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I am from Salinas where the women go forever
And they never ever to stop to ask why
My mother was a saviour of six foot of bad behaviour
With long, blond curly hair down to her thighs
Oh my mother
Oh my friends
Ask the angels "Will I ever see heaven again?"
Late into the evening, they would take each other screaming
Looking darkly to the back of her eye
The careless beast was bleating that the air behind was breathing
That they musn't ever look up to the sky
There're no answers
There are found
Ask the angels, "Am I heaven-bound?"
Put it down to me
I, who speak awkwardly
Any word, if it is heard, is not intended to be
Not for them, not for her
Not for him, and not for me
Oh and that gun would turn before the sun starts to burn, understand
When the clouds roll in, we start playing for our sins
With a gun in my hand and my son at my shoulder
Believe I will run before that boy gets older
Oh and that gun would turn before the sun starts to burn, understand
Oh and that gun would turn before the sun starts to burn, understand
I am from Salinas where the women go forever
And they never ever stop to ask why
My mother, she's a saviour of six foot of bad behaviour
With long, blond curly hair down to her thighs
Oh my mother
Oh my friends
Ask the angels, “Will I ever see heaven again?”
“Will I ever see even again?”
“Will I ever see even again?”
Punish them all, for they speak too much
Hate the world for what it did to us
Will I ever see heaven again?
And they never ever to stop to ask why
My mother was a saviour of six foot of bad behaviour
With long, blond curly hair down to her thighs
Oh my friends
Ask the angels "Will I ever see heaven again?"
Looking darkly to the back of her eye
That they musn't ever look up to the sky
There are found
Ask the angels, "Am I heaven-bound?"
I, who speak awkwardly
Any word, if it is heard, is not intended to be
Not for them, not for her
Not for him, and not for me
With a gun in my hand and my son at my shoulder
Believe I will run before that boy gets older
Oh and that gun would turn before the sun starts to burn, understand
And they never ever stop to ask why
My mother, she's a saviour of six foot of bad behaviour
With long, blond curly hair down to her thighs
Oh my friends
Ask the angels, “Will I ever see heaven again?”
“Will I ever see even again?”
“Will I ever see even again?”
Hate the world for what it did to us
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"In “Salinas,” inspired by reading about John Steinbeck, Ms. Marling invents a mother who’s 'the savior/Of six feet of bad behavior.'"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/arts/music/laura-marlings-british-folk-cd-creature-i-dont-know.html?_r=1
Put it down to me I, who speak awkwardly Any word, if it is heard, is not intended to be Not for them, not for her Not for him, and not for me Oh and that gun would turn before the sun starts to burn, understand
Absolutely love that section. I'm having a hard time understanding what this song is about, any ideas?
I am from Salinas where the women go forever And they never ever to stop to ask why My mother was a saviour of six foot of bad behaviour With long, blond curly hair down to her thigh
Oh my mother Oh my friends Ask the angels "Will I ever see heaven again?"
Late into the evening, they would take each other screaming Looking darkly to the back of her eye
The careless beast was bleating that the air behind was breathing That they musn't ever look up to the sky
There are no answers There are found Ask the angels, "Am I heaven-bound?"
Put it down to me I, who speak awkwardly Any word, if it is heard, is not intended to be Not for him, not for her Not for them, and not for me
Oh and that gun will turn before the sun starts to burn, understand
When the clouds roll in, we start paying for our sins With a gun in my hand and my sun at my shoulder Believe I will run before that boy gets older
Oh and that gun will turn before the sun starts to burn, understand Oh and that gun will turn before the sun starts to burn, understand
I am from Salinas where the women go forever And they never ever stop to ask why My mother, she's a saviour of six foot of bad behaviour With long, blond curly hair down to her thigh
Oh my mother Oh my friends Ask the angels, “Will I ever see heaven again?” “Will I ever see heaven again?” “Will I ever see heaven again?”
Punish them all, for they speak too much Hate the world for what it did to us
Will I ever see heaven again?
this is such a hauntingly beautiful song...definitely inspired by East of Eden, but it's a different take on it which i love.
I believe Of Mice and Men is set in Salinas?