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Knuckle Down Lyrics
all my branches break
when you go and tell me
your body can't take
the nights of being lonely
i'm racing through the dark
a headless saint bernard
to cauterize the scars
that line your dirty heart
what the hell can i do
when you whisper "punish me"
snap me like a tiger trap
harvest all my honey
i'm bracing for the shiver
string me in your quiver
aim for the skyline
but shoot me in the river
and terror quits me
when you palpitate
confess directly
sadness spreads your legs
i contemplate the toll
turning diamonds into coal
traveling down this hole
throwing conscience to the wind
that spins
it's not a path that
i ever thought that
i would traffic to get you back
our panic will burst
like birds full of aspirin
we're not to blame
it's the same as it was never before
i'm not a scoundrel
it's just a suit that fits me
cut tight and breathes nice
maintains insanity
never thought i'd be like
a hunger with no appetite
a hunter with no urge for thrills
the type of man i despise
so i ask the devil (sir)
how to learn to handle (sir)
a woman with a shovel (sir)
digging downward spirals
he tells me what to do
how to strut my cool
polish up my boots
with all your lover's blood
it's just
it's not a road that
i ever thought that i would
traffic to get you back
our panic will burst
like birds full of aspirin
we're not to blame
it's the same as it was never before
and i'll roll in the trenches
bayonet just what i need
hate you more than anything
'cause you're everything to me
so you've met your match
you don't even know it yet
challenge? this ain't challenge
when evils got your edge
this time
it's not a road that
i ever thought that i would
traffic to get you back
our panic will burst
like birds full of aspirin
we're are to blame
it's the same as it was never before
when you go and tell me
your body can't take
the nights of being lonely
i'm racing through the dark
a headless saint bernard
to cauterize the scars
that line your dirty heart
what the hell can i do
when you whisper "punish me"
snap me like a tiger trap
harvest all my honey
i'm bracing for the shiver
string me in your quiver
aim for the skyline
but shoot me in the river
and terror quits me
when you palpitate
confess directly
sadness spreads your legs
i contemplate the toll
turning diamonds into coal
traveling down this hole
throwing conscience to the wind
that spins
i ever thought that
i would traffic to get you back
our panic will burst
like birds full of aspirin
we're not to blame
it's the same as it was never before
it's just a suit that fits me
cut tight and breathes nice
maintains insanity
never thought i'd be like
a hunger with no appetite
a hunter with no urge for thrills
the type of man i despise
so i ask the devil (sir)
how to learn to handle (sir)
a woman with a shovel (sir)
digging downward spirals
he tells me what to do
how to strut my cool
polish up my boots
with all your lover's blood
it's not a road that
i ever thought that i would
traffic to get you back
our panic will burst
like birds full of aspirin
we're not to blame
it's the same as it was never before
bayonet just what i need
hate you more than anything
'cause you're everything to me
so you've met your match
you don't even know it yet
challenge? this ain't challenge
when evils got your edge
it's not a road that
i ever thought that i would
traffic to get you back
our panic will burst
like birds full of aspirin
we're are to blame
it's the same as it was never before
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Here's my corrections. I used both the studio version and multiple live versions to correlate. This is close to 100%.
all my branches break when you go and tell me your body can't take lots of bein' lonely
I'm racing through the dark a headless Saint Bernard to cauterize the scars(stars?) that line your dirty heart
what the hell can I do when you whisper "punish me"? snap me like a tiger trap I lost all my honey
I'm bracing for the shiver string me in your quiver aim me for the skyline but shoot me in the river
and terror quits me when you palpitate confess directly sadness spreads your legs
I contemplate the toll turning diamonds into coal traveling down this hole throwing conscience to the wind
that's blues, it's not a path that I ever thought I would traffic to get you back our panic will burst like birds full of aspirin we're not to blame it's the same as it was never before, so
I'm not a scoundrel It's just a suit that fits me cut ties and breeze nights maintains insanity never thought I'd be like a hunger with no appetite a hunter with no urge for thrills a time for now, despise
so I ask the devil how to learn to handle woman with a shovel digging downward spirals She tells me what to do and how to strut my cool and polish up my boots with all your lovers blood
it's cursed, it's not a road that I ever thought I would traffic to get you back our panic will burst like birds full of aspirin we're not to blame it's the same as it was never before, so
and I roam the trenches, barely just what I need hate you more than anything 'cause you're everything to me, so you met your match, don't even know it yet challenges ain't challenge when a needle's got your edge
this time, it's not a hole that I ever thought I would traffic to get you back our panic will burst like birds full of aspirin we are to blame it's the same is it was never before, so -
What a kickass song.
I'm pretty sure these are correct but a few corrections.. 'push me' should be 'punish me' and tiny trap should be 'tiger trap' "never thought I'd be like a hunger window appetite a hunger window urge for thrills" should be: "never thought I'd be like a hunger with no appetite a hunger with no urge for thrills"
You're right, haha I translated this in a hurry so I am sure more of it is wrong. But thanks for the corrections :)
You're right, haha I translated this in a hurry so I am sure more of it is wrong. But thanks for the corrections :)
Nice transcript there, ikefox. I'd make a few changes though:
"A time for now, despise" = "Type of man I despise"
"She tells me what to do" = "He tells me what to do" ("He" being the Devil)
"Barely just what I need" = "Bayonet's just what I need"
A kickass song, indeed.
Pretty sure the last chorus is
it's cursed, not a road that I ever thought I would travel to get you back our panic will burst like birds full of aspirn we ARE to blame it's the same is it was NEVER before, so
Can anyone actually tell me what this song is talking about? I mean, editing the lyrics is freaking great, but I wanna know the song meaning. Like from the title of this site. Is it just such common knowledge that I should just know it? Or does no one know? Cause I looked all over the internet for a meaning and couldn't find one. Please help, and sorry if I seem kinda snarky. Not only am I just a bitchy female, I'm also PMSing. Good day and give me a meaning!