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Arsenic and Clover

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Thou shall not
Thou shall not want
Thou shall not
Thou shall not want
Any or all that you give so kindly

Thou shall not
Thou shall not break
Thou shall not break
Any or all that you need so badly

But in the morning
There's a holy dove
And it comes breakin’ through the trees
You're the one I love
But I'll kill all that I see
I just want my arsenic and clover
Don't matter what the heathens say
I want my arsenic and

Thou shall not
Thou shall not fear
Thou shall not
Thou shall not fear
Any or all that you feed so slowly

But in the morning
There's a holy dove
And it comes breakin’ through the trees
You're the one I love
But I’ll kill all that I see
I just want my arsenic and clover
Don't matter what the heathens say
I want my arsenic and

Thou shall not want all that is within me
Thou shall not want all that is within me
Thou shall not want all that is within me
Thou shall not want

I just want my arsenic and clover
Don't matter what the heathens say
I want my arsenic and

Well, I just want my arsenic and clover
Don’t matter what the heathens say
I want my arsenic and

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green2black On Jun 30, 2009

Thou shall not
Thou shall not want
Thou shall not
Thou shall not want
Any or all that you give so kindly

Thou shall not
Thou shall not break
Thou shall not break
Any or all that you need so badly

Thou shall not
Thou shall not fear
Thou shall not
Thou shall not fear
Any or all that you feed so slowly

Thou shall not want all that is within me
Thou shall not want all that is within me
Thou shall not want all that is within me
Thou shall not want

I just want my arsenic and clover
Don't matter what the heathens say
I want my arsenic and

Well, I just want my arsenic and clover
Don’t matter what the heathens say
I want my arsenic and

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2024-02-01 00:50:41

green2black

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2009-06-30 02:51:17

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by madisonr

16y ago

It's about the time when Chad got sick over in Africa and the small village he was in, treated him with a old practiced religious remedy for his illness. So when he says "i just want my arsenic and clover, no matter what the heathens say" means he'll take their medicine, because it seems to be working, even if others would say not too, since it's unsafe. A heathen is a person who discounts every religion out there, except for the major three, so I think he's pretty much saying "I don't give a shit if the heathens say this remedy won't work, I'm using it, I believe in it"

This song is so catchy, one of my favorites on the album.

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by Sharp

16y ago

I can't say I agree with the message. I wouldn't take arsenic without good scientific reason. But it's a catchy song that makes you think. Those are rare nowadays.

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