Separate and Ever Deadly Lyrics
All the faces seemed to smile back,
And now the pavements have nothing to offer
And all the faces seem to need a slap
Attending to the tears on cheeks I wouldn’t notice
With you no matter how vicious the grief
Her expression was damp and crooked
Grabs onto my throat and won’t let go
Won’t let go
Won’t let go
The secateurs
I’ll pretend
I didn’t hear
Can’t you see
I’m the ghost in the wrong coat
Biting butter and crumbs
You don't talk about to keep me calm
And I can't help it if I create a version
That pulls you back onto his arm
You don't have to darling, I can sense
That he painted you a gushing sunset
And slayed angry panthers in your defence.
Clings onto my throat and won't let go.
Won’t let go
Won’t let go
The secateurs
I’ll pretend
I didn’t hear
Can’t you see
I’m a ghost in the wrong coat
Biting butter and crumbs
Yup I agree with fireplace. I think the "handsome maverick" was the girl's ex-boyfriend, rather than someone she's cheated on our guy with. And he's jealous because he seemed so perfect, and terrified that she's going to go back to him.
a relationship ended, he can't come to terms with it but she has a new man that she hides from him who "painted you a gushing sunset And slayed angry panthers in your defence." a knight in shinning armour it seems. well thats what i make of it anyway
I agree with arcticmonkeyrobyn, those were my initial thoughts too. This song is definitely my favourite on the album!
it's those scissors that we use with plants,to prune bushes or something
"You don't have to darling, I can sense That he painted you a gushing sunset And slayed angry panthers in your defence." I reckon it means that she keeps talking about how great he (her new love) is but he doesn't want to hear any of it
these are great lyrics. the girl was dating some "handsome maverick" and doesn't talk about him but whoever wrote the song can't help wondering how perfect he was for her and is stuck between that place of not wanting to know and being curious.
Well me and my boyfriend were discussing and we think that it's not a new guy, it's the girl's ex. "seperate and ever deadly" as in nothing to do with them, but always there as a threat. Almost as if he feels he has to measure up to how good her ex was. :)
amazing song!
as to its meaning? not too sure
You are correct, except he saying - Save me from the sequiturs, not secateurs. Meaning, save him from the logical end. I feel he is saying he can see the relationship is ending, but doesn't want it to. Or the end of the story, where she ends up with this other guy.
Oh! I was wondering what he was doing with garden shears! That makes so much more sense.
Oh! I was wondering what he was doing with garden shears! That makes so much more sense.
I agree with wadems. Rather than the relationship having ended, it seems like what he's saying is that he is with this girl, but feels it's coming to an end, and that she will go back to an old lover. (Why would she care about keeping him calm if they weren't together?) "I can't help if I create a version that pulls you back into his arms", which I take to meaning they used to be together, before Alex. Also the fact that he says "that he painted you a gushing sunset and slayed angry panthers in your defence" is in...
I agree with wadems. Rather than the relationship having ended, it seems like what he's saying is that he is with this girl, but feels it's coming to an end, and that she will go back to an old lover. (Why would she care about keeping him calm if they weren't together?) "I can't help if I create a version that pulls you back into his arms", which I take to meaning they used to be together, before Alex. Also the fact that he says "that he painted you a gushing sunset and slayed angry panthers in your defence" is in past tense makes me think that he is an ex-boyfriend rather than a present one. I'm not sure though, because he does seem to imply form the very start that they're not together anymore, what do you think? and what does the chorus mean?