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Intervention (Original version) Lyrics
King's taking back the throne
The people, they all grow
And choose what they want written on the stone
All quiet and alone
You can taste the fear
Lift me up and take me out of here
I know I want to fight, I want to die
Just tell me what to say
Working for the church while your family dies
Little baby sister going to lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a hope
Hear the soldiers groan
All quiet and alone
Something in the air
The people they all sit and stare
And tell me what they point to tell me where
And tell me
Who's going to throw the very first stone?
Whose going to reset the bone?
Sitting with his head in a sling
I hear the soldier sing
Working for the church while your family dies
Little baby sister going to lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a hope
Hear the soldiers groan
All quiet and alone
Sun, shine a light
Someone take me, teach me how to fly
And onto something for which I would die
But I just don't know what
And know I can taste the fear
Lift me up and take me out of hear
You make it all concise and clear
You know I'm going to fade
Working for the church while your family dies
Little baby sister going to lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a hope
Hear the soldiers groan
All quiet and alone
The people, they all grow
And choose what they want written on the stone
All quiet and alone
Lift me up and take me out of here
I know I want to fight, I want to die
Just tell me what to say
Little baby sister going to lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a hope
All quiet and alone
The people they all sit and stare
And tell me what they point to tell me where
And tell me
Whose going to reset the bone?
Sitting with his head in a sling
I hear the soldier sing
Little baby sister going to lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a hope
All quiet and alone
Someone take me, teach me how to fly
And onto something for which I would die
But I just don't know what
And know I can taste the fear
Lift me up and take me out of hear
You make it all concise and clear
You know I'm going to fade
Little baby sister going to lose her mind
Every spark of friendship and love will die without a hope
Hear the soldiers groan
All quiet and alone
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I love how the same song sounds completely different here. This seems more reflective, even the way he sings it, almost like an old man...
ok someone let me know...is it 'all quiet and alone' or 'i'll go at it alone' or something similar? i CANNOT tell!
"i'll go at it alone", i reckon.
"i'll go at it alone", i reckon.
these lyrics seem wrong to me.
but this song is absolutely amazing, chilling.
this is the ORIGINAL VERSION. from the kcrw radio recording. i personally love this way more than the NB one.
To me...this song has a biblical refrence to Moses. It also speaks of the plagues. anyone else get this?
At the concert, Win Butler said this song was about a former governer in the state where he and his brother are from.
Ha, is this the one where, at the end, some guy goes, "If that din't getcher somewhere special, I feel sorry for ya."
I think the album version is a far better developed version of this song, although the original recording sounds great in its raw state. I suppose they're really like two different songs.
This song gives me the chills. Seriously, I get goosebumps. In my mind, I see the story of a broken soldier who is trying to take care of a family, his soul, and fight a war at the same time. He is failing at all three, and is losing hope. That is sort of my take on it. So tell me what you think of the song because i love hearing different and deeper perspectives than mine.
@FauxFox19 amazing sound. Brings tears to my eyes
@FauxFox19 amazing sound. Brings tears to my eyes
I like this version better than the album one.