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Cold, Kind, And Lemon Eyes Lyrics
Oh, God, deliver me
From my enemies
These women in green
Winter coats
Working for the tip
Don't paint your lips
And don't bite, I'm bating you
And don't cry, 'cause they want you to
Mama, I'm sleeping it off
Worn thin from red lights and scotch
How I hate being cross
But you should hold your booze
Please don't drop bombs on me
I beg of thee
Just leave me in peace
I have cold, kind, and lemon eyes
Oh, lemon eyes
Oh, my God
And don't suck your gut so tight
Don't cut your hair so nice
Mama, I'm sleeping it off
Worn thin from red lights and scotch
How I hate being cross
But you should hold your booze
Don't bite, I'm begging you
Don't leave when I curse at you
Mama, I'm sleeping it off
Worn thin from red lights and scotch
How I hate being cross
But you should hold your booze
From my enemies
These women in green
Winter coats
Working for the tip
Don't paint your lips
And don't cry, 'cause they want you to
Mama, I'm sleeping it off
Worn thin from red lights and scotch
How I hate being cross
But you should hold your booze
I beg of thee
Just leave me in peace
I have cold, kind, and lemon eyes
Oh, lemon eyes
Oh, my God
Don't cut your hair so nice
Mama, I'm sleeping it off
Worn thin from red lights and scotch
How I hate being cross
But you should hold your booze
Don't leave when I curse at you
Mama, I'm sleeping it off
Worn thin from red lights and scotch
How I hate being cross
But you should hold your booze
Song Info
Submitted by
charcoalsketch On Feb 23, 2007
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From my understanding the term "Lemon Eyes" is a referrence to doing quaaludes.
Here is a link for information about methaqualone. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methaqualone
The "Cold, kind" part would corralate with being on quaaludes but seeings how it's seperated by a comma, plus the word 'and', it looks to me as if he talking about multiple sides of his personality. (Whether under the influence or not)
The drug is a powerful hypnotic and sedative. So the rest of song basically falls in line. "Please don't drop bombs on me.. I beg of thee.. Just leave in me in peace" - Richard doesn't want to get into an argument when he's feeling that great. Why ruin the high?
I never thought about the red light district theory but it completely makes sense. Especially for the "wommen in green.. winter coats.. working for the tip" If you take that into accoutn then think of this. Richard has a girl friend and she's fed up with his life style of sex and drugs. So she then takes to the bottle so as to cope with her pain.
These are my gueses though they could very well be wrong. Beautiful song though. Emily gives me the shivers with those kind of vocals. And Erik, dear God can he play the violin.
*worn thin from red lines and scotch :]
now that i listen to it it's obviously 'worn thin from red lights and scotch'
giving in to temptation.
woundn't* correlate
My fav song from them, the acoustic version was amazing. I love it .
i think it's red lights, as in a red-light district (neighborhood of legal prostitution and other sex industry businesses). we don't have them in the US.
he's tired of that lifestyle, of getting smashed and going out to do shit like that.
another lyric that correlates is: "these women.. working for the tip".
I came here to say basically the same things as charcoalsketch.