Percussion Gun

I believe the song is about bumping into the ex-girlfriend after a bad breakup. She didn't break if off very gracefully; she just left and talked badly about him to everyone. She thinks he still wants to be with her. Even though he still has feelings for her, he wouldn't want to continue - he's tired of trying too. He just wants an explanation. I listened to a couple versions of the song and believe I have all the lyrics - it was tough!

Well how do you do? The kiss on the cheek It's been a while So I'll just beg, borrow and steal all your time We'll call it dignified Well now it all seems to be cut and dried So I know which way to run You're tired my love I feel the same

Now take it from me What else could you do? Well, where do you get off And how can I get there, too? All your time we'll call it dignified Well now it all seems to be cut and dried So I know which way to run You're tired my love I feel the same

You'll never come back My God, can't you see that I know which way to run? You're tired my love I feel the same The leather lung won't speak my name

Well everyone see it rise and shine It might not be true and that's just fine Cause I know which way to run You're tired my love I feel the same The leather lung won't speak my name Now even rats would jump this ship Just give me some peace of mind Cause I...

("Leather lung" is someone who is loud and outspoken. Took me forever to figure that line out! For the longest time I thought he was saying "tried" also, but then I heard an acoustic version, and he's definitely saying "tired".)

"well crawl dignifed"

i think he's saying "we'll call it dignified" instead.

This song is about former lovers that run into each other. One has gone on to achieve fame, and the other is saying that he knows the truth about how the person really is. Underneath all the veneer, she is just a child, as is he. Here's my translation of this terrific song.

Well how do you do? A kiss on the cheek It's been a while So I'll just beg, borrow and steal all your time We'll call it dignified Well now it all seems to be cut and dried So I know which way you run You’re a child my love I feel the same

Now take it from me What else could you do? Ah, where do you get off And how can I get there, too? At the time we called it dignified Well now it all seems to be cut and dried So I know which way you run You’re a child my love I feel the same

You'll never come back My God, can't you see that I know which way you run? You're a child my love I feel the same The leather lung won't speak my name

Now everyone can see you rise and shine It might not be true and that's just fine Cause I know which way you run You're a child my love I feel the same The leather lung won't speak my name Now even rats would jump this ship Just give me some peace of mind Cause I...

im not a fan of most indie music and i cant even identify wat i like about them but i like this song

o yea and some of the lyrics r a little off

I think it's "Now it all seems to be cut and dry", and then maybe "'Cause I know which way to run", but I'm not as sure about that part. But if so, then it's probably "So let them run, and speak my name". And then at the end, "Just give me some peace of mind, 'cause I..."

i'm pretty glad they finally added these lyrics, since i had NO idea what they were saying. :p

so what's the song about?

I think this song's about fight club - it starts off with the brad pitt laugh from the movie - talks about dont 'speak my name' etc.

here's my attempt::

"Well how do you do?" A kiss on the cheek "Hey, it's been a while" So I'll just beg, borrow and steal all your time We'll call you dignified Well not it all seems to be cold[cut?] and dry So I know which way you run You're tired my love, I feel the same, oh.

Now take it from me, What else could you do? Now where do you get off? And how can I get there too? Oh, in time, we'll call you dignified But now it all seems to be cold and dry so I know which way you run You're [a child?]tired my love, I feel the same, oh.

(Oooooh) We'll never come back God, can't you see? That I know which way you run You're tired my love, I feel the same, The loving[?] wrong won't speak my name, no!

Oooooh Oooooooh oooooh ooooh Will everyone see you rise and shine? It might not be true, well this is fine, 'Cause I know which way you run, You're tired my love, I feel the same, the [sounds like levenrong?] won't speak my name, Now even less, we'll jump this ship, Oh just give me some peace of mind Cause I...

"Now even this were jumping ship" sounds more like "Even rats would jump this ship"