There's a man on the street
And he looks at his feet from his window
And he swears at the sun
And he curses the moon for his shadow
OH-OH-OH
Take a leaf from his book,
Take a thread from his suit
He's a new man
And he prays to his god
That he reaps his reward
For his new plan
Oh, the mould has been cast
The radio's in the bath
YEAH YEAH YEAH
Salve, pia anima
Labor tuus nunc ad terminum
Sed, per deos, vade retrol
Nomen nusquam video
Carbo in culo in aeternitatem
Placet Satanae te vedere!
And he looks at his feet from his window
And he swears at the sun
And he curses the moon for his shadow
Take a thread from his suit
He's a new man
And he prays to his god
That he reaps his reward
For his new plan
Oh, the mould has been cast
The radio's in the bath
Labor tuus nunc ad terminum
Sed, per deos, vade retrol
Nomen nusquam video
Carbo in culo in aeternitatem
Placet Satanae te vedere!
This is a cool song. Does any one know what the end translation is? It seems like it's about a guy who's about to kill himself.
what does this song mean???
A quick google search too me to a review at http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new-travis-video-j-smith_019891.html where Fran commented:
"Just to clarify. The choir in J.Smith are angels welcoming him to heaven "Salve Pia Anima- Hail holy soul...Labor Tuus nunc ad terminum...Your toil is at an end...then they note that he is not on the guest list, turn into horribble devils and cast him to hell..."Carbo in culo in aeternitatem - Coal in your arse FOREVER!!!" Lots of love Fran x "