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Cain And Able Lyrics
I’m sick of chasing after things, I’d rather them chase after me
Keeping up is bound to wear me down
There’s a million ways to skin a cat, I’ve put my choices in a hat
Picked a few and threw the bad ones out
I know now
So if you want me you’d better knock me down
Cause I ain’t easy and this ain’t hallowed ground
I’ve been thinking about ol’ Cain and Able, sitting at a breakfast table
Talking about the way things used to be
Well Able looked at Cain and said all that shit was in your head
I’d like to think that Cain was hard to please
I know now
So if you want me you’d better knock me down
Cause I ain’t easy and this ain’t hallowed ground
She said no one loves you more than me
I looked at her, she looked at me
I think she’s waiting for me to believe
I wish that love was all it took
I’d fall into you if I could
Hoping for a graceful recovery
But I know now
So if you want me, you’d better knock me down
Cause I ain’t easy oh, and this ain’t hallowed ground
Keeping up is bound to wear me down
There’s a million ways to skin a cat, I’ve put my choices in a hat
Picked a few and threw the bad ones out
Cause I ain’t easy and this ain’t hallowed ground
Talking about the way things used to be
Well Able looked at Cain and said all that shit was in your head
I’d like to think that Cain was hard to please
Cause I ain’t easy and this ain’t hallowed ground
I looked at her, she looked at me
I think she’s waiting for me to believe
I’d fall into you if I could
Hoping for a graceful recovery
Cause I ain’t easy oh, and this ain’t hallowed ground
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this is such a good picture of psychological barriers in relationships. when two people love each other, but they let all the crap in their heads get in the way. they hold back because of it. in this case, she's the one holding back. he's tired of trying to get her to open up, wants her to do something about her feelings and knock him down
This song is sooo true in my life. I especially love the opening line, "I'm sick of chasing after things/ I'd rather them chase after me."
The one line I don't understand is the part about hallowed ground...? Huh?
maybe "hallowed ground" refers to Josh not being able to be won over spiritually...he is the ground and religion won't have any influence on him...that's why the whole second verse is such a light take on the first human against human crime/sin...
what i particularly love is..."Picked a few and threw the bad ones out" seriously...we can say we'll leave it to chance...but we're always gonna use as much of our sway as possible to our advantage...