This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Everyday I wake up
My pillow's made up
I'm tired of always following you around
You're such a faker
And when you meet your maker
I know he's gunna beat you into the ground
Do you remember me at all?
I can't help feeling like I'm talking to the wall
I'm just wondering do you remember me at all?
They've got my picture up in all my family's halls
So we don't see eye to eye anymore
And no we don't see wrong from right like before
No we don't see eye to eye anymore
And no we don't see wrong from right like before
na na na na na...
Movers and the shakers
That fill the papers
I'm tired of always following them around
You're a heartbreaker
An undertaker
I know you're gunna place me into the ground
Do you remember me at all?
I can't help feeling like I'm talking to the wall
I'm just wondering do you remember me at all?
They've got my picture up in all my family's halls
So we don't see eye to eye anymore
And no we don't see wrong from right like before
No we don't see eye to eye anymore
And no we don't see wrong from right like before
Like before, like before.
na na na na na...
My pillow's made up
I'm tired of always following you around
You're such a faker
And when you meet your maker
I know he's gunna beat you into the ground
Do you remember me at all?
I can't help feeling like I'm talking to the wall
I'm just wondering do you remember me at all?
They've got my picture up in all my family's halls
So we don't see eye to eye anymore
And no we don't see wrong from right like before
No we don't see eye to eye anymore
And no we don't see wrong from right like before
na na na na na...
Movers and the shakers
That fill the papers
I'm tired of always following them around
You're a heartbreaker
An undertaker
I know you're gunna place me into the ground
Do you remember me at all?
I can't help feeling like I'm talking to the wall
I'm just wondering do you remember me at all?
They've got my picture up in all my family's halls
So we don't see eye to eye anymore
And no we don't see wrong from right like before
No we don't see eye to eye anymore
And no we don't see wrong from right like before
Like before, like before.
na na na na na...
Lyrics submitted by AbM79
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no comments? this is one of my favorite kigh songs, a great album closer.
to me it seems to be about a listless marriage or perhaps divorce. i'm leaning towards the former. or it could be along the same lines as easy tiger with losing a friend to drug addiction, but the title "church tongue" suggests that my first guess was more accurate.
someone that's realized that the love and passion that was once there has faded away for at least one of them, if not both. maybe there's constant fights ("we don't see eye to eye anymore") and perhaps one of them/both of them is engaging in a self-destructive activity or even being unfaithful (we don't see wrong from right like before). maybe it's just about people growing in different directions and not being right for each other anymore, but if that's the case then it doesn't really explain the lines "you're such a faker" and "you're a heartbreaker". he's tired of his unfulfilling routine, but heartbroken at the same time. then again, maybe they aren't married. maybe they're just in a relationship or engaged. lol i really can't decide. it all follows the same theme though, regardless of the specifics.
in brief, i'd say it's about a marriage that's coming to a bitter end. read through the lyrics and i'm sure you can piece it together.
or i could be completely off the mark.
i should finish thinking before i finish commenting. now i'm actually thinking it's either about an engagement that never came to pass, or an engagement that they're going to go through with even though they know the relationship isn't working out. explains the title and the lyrics.
but again, i could be completely wrong.
matty-182, that's a really intelligent analysis, I reckon. I hadn't actually seen it that way before, but having read that I'm leaning more towards marriage than engagement...cause church tongue = the things you say in church, like wedding vows? maybe?
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