Snakes and Martyrs

Those are WAY off. Here's another stab at it.

Everyone makes the same wave at the same time Like petals on water And they call all those into the dim light Sons and daughters A community So let’s join hands in song Blessed community

But brother I don’t want to know ya, I don’t even want to know ya Sister, I don’t want to know ya, I don’t even want to know ya

But we’re trapped, in this lovely mess Hold you close and smile, fake Like they do way out west

So many men are sent for, so many heads and I help you clean the skeletons from under your bed But, I don’t even know ya, how could it be me that sends you Darling, didn’t yo’ momma tell you not to let no stranger bend you Probably someone here that could help to mend you

But it’s not me Got my own anxiety Sadness isn’t any way to explain You’ll probably crash heads through out Possibly slain

It’s as simple as the way you wear your umpire shoes And your righteous face (I’m faithful) But all I know is your blues Ain’t like my blues And why would they ever be

If there’s one commonality, it’s that that feeling is mutual Given time you’ll see You’ll see

dude, you should listen to the song a couple more times. the lyrics i got may not be perfect but the one's you came out with are, flat out, wrong.

seriously, listen to it with headphones.

the lyrics that .tommy_doll posted are a lot closer to what I personally hear in the song.

here's what I can hear...

Everyone makes the same wave at the same time Like petals on water And they call all those interrupting lines Sons and daughters A community So let’s join hands in song Blessed unity

But brother I don’t want to know ya, I don’t even want to know ya Sister, I don’t want to know ya, I don’t even want to know ya

But we’re trapped, in this lovely mess Hold you close and smile, fake Like they do way out west

So many medicines for so many heads I help you clean the skeletons from under your bed But, I don’t even know ya, how could it be me that sends you? Darling, didn’t yo’ momma tell you not to let no stranger bend you Probably someone here that could help to mend you

But it’s not me Got my own anxiety Sadness isn’t any way to explain You’ll probably crash heads throughout Possibly slain*

It’s as simple as the way you wear your [something]** shoes And your righteous rays*** (a rainbow) But all I know is your blues Ain’t like my blues And why would they ever be

If there’s one commonality, it’s that that feeling is mutual Given time you’ll see You’ll see

• There's definitely something here, "possibly" sounds right, "slain" is harder to make out and might be something else

** This word doesn't sound like either umpire or untied to me. Please, if anyone has more ideas, please post them. The phrase might also be "[something] issues"

*** This word could be damn near anything, but it didn't sound like "face" to me.

It's not "like pebbles on water" or "like petals on water", it's "like bubbles on water"...

Oops, didn't mean to hit "Add" so soon..

Anyways..

Here's how I hear it..

Everyone makes the same wave at the same time (like bubbles on water) And we call all those interrupting lines (sons and daughters) A community

So let's join hands in some Blessed unity

But brother, I don't wanna know you I don't even want to know you Sister, I don't want to know you I don't even want to know you

But we're trapped In this lover's lament* Hold you close and smile Fake Like they do Way out West

So many medicines for So many heads, and I'll help you clean the skeletons from Under your bed, but

I don't even know you How could it be me that sends you Darling Didn't your momma Tell you not to let no stranger bend you Probably someone here that could Help to mend you

But it's not me Got my own Anxiety

...and after that it gets sloppy.

solmyr's ** part sounds like "unpolished shoes" to me.

hmmm...while i do appreciate the great concern for lyrical accuracy here, isnt the name of the website songmeanings.net? i mean no one has said a thing about the meaning yet.

Personally the song is about the role of pretense in our society. the song, to me, is about the lengths people go to in order to look unique, which of course makes us all look the same.

thoughts?

Humans are intangibly intertwined with one another, but without any true human compassion in a world of proud individuals, quandaries such as war, famine, injustice, and oppression will not be remedied without a proactive society that works as a single unit.

I think you guys are right, about you know, the " feel the love " vibe, and the people who aren't feeling compassion for others. I always personalized it, and thought of it as a relationship, like you know, a partner doesn't want to feel for the other and they don't share the same sad feelings.

Like me and my ex, we had different things we thought of as blues. She was worried about herself, I was worried about others.