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Invisible like all the reasons
Dark and cold like all the seasons
Things are not as you would have them
I'm no man and you're no woman
I guess I hope to see you sometime
Though our paths will never intertwine again
I hope you notice
I'm no hare and you're no tortoise
And I'm touched by the same sad feeling of dread
Just to know that you can't wait to see me dead
An idea in your head and a compass in your hand
On a mission to a foreign land
So now I'm out for political favors
A salary that corresponds with labor
Big house and a morning paper
Good fences that make good neighbors
I'm at the end
This here my rope
Another year to write and read the book I wrote
No dialing out
For a good time
To bathroom wall
Toss it a dime
Dead king dead swing
Ali look out!
We have new rules
To do without
You talk of Jesus
Until I'm well red
Swimming
Swimming
Swimming in my head
Why settle down?
Why even try?
Me tiger mouth
Meet bloodless eye
So drop dead stock
What hallen tree?
I leave New York
For other cities
Which let me play
With gas and fire
Took out an ad
Best friend for hire
Know that Mama told me
Never to come
But I cam softly, slowly
Banging me metal drum
Like Berryman
Bed-wet poet fears
That better men drink taller beers
Like scientist
I lost my glove
To bloody fists
And harder drugs
So split the night
And we get young
Like sacred cow
Without a tongue who sang a song sing
"time does not cut deep but cuts most absurdly....."
so la da dum
Dark and cold like all the seasons
Things are not as you would have them
I'm no man and you're no woman
I guess I hope to see you sometime
Though our paths will never intertwine again
I hope you notice
I'm no hare and you're no tortoise
And I'm touched by the same sad feeling of dread
Just to know that you can't wait to see me dead
An idea in your head and a compass in your hand
On a mission to a foreign land
So now I'm out for political favors
A salary that corresponds with labor
Big house and a morning paper
Good fences that make good neighbors
I'm at the end
This here my rope
Another year to write and read the book I wrote
No dialing out
For a good time
To bathroom wall
Toss it a dime
Dead king dead swing
Ali look out!
We have new rules
To do without
You talk of Jesus
Until I'm well red
Swimming
Swimming
Swimming in my head
Why settle down?
Why even try?
Me tiger mouth
Meet bloodless eye
So drop dead stock
What hallen tree?
I leave New York
For other cities
Which let me play
With gas and fire
Took out an ad
Best friend for hire
Know that Mama told me
Never to come
But I cam softly, slowly
Banging me metal drum
Like Berryman
Bed-wet poet fears
That better men drink taller beers
Like scientist
I lost my glove
To bloody fists
And harder drugs
So split the night
And we get young
Like sacred cow
Without a tongue who sang a song sing
"time does not cut deep but cuts most absurdly....."
so la da dum
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NO: "And I'm touched by the seams that I feel in the thread Just to know that you can Makes me see it The idea in your head And the goblets in your hands On a mission to a heart ache land"
YES: "And I'm touched by the same sad feeling of dread Just to know that you can't wait to see me dead With a needle in your head a compass in your hand On a mission to a foreign land."
I've noticed a lot of things I'm certain are wrong. The fourth stanza should be:
"So now I'm out for political favors Salary that corresponds with labor Big house and a morning paper Good fences that make good neighbors"
The last line is from a Robert Frost poem.
I'm willing to bet that a lot of other lines aren't 100% as well, but I have nothing concrete to back it up.
Great song, though. Very open-ended lyrically, like most Clap Your Hands songs.
Thank you very much
whoops.. pressed add to early
Why the hell are my comments being cut off?
Anyway, thanks. Most likely, I've misheard a good deal of lyrics. Good thing there's an edit button, yeah?
this is the second half as i understood it, there are a lot of things that i thought different than your version, i may be wrong on some parts tho.
I'm at the end This here my rope Another year to write and read the book I wrote
No dialing out For a good time To bathroom wall Toss it a dime
Dead king dead swing Ali look out! We have new rules To do wihtout You talk of Jesus Until I'm well red
The man is Swimming Swimming Swimming in my head
Why settle down? Why even try? Me tiger mouth Meet bloodless eye
So drop dead stock What fallen tree? I leave New York For other cities
Which let me play With gas and fire Took out an ad Best friend for hire
Know that Mama told me Never to come But I cam softly, slowly Banging me metal drum
Like Berryman Bed-wet poet fears That better men drink taller beers
Like scientist I lost my glove To bloody fists And harder drugs
So split the night And we get young Like sacred cow Without a tongue who sang a song sing
"time does not cut deep but cuts most absurdly....." so la da dum
this is the second half as i understood it, there are a lot of things that i thought different than your version, i may be wrong on some parts tho.
I'm at the end This here my rope Another year to write and read the book I wrote
No dialing out For a good time To bathroom wall Toss it a dime
Dead king dead swing Ali look out! We have new rules To do wihtout You talk of Jesus Until I'm well red
The man is Swimming Swimming Swimming in my head
Why settle down? Why even try? Me tiger mouth Meet bloodless eye
So drop dead stock What fallen tree? I leave New York For other cities
Which let me play With gas and fire Took out an ad Best friend for hire
Know that Mama told me Never to come But I cam softly, slowly Banging me metal drum
Like Berryman Bed-wet poet fears That better men drink taller beers
Like scientist I lost my glove To bloody fists And harder drugs
So split the night And we get young Like sacred cow Without a tongue who sang a song sing
"time does not cut deep but cuts most absurdly....." so la da dum
Ah, thanks. Those lyrics seem a lot better.
The opening lines are actually: "Invisible like all the reasons Dark and cold like all the seasons"
I'm curious to hear about thoughts on the meanings (not lyrics) to this song...