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Paper crane in a dirty train
Trying to dry her wings
The atom split between her lips
In the final stage
Chemicals dissolve and the family disappears
She sees her life slip between the cracks in the atomic age
Like a shot in the vein
Like a shot in the vein
Can a pilot see the distant arc of history
A thousand suns all burst at once in a blinding rage
We need a drug
We need something to take the dreams away
The dream of peace has gone to sleep sleep
In the passing lane
Like a shot in the vein
Like s shot in the vein
There's a black dog hanging by a string
In the flutter of a thousand paper wings
You put your faith in the chemicals
But you fear the crash and you overreact
And you hear the bomb going off
Then you see the flash, it's out of sync
When you take bitter pills
No sugarcoat can mask the taste
A thousand paper cranes
Left out in the rain
A thousand paper cranes
Trying to dry her wings
The atom split between her lips
In the final stage
Chemicals dissolve and the family disappears
She sees her life slip between the cracks in the atomic age
Like a shot in the vein
Like a shot in the vein
A thousand suns all burst at once in a blinding rage
We need a drug
We need something to take the dreams away
The dream of peace has gone to sleep sleep
In the passing lane
Like a shot in the vein
Like s shot in the vein
In the flutter of a thousand paper wings
You put your faith in the chemicals
But you fear the crash and you overreact
And you hear the bomb going off
Then you see the flash, it's out of sync
When you take bitter pills
No sugarcoat can mask the taste
A thousand paper cranes
Left out in the rain
A thousand paper cranes
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Just a little bit here to me it sounds a tad different
When you hear the bomb going off And you SEE the flash, it's out of sync When you take bitter pills No SUGARCOAT can match the taste
its amazing either way
even maybe
even maybe
No SUGARCOAT can MASK the taste
No SUGARCOAT can MASK the taste
the original title was "the unintended long-term effects of advanced nuclear waste," but geoff decided it was too long. geoff says in an article in AP about how he met a young woman in his depression support group whose family moved to america when she was just a girl. they were originally from hiroshima and they all ended up dying of radiation sickness and cancer and geoff can't help but think that because of america's actions, "there was a cloud that had drifted over America's sense of morality and self, after unleashing that kind of devastation on another people. This song is about living under that cloud."
Yeah, one Japanese custom is to hang a thousand paper cranes as a symbol of world peace. So this song's is pretty basic. Not sure about the whole "there's a laptop hanging by a string" line though?
Folding 1,000 paper cranes is a Japanese custom whereby the folder is granted a single wish (usually for good health) for their reverence/diligence. This is a very common practice at weddings, anniversaries, etc. Recently, it has also become a symbol of peace (mostly outside of Japan) because a famed child, Sadako, developed cancer as a result of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Therefore, she wished that everyone that got sick from the bomb would get better - and began to fold 1000 paper cranes. Unfortunately, she died before finishing, so her family and friends finished the folding. Now, there is...
Folding 1,000 paper cranes is a Japanese custom whereby the folder is granted a single wish (usually for good health) for their reverence/diligence. This is a very common practice at weddings, anniversaries, etc. Recently, it has also become a symbol of peace (mostly outside of Japan) because a famed child, Sadako, developed cancer as a result of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Therefore, she wished that everyone that got sick from the bomb would get better - and began to fold 1000 paper cranes. Unfortunately, she died before finishing, so her family and friends finished the folding. Now, there is a day dedicated to Sadako's wish where school children accross Japan fold cranes and send them to her grave. Thus, it has become a symbol of peace overtime.
I don't know how to correct the lyrics, but these are word-for-word from the booklet. Can someone correct them or tell me how?
A paper crane, in a dirty rain, trying to dry her wings. The atom split between her lips in the final stage. The chemicals dissolve and the family disappears. She sees her life slip between the cracks in the atomic age Like a shot in the vein.
Can a pilot see the distant arc of history? A thousand suns all burst at once in a blinding rage. We need a drug, we need something to take the dreams away Because the dream of peace has gone to sleep in the passing lane Like a shot in the vein.
There's a black dog hanging by a string In the flutter of a thousand paper wings. You put your faith in the chemicals But you fear the crash and you over react And you hear the bomb going off Then you see the flash and it's all out of synch. When you take bitter pills No sugar coat can mask the taste.
A thousand paper cranes Left out in the rain.
It is absolutely about the effects of our first field usage of the nuke, and the effects its had since. Paper crane in a dirty train Trying to dry her wings The atom split between her lips In the final stage Chemicals dissolve and the family disappears She sees her life slip between the cracks in the atomic age Like a shot in the vein -about the actuall bombing, how in just a few seconds entire families were just erased from the planet. Can a pilot see the distant arc of history A thousand suns all burst at once in a blinding rage We need a drug We need something to take the dreams away The dream of peace has gone to sleep sleep In the passing lane -talking about the regret our nation first felt. But then, of course we just forgot about it. we just hid our guilt and chased the "dreams" away. There's a black dog hanging by a string In the flutter of a thousand paper wings You put your faith in the chemicals But you fear the crash and you overreact And you hear the bomb going off Then you see the flash, it's out of sync -to be honest im not totally sure on this one. im seeing it as us as a nation feeling so safe and secure, believing nobody would dare to mess with us. but all along we are in constant fear something will. and as such we lash out in an attempt to scare off any who would think of trying anything. When you take bitter pills No sugarcoat can mask the taste A thousand paper cranes Left out in the rain -simply stating that all the problems we have, are because we caused them ourselves. we have felt all too powerfull for too long, and by exercising that power have dug ourselves a hole(cough the middle east, cough) and no matter how hard the higher ups try to "sugarcoat" the situation, nothing can hide the truth.
thats just my take on it..
Folding 1,000 paper cranes is a Japanese custom whereby the folder is granted a single wish (usually for good health) for their reverence/diligence. This is a very common practice at weddings, anniversaries, etc. Recently, it has also become a symbol of peace (mostly outside of Japan) because a famed child, Sadako, developed cancer as a result of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Therefore, she wished that everyone that got sick from the bomb would get better - and began to fold 1000 paper cranes. Unfortunately, she died before finishing, so her family and friends finished the...
Folding 1,000 paper cranes is a Japanese custom whereby the folder is granted a single wish (usually for good health) for their reverence/diligence. This is a very common practice at weddings, anniversaries, etc. Recently, it has also become a symbol of peace (mostly outside of Japan) because a famed child, Sadako, developed cancer as a result of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Therefore, she wished that everyone that got sick from the bomb would get better - and began to fold 1000 paper cranes. Unfortunately, she died before finishing, so her family and friends finished the folding. Now, there is a day dedicated to Sadako's wish where school children accross Japan fold cranes and send them to her grave. Thus, it has become a symbol of peace overtime.
Shot in the vein.
Sounds like drugs. Geoff references needles and various drugs if you pay attention. I wonder if him or some loved one is on the 'ron?
*if you pay attention in other songs too, is what i meant