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Salvation Tambourine Lyrics
I packed a lung with smoke
Crossed the line
There’ll be no glory train
For me this time
Now just where do I begin
After all I’ve taken in
I bought your fire-trees
Your Sunday bells
I spoke your Holy Ghost
Drank your wells
Now that tongue has had to go
sight and centigrade in tow
Take me crawling from the corner
Would you lay your love on me
Won’t you shake me ‘till I’m clean
A salvation tambourine
I heard from Canada
The day she died
The clowns are killing me
To join their side
Certain I can’t pay the fare
Bloodshot vision keeps me here
Take me crawling from the corner
Would you lay your love on me
Won’t you shake me ‘till I’m clean
Would you lay your love on me
Won’t you shake me ‘till I’m clean
A salvation tambourine
I could go to London maybe that’s where you are
I could go to Paris I could look from the tower
I could go to London maybe that’s where you are
I could go to America I could go to America
I could go to London maybe that’s where you are
I could go to Paris I could jump from the tower
I could go to London maybe that’s where you are
I could go to Jerusalem I could go to Jerusalem
Crossed the line
There’ll be no glory train
For me this time
Now just where do I begin
After all I’ve taken in
Your Sunday bells
I spoke your Holy Ghost
Drank your wells
Now that tongue has had to go
sight and centigrade in tow
Won’t you shake me ‘till I’m clean
A salvation tambourine
The day she died
The clowns are killing me
To join their side
Certain I can’t pay the fare
Bloodshot vision keeps me here
Won’t you shake me ‘till I’m clean
Would you lay your love on me
Won’t you shake me ‘till I’m clean
A salvation tambourine
I could go to Paris I could look from the tower
I could go to London maybe that’s where you are
I could go to America I could go to America
I could go to London maybe that’s where you are
I could go to Paris I could jump from the tower
I could go to London maybe that’s where you are
I could go to Jerusalem I could go to Jerusalem
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Submitted by
thestephness On Oct 06, 2006
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I think this is about searching for God and feeling like He's deserted you. 'Sunday-bells', 'a salvation tambourine', 'Holy Ghost', and 'Jerusalem' are all references to Christianity, as is the idea that he could 'jump from the tower' to find God (I think meaning like by suicide he could get to Heaven and see if He really exists). I think it's about someone who's looses someone close to them 'I heard from Canada, The day she died' and was very depressed afterwards, and took up smoking ('I packed a lung with smoke') and drinking ('bloodshot vision'), but wants to try and find God again, although he's sort of lost faith in him.
Personally, I'm not religious, but it's easy to tell from Duke Special's other songs that he is. This is a masterpiece - I love the crazy ending on the album version.
That sounds really really good katie! Ya definetly the end is brilliant especially in concert when Duke practically throws the piano off the stage!! :D :D
That sounds really really good katie! Ya definetly the end is brilliant especially in concert when Duke practically throws the piano off the stage!! :D :D
Duke Special is a genius, and this song serves as evidence. This song stirs me up every time I hear it.