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Bed Of Nails Lyrics
I would lie anywhere with you
Any old bed of nails would do
Ink up the wound for an crude tattoo
A big old red heart with an anchor stuck through
Like a sister Ophelia
Tell me you're there!
Like a lifeline Ophelia,
tell me you're there!
O, Ophelia, I feel yer fall
O, Ophelia, I feel yer fall
Ah
Any old bed of nails for me
Just so you're there when I fall asleep
I'd lay all night in a lanky limbed heap
Surround me like a warm bath
Sum me up like an epitaph
Be blatant as a bailiff
I want my lips to blister when we kiss.
O, Ophelia, I feel yer fall
O, Ophelia, I feel yer fall
Our love, Frankenstein in nature and design
Like the Shellys on their very first time
When our bodies become electrified
Together we bring this creature to life
Its alive...
Its alive...
Its alive...
I would lie anywhere with you
Any old bed of nails would do
Ink up the wound for an crude tattoo
A big old red heart with an anchor stuck through
I would lie anywhere with you
Any old bed of nails for me
Just so you're there when I fall asleep
I'd lay all night in a lanky limbed heap
Any old bed of nails would do
Ink up the wound for an crude tattoo
A big old red heart with an anchor stuck through
Tell me you're there!
Like a lifeline Ophelia,
tell me you're there!
O, Ophelia, I feel yer fall
Any old bed of nails for me
Just so you're there when I fall asleep
I'd lay all night in a lanky limbed heap
Sum me up like an epitaph
Be blatant as a bailiff
I want my lips to blister when we kiss.
O, Ophelia, I feel yer fall
Like the Shellys on their very first time
When our bodies become electrified
Together we bring this creature to life
Its alive...
Its alive...
Any old bed of nails would do
Ink up the wound for an crude tattoo
A big old red heart with an anchor stuck through
Any old bed of nails for me
Just so you're there when I fall asleep
I'd lay all night in a lanky limbed heap
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Submitted by
likeasisterophelia On May 04, 2011
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Just some minor corrections, these are the lyrics from the digital booklet
I would lIe anywhere wIth you, any old bed of naIls would do, Ink up the wound for a crude tattoo, a bIg old red heart wIth an anchor stuck through lIke a sIster ophelIa, tell me you’re there! lIke a lIfelIne ophelIa, tell me you’re there!
o ophelIa I feel yer fall... ah any old bed of naIls for me, just so you’re there when I fall asleep, I’d lay all nIght In a lanky lImbed heap surround me lIke a warm bath, sum me up lIke an epItaph, be blatant as a baIlIff, I want my lIps to blIster when we kIss o ophelIa I feel yer fall...
our love, frankensteIn In nature and desIgn, lIke the shelleys on theIr very fIrst tIme, when our bodIes become electrIfIed, together we brIng thIs creature alIve It’s alIve... It’s alIve... It’s alIve!
It's a wonderful song, I love the lyrics. The Frankenstein and Hamlet references are wonderful. These guys deserve to have huge success with this album
isn't it "blatant as a bay leaf"? bay leaves are used whole when cooking so stick out in the mix. also they have a very harsh, distinct taste when eaten on their own. also it fits perfectly among the family of wild beasts' lyrical style
This doesn't seem to fit the song at all. I presume you know what a Bailiff is, and in my opinion that makes far more sense.
This doesn't seem to fit the song at all. I presume you know what a Bailiff is, and in my opinion that makes far more sense.
I agree. It would fit perfectly with the next line: "I want my lips to blister when we kiss."
I agree. It would fit perfectly with the next line: "I want my lips to blister when we kiss."
Anyone know what the "...shelleys on their very fist time..." bit refers to?
That whole verse is referring to Mary Shelley's novel 'Frankenstein'.
That whole verse is referring to Mary Shelley's novel 'Frankenstein'.
Close. The line ties the idea of their love being "Frankenstein" (i.e. hodge-podge and/or man-made, possibly artificial) with the novel's author Mary Shelley and her lover, the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley; also weaving the idea of both couples' (the Shelleys and the singer-"Ophelia" pairing) "first time together" with literal electricity, the method used to animate Frankenstein's monster, and the metaphorical sexual electricity that brings their unusual love to life.
Close. The line ties the idea of their love being "Frankenstein" (i.e. hodge-podge and/or man-made, possibly artificial) with the novel's author Mary Shelley and her lover, the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley; also weaving the idea of both couples' (the Shelleys and the singer-"Ophelia" pairing) "first time together" with literal electricity, the method used to animate Frankenstein's monster, and the metaphorical sexual electricity that brings their unusual love to life.