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The Grammarian Lyrics
Open all your doors and windows,
Let the light bleed in your house,
I have been seeing your cold face,
Ever since my blood went south,
Take a long ride to Chicago,
Steal some winter, stir my bones,
Throw my soul into the great lake,
Make a lighter trip back home.
You had sharpened all your teeth,
Painted your fingers black and blue,
When Ishtar's yellow smile broke my knees,
I blamed it all on you.
I've been tearing down the paintings,
That portrayed you in a field,
All of my wounds have reopened,
If any of them had healed.
But I was wrong,
And I was wrong, I know.
Thank God, I can rest again.
I think I have been receding,
Into everything we know,
You insist that love is here,
If it was ever anywhere,
Felt the devil in my pillow,
Somehow thought that it was you,
He convinced me of your sorrow,
I really thought that was true.
But I was wrong.
Yeah I was wrong, I guess.
Thank God, I can see again.
Cross the great Peconic Canyon,
With a fire by my side,
Just the thoughts, some shadow of you,
You had vanished with the time,
I hid my face and kept on walking,
Til my legs went numb and black,
Hearing all you said more loudly,
Well it turned out you were right.
Right.
I was wrong,
I was wrong, I know.
Thank God.
Yea I can rest again.
Let the light bleed in your house,
I have been seeing your cold face,
Ever since my blood went south,
Steal some winter, stir my bones,
Throw my soul into the great lake,
Make a lighter trip back home.
Painted your fingers black and blue,
When Ishtar's yellow smile broke my knees,
I blamed it all on you.
That portrayed you in a field,
All of my wounds have reopened,
If any of them had healed.
And I was wrong, I know.
Thank God, I can rest again.
Into everything we know,
You insist that love is here,
If it was ever anywhere,
Felt the devil in my pillow,
Somehow thought that it was you,
He convinced me of your sorrow,
I really thought that was true.
Yeah I was wrong, I guess.
Thank God, I can see again.
With a fire by my side,
Just the thoughts, some shadow of you,
You had vanished with the time,
I hid my face and kept on walking,
Til my legs went numb and black,
Hearing all you said more loudly,
Well it turned out you were right.
Right.
I was wrong, I know.
Thank God.
Yea I can rest again.
Song Info
Submitted by
lionhaart On Apr 05, 2010
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Reverend William Buckland
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Open all your doors and windows, Let the lightning in your house I have been seeing your cold face Ever since my blood went south
Take a long ride to Chicago, Steal some wind to stir my bones Throw my soul into the great lake, Make a lighter trip back home.
You had sharpened all your teeth, Painted your fingers black and blue When Ishtar's yellow smile broke my knees, I blamed it on you.
I've been tearing down the paintings That portrayed you in a field All of my wounds have reopened, If any of them had healed.
But I was wrong, I was wrong, I know. Thank God, I can rest again.
I think I have been receding Into ever-thinning air You insist that love is here If it was ever anywhere Felt the devil in my pillow, Somehow thought that it was you He convinced me of your sorrow, I really thought that that was true.
Of course I was wrong. Yeah I was wrong, I guess. Thank God, I can see again.
Crossed the great Peconic canyon With a fire by my side, Just to find some shadow of you, You had vanished with the tide. I hid my face and kept on walking Til my lantern wouldn't light, Hearing all you'd said more loudly Well it turned out you were right.
And I was wrong. I was wrong, I know. Thank God, I can rest again.