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Thorn of Crowns Lyrics

You set my teeth on edge.
You set my teeth on edge.
You think your invincible?
Never come out of the fridge!

C-c-c-cucumber,
C-c-c-cabbage,
C-c-c-cauliflower,
Memory's April Showers!

You are a dying breed,
you are a dying breed,
you once was an anchor,
now you're a tarot king!

C-c-cucumber,
C-c-cabbage,
C-c-cauliflower,
Memory's April showers!

You kick it! Kick it!

Wait for me
on the blue horizon
blue horizon
for everyone.

Wait for me
on the new horizon
new horizon
for everyone.

I wanna be one times one
with you.
I wanna be one times one
with you!

I've decided
to wear my thorn of crowns,
I've decided
to wear my thorn of crowns
inside out back to front upside down all the way 'round...
I've decided
to wear my thorn of crowns,
I've decided
to wear my thorn of crowns
upside down, inside out, back to front, all the way 'round...
down...
down...
down...
down...down, down, down, down!
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Cover art for Thorn of Crowns lyrics by Echo and the Bunnymen

I love this song. Just another great song on the album Ocean Rain! I really like the lines:

You set my teeth on edge. You think your invincible? Never come out of the fridge!

C-c-c-cucumber, C-c-c-cabbage, C-c-c-cauliflower, Memory's April Showers!

@drew29 Actually it's "you think you're a vegetable" which makes the next line, "never come out of the fridge" sublime and ridiculous all in one.

Cover art for Thorn of Crowns lyrics by Echo and the Bunnymen

wtf? :P

Cover art for Thorn of Crowns lyrics by Echo and the Bunnymen

hah, an innocent girl that caves in.. and guess who gets to wear the thorn of crowns? brilliant... love it!

Cover art for Thorn of Crowns lyrics by Echo and the Bunnymen

kinky sex

Cover art for Thorn of Crowns lyrics by Echo and the Bunnymen

Obviously, Ian is sharing his favorite cole slaw recipe with the world. It's yummy!

Cover art for Thorn of Crowns lyrics by Echo and the Bunnymen

I thought it was:

you once was an Inca now you're a Cherokee

Cover art for Thorn of Crowns lyrics by Echo and the Bunnymen

Another song Ian has said that doesn't have any particular meaning. He was playing with words and his own image. It was meant to be silly and poke fun at his press rep at the time as a doomy gloomy poet rocker who took himself too seriously. He thought it was pretty obvious to anyone with half a brain but of course, some in the press, still attacked him for writing stupid lyrics. And thus missing the point entirely. According to McCulloch anyway.

 
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