close the door
You’ve left open wide.
Lock it from the inside.
You lay me down
And count me out.
Watch out, its all on you.
There’s worse ways to see it, baby.
Set fire and watch it burning.
Come here, sit next me.
I’ll tell you about a dream.
I’m looking out on the world.
I see it through your eyes.
Burn you down.
Bury you.
I tried to see it plain.
There's worse ways of getting here.
You don’t hear me complaining.
I’ll tell you of every dream
I’m holding for you and me.
Look out now, it’s all on you.
Those colors are all faded.
Outside the wind is howling.
Stop talking, listen to me.
I’ll tell you of every dream.
You’ve left open wide.
Lock it from the inside.
You lay me down
And count me out.
Watch out, its all on you.
There’s worse ways to see it, baby.
Set fire and watch it burning.
Come here, sit next me.
I’ll tell you about a dream.
I see it through your eyes.
Burn you down.
Bury you.
I tried to see it plain.
There's worse ways of getting here.
You don’t hear me complaining.
I’ll tell you of every dream
I’m holding for you and me.
Those colors are all faded.
Outside the wind is howling.
Stop talking, listen to me.
I’ll tell you of every dream.
Song Info
Submitted by
bkat004 On Jun 07, 2006
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I love the rhythm of this song...Caribbean maybe? A great tune to drink to at a backyard BBQ. It's one of those tunes that you hear in between sips as you wiggle your shoulders back and forth. You pause and ask whoever's nearby, 'Hey, what song is this? Nice groove, huh.' And just as quickly as you asked, you're back to engaging in the festivities...shoulders still slightly wiggling, but your mind is now elsewhere.
So...Brandy Alexander can be many things. But, for me, the interpretation of this song is about the writer's affair with 'Brandy Alexander', the alcoholic drink...the indifferent, slightly deceptive, confidant.
As I listen to this song, I can imagine the character sitting back and enjoying his somber decline as the liquor overtakes him. Alcohol is a depressant that is widely known for potentially taking us on a twisted journey. Dark thoughts, that we generally suppress when we are sober, slowly rise to the surface. Ironically, this comforts him for no reason other than the fact that it just feels good...the alcohol, that is. The whole second stanza nails this whole concept for me. Especially as he makes references to burning and fire, which are sensations that are felt when drinking hard liquor. Also, when he says, "I see it through your eyes...There's worse ways of getting here. You don't hear me complaining."
But all 'good' things come to an end when Brandy snatches the upper hand, the 'harmonious' relationship abruptly ends ...and yada yada yada...you wake up on the bathroom room floor wondering how you got there. ;)
Brandy Alexander is a character from the book Invisible Monsters. In the beginning of the book, she is burnt and dying, asking the main character to tell the her the story of what happened and how they got there as the house burns around them.
Am BrandyAlexander!!!
You win
Wonderfully used in the film In Bruges. I love the rhythm of this song as well; it has a very memorable quality to it; potentially because of the fact I love how it is incorporated into the film.
i agree with ophelia's take on it. great song. the highlight of this album imo.