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Giles Corey, bloody, gory,
we will redress your wrongs
bloody, battered,
nothing matters,
somehow, just makes it worse
and I don't care if I live or die,
because I ain't ever going to no other side,
there ain't no heaven and there ain't no hell,
but I am a sinner so it's all just as well
there's a devil on my back
there's a devil on my legs,
there's a devil on my chest
there's a devil on my neck
and of a wicked physick came
all the heavy stones
to fall with crushing weight upon
all of those who can't become a ghost
I've been wailing like a child at the bottom of a well
I've been pacing like a man in a prison cell
I am buried above the ground
and noone knows anything
is this real
we will redress your wrongs
bloody, battered,
nothing matters,
somehow, just makes it worse
because I ain't ever going to no other side,
there ain't no heaven and there ain't no hell,
but I am a sinner so it's all just as well
there's a devil on my legs,
there's a devil on my chest
there's a devil on my neck
all the heavy stones
to fall with crushing weight upon
all of those who can't become a ghost
I've been pacing like a man in a prison cell
I am buried above the ground
and noone knows anything
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Submitted by
brobs On Jun 11, 2011
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This song's meaning can be found by using the Giles Corey booklet, which comes with most of it's physical releases. It tells the story of a man who sits in front of a piano and puts on the Voor's Head Device, which is a bag-like facial covering that muffles your hearing, blocks your sense of smell, covers your eyes, and makes it difficult to breathe. The purpose of this device is to make your mind more clear so you can make connections with the otherworldy. The track is supposed to be an experiment conducted by the man (He records himself). He wears the device and sits in front of a piano. He blacks out, and something else starts to influence his mind. While under the influence of whatever is trying to contact him, he starts playing the piano. Then, he starts singing, somewhat revealing what he's seeing underneath the mask. He is seeing the trials of Giles Corey, a man executed during the Salem Witch Trials.
The song is about Giles Corey, a man that was (in some regard) absolutely wicked. Yet it seems to be that the song is about him seeing his life flashing before his eyes. He sees his wrongs and knows now that their is no why he will see heaven. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey read a bit more about the man if you want to find out what the song is about.
What is he chanting at the end? "Breathe on"?
That's the last line, he's exaggerating the word "real".
That's the last line, he's exaggerating the word "real".
Its always great when you find a song that sounds like the inside of your head
No one knows anything No one knows anything No one knows anything
Giles Corey is a very interesting and unique artist. The lyrics and music always makes you think.
No comments? seriously?
... I don't think this brilliant collection of constructed sounds, souls and pleading words needs plain text. Words are insufficient.
... I don't think this brilliant collection of constructed sounds, souls and pleading words needs plain text. Words are insufficient.