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With a heart attack on your plate
You were looking back on your days
How you spend them all in a blur
When they asked if you were for sure
Let the sugar melt down your throat
'Cause you know it's sweet getting old
With a lollipop and a robe
Let the hospital be your home
'Cause your knees are scratched
And your eyes are black
Put a plaster there and I'll sign your cast
In the liner notes at the end
Some familiar names in tiny print
On the cover page of the year
Grainy photographs, greasy hair
But it's noon o'clock and you're still asleep
And your coffee's cold, your coffee's icy
'Cause your knees are scratched
And your eyes are black
Put a plaster there and I'll sign your cast
'Cause facts are facts
Classic Hollywood is a kid
With the volume up all the way
Now you do the same and you're right
things are better in black and white
But there's another girl and another day
And your favourite foods still taste the same
'Cause your knees are scratched
And your eyes are black
Put a plaster there and I'll sign your cast
When the best and the brightest turn the televisions on
Have your seat belts strapped and your helmets on
You were looking back on your days
How you spend them all in a blur
When they asked if you were for sure
'Cause you know it's sweet getting old
With a lollipop and a robe
Let the hospital be your home
And your eyes are black
Put a plaster there and I'll sign your cast
Some familiar names in tiny print
On the cover page of the year
Grainy photographs, greasy hair
And your coffee's cold, your coffee's icy
And your eyes are black
Put a plaster there and I'll sign your cast
With the volume up all the way
Now you do the same and you're right
things are better in black and white
But there's another girl and another day
And your favourite foods still taste the same
And your eyes are black
Put a plaster there and I'll sign your cast
Have your seat belts strapped and your helmets on
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Submitted by
scottishfiction On May 17, 2010
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I'm so desperately in love with this song. I think it's just about looking back on your life and experiencing nostalgia.
Beautiful Opener to the album.
Couple of quick corrections
"With a heartattack on your plate." I'm pretty sure that's the line.
"But there's another girl in another day And your favourite food still tastes the same" This one I'm 100% sure of
has anyone figured out the line that comes before the "classic Hollywood as a kid" verse?
i'm pretty sure dave sings 'cos facts are facts'
i'm pretty sure dave sings 'cos facts are facts'
Corrections according to the lyrics sheet:
"with a heart attack on your PLATE" "with a lollipop and a ROBE" "and your favourite food still tastes the same" instead of "and your fate will feel and taste the same" "WHEN the best and the brightest turn their televisions on"
I'm thinking the line "But there's another girl in another day and your favorite food will still taste the same" is saying that there's still someone out there, and that something like your favorite food will still comfort you and taste the same. Even if things are changing.
I just saw them the other night and right before they played this song dave said this song is about complete loss.
Well, those were embarrassing mistakes. Though, to be honest, I actually prefer my versions - starting it on a plane shows how the bad stuff can get to you even when you're trying to escape from it all, the rose/lollipop combo is odd but somehow quite romantic and evocative and "your fate will still feel and taste the same" just sounded really cool to me. Might take it for a song of my own now ...
As for meaning it seems pretty simple - someone looking back on their life, feeling bittersweet about all the stuff that they've left behind.
The way he sings "cause you know it's sweet getting old" and "some familiar names in tiny print" both kill me. It sounds like he's smiling.
Instantly fell in love with this song. Reguardless of its meaning, it's fantastic.
pretty simple: somebody in their final days reflecting back on a life well-lived. it's almost haunting, in my opinion.