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Wraithlike Lyrics
Here's a song that finally you can understand
A minor statement meant to counteract the bland
A list of wraithlike things
That quicken the heart
Just another song; a faded memory
A raison d'être for the entire family
I don't remember it well
I was in love for a spell
Copies of Sight and Sound she left lying around on the floor
They said I'd forget her voice
That's untrue
It's just not as sharp as before
Find some transparent words to give security
Another vacant smile that says "rely on me"
No wait – commitment's a bore
Where have I heard it before?
I could have sworn that everything was crystal clear
But I was shackled by a language of ideas
A desert has its own rules
Outside the circle it’s cruel
The final verse is often meant to tie things up
But in this case my morals have been most corrupt
I don't remember it well
I was in love for a spell
Copies of Sight and Sound she left lying around on the floor
They said I'd forget her face
That’s a lie
It’s just not as real as before
A minor statement meant to counteract the bland
A list of wraithlike things
That quicken the heart
A raison d'être for the entire family
I don't remember it well
I was in love for a spell
They said I'd forget her voice
That's untrue
It's just not as sharp as before
Another vacant smile that says "rely on me"
No wait – commitment's a bore
Where have I heard it before?
But I was shackled by a language of ideas
A desert has its own rules
Outside the circle it’s cruel
But in this case my morals have been most corrupt
I don't remember it well
I was in love for a spell
They said I'd forget her face
That’s a lie
It’s just not as real as before
Song Info
Submitted by
allys2 On Apr 18, 2009
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I think its:
Here's a song that finally you can understand A minor statement meant to counteract the plan
Rather than:
Here's a song that finally you can understand A minor statement meant to counteract the bland
I think these lyrics where copied and pasted from the MP official site so they're probally right.
I think these lyrics where copied and pasted from the MP official site so they're probally right.
no - bland it is. i read that in this song he's addressing his fellow band members that kept frowning at his lyrics, asking "what's that supposed to be about?" all the time. i guess it's not just about that - it's also about memories, about how time alters your memory of something or someone and when you try to write it down it's like chasing ghosts - whenever you try to grab it your hands just slide right through it. so, the only thing you can get are little pieces of what you remember and while you try to put them together you get a bit lost and in the end it makes sense to you but to no one else anymore.
"Copies of Sight and Sound she left lying around on the floor"
Sight and Sound is a magazine from the british film institute