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Know Your Quarry Lyrics

When I was young, I first encountered my crippled lungs;
I felt them burn, and cursed them ever since.
I was turning blue, in a match right in front of you,
and i slithered to the floor, hope I score some more.

I won't go where the sun doesn't shine
Go crazy in the evening if we sail upright.
Love is a shadow, in the brightness it dies;

because tonight,
we raise the sun, and we shine it over everyone.
And if we want a gradual hush,
our lips should kiss each other so;
i just want to feel your body,
i want you to know your quarry.

you can see the world looking down from a different universe,
can we save every single one of them? We only have five hands.
my father cradled us; we're bright blue and we're covered in blood,
we staggered through the door, trouble is taking score.

I won't go where the sun doesn't shine
go crazy in the evening if we sail upright.
Love is a shadow, in the brightness it dies;

because tonight,
we raise the sun, and we shine it over everyone.
And if we want a gradual hush,
our lips should kiss each other so;
I just want to feel your body,
I want you to know your quarry.

I just want to, feel your body; I want you to, know your quarry.
I just want to, feel your body; I want you to, know your quarry.
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sporkah On Nov 13, 2009
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Cover art for Know Your Quarry lyrics by Biffy Clyro

This song is a tribute to simons mother. He sings about playing football as a kid, and having an asthma attack and celebrating with his mother - who sadly passed away years later. Simple meaning - its not about being a smac head.

Cover art for Know Your Quarry lyrics by Biffy Clyro

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Cover art for Know Your Quarry lyrics by Biffy Clyro

Does amyone know if there is a problem with simon's lungs?? sounds like i silly question i know :P Its just that the first line in this song talks about his "crippled lungs" and in cloud of stink he also says "a black lump on my frazzled lung" just wondering?? Tbh i think hes just using them as metaphors etc.

Well I was at their concert recently and he was able to fairly belt it out, so they seem to be working a-okay :P But yeah, I noticed that imagery too, and he seems to mention horses (or whorses ;]) alot in the album aswell?

He's got astma xD

Cover art for Know Your Quarry lyrics by Biffy Clyro

Could he be talking of an old heroin addiction?

Bear in mind it can be smoked as well as injected, im sure your lungs would feel a bit burnt and crippled...

It would also explain "I slithered to the floor, hope I score some more"

It would then follow that he met a girl, and he wants her to know his situation :)

Either that or she did it too and they gave up together, raising their sun above everyone

Of course, i might just think he did skag cos he's scottish lmao

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