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The Greener Grass Lyrics
When you cry
Try not to smile
You could fill up a lake with the tears of a crocodile
We were too young
To be eating crow
As if I would know
(I'm scared)
11 hours 'til the electric arcs
(I'm scared)
Send scorches through the sky
(I'm scared)
Then the whole earth opens wide
And I cannot wait for the earthquake
That buries us in a warm grave
The one-legged race on our last leg
The will is yours, so just take it
The will is yours
The will is yours
I'd rather find Jesus outside of a book
The same thing goes for Robin Hood
Never darken my door again
If opportunity knocks, let's make him beg
Let's make him beg
Yeah, where did you go?
I promise I will kill you right now
Oh, where did you go?
Bring a match while you feather your nest
Yeah, where did you go?
I promise I will kill you right now
I promise you I will kill you right now
You could fill up a lake with the tears of a crocodile
You lead by the nose
And always get lost
(I cannot wait for the earthquake)
We always get lost
(To bury me in a cold grave)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The one-legged race on our last leg
The will is yours, so just take it
And say it all backwards
The greenest grass
All around us
Get outta this town
Hatchet men yelling timber will get us chopped down
Get outta this hell
Off this rusted train track you still take lying down
So swing us around while you're armed to the tooth
Keep yourself in the dark of some deep cobalt blue
So swing us around by the skin of your teeth
Writing us off in invisible ink
You can still find me
Between devils and deep blue seas
In the desert's hands
On a sheet of sand
A dry tidal wave
Over my feet of clay
On unfinished glass
Looking for greener grass
Trying to make the welkin ring
But all my sounds are boomerangs
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
The one-legged race on our last leg
The will is yours, so just take it
Yeah, where did you go?
I promise I will kill you right now
Oh, where did you go?
Bring a match while you feather your nest
Yeah, where did you go?
I promise I will kill you right now
I promise you I will kill you right now
Not today, not again
Dress it up in stolen silver and garbage
"But that's not something you're willing to do, is it?
I'm not here to shoot the breeze, I'm here to see you take it!
So go on and ??? your Social Security card number
And hope you enjoy the view!
This is a rat race, and maybe it's time you stop!"
Try not to smile
You could fill up a lake with the tears of a crocodile
We were too young
To be eating crow
As if I would know
11 hours 'til the electric arcs
(I'm scared)
Send scorches through the sky
(I'm scared)
Then the whole earth opens wide
That buries us in a warm grave
The one-legged race on our last leg
The will is yours, so just take it
The will is yours
I'd rather find Jesus outside of a book
The same thing goes for Robin Hood
If opportunity knocks, let's make him beg
Let's make him beg
I promise I will kill you right now
Oh, where did you go?
Bring a match while you feather your nest
Yeah, where did you go?
I promise I will kill you right now
And always get lost
(I cannot wait for the earthquake)
We always get lost
(To bury me in a cold grave)
The will is yours, so just take it
The greenest grass
All around us
Hatchet men yelling timber will get us chopped down
Get outta this hell
Off this rusted train track you still take lying down
Keep yourself in the dark of some deep cobalt blue
So swing us around by the skin of your teeth
Writing us off in invisible ink
Between devils and deep blue seas
In the desert's hands
On a sheet of sand
A dry tidal wave
Over my feet of clay
On unfinished glass
Looking for greener grass
But all my sounds are boomerangs
The will is yours, so just take it
I promise I will kill you right now
Oh, where did you go?
Bring a match while you feather your nest
Yeah, where did you go?
I promise I will kill you right now
Dress it up in stolen silver and garbage
I'm not here to shoot the breeze, I'm here to see you take it!
So go on and ??? your Social Security card number
And hope you enjoy the view!
This is a rat race, and maybe it's time you stop!"
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Such a great epic closing track to a fantastic album. One of the best, if not the best, on the new album. Well done, Fair to Midland.
I've heard say that this song is supposed to be a sequel to "The Wife, the Kids, and the White Picket Fence," and that being said, I think the lyrics can be interpreted as being related to that as well. Now, "Wifey," to me, seemed to be about a scandal that tears a town apart, or a broken home, which could be related to that, and I think there are some places where that could be true in this too. Specifically, the chorus ("I cannot wait...") and the "Get outta this town" verse seem to point to trying to get out of the town before something else happens. "Bring a match while you feather your nest" also points to the destruction of some sort of idyllic family setting; feathering your nest means making a family for yourself. However, there are also some parts of the song that seem to point to the character causing more problems by trying to get out, especially the last two lines. Don't know if that's true, I'm just going with what makes sense to me.
In any case, I think these are some of the best lyrics the band has written, and the whole song just has an enormous and majestic feel to it. Perfect closer, and definitely one of the highlights of the album.
"You can still find me Between devils and deep blue seas In the desert's hands On a sheet of sand A dry tidal wave Over my feet of clay On unfinished glass Looking for greener grass"
This bridge is so touching, especially how it's sandwiched between the soaring "yeah"s. To me, it speaks to how the afflicted speaker in the song is stuck in a type of personal hell, unable to get out and get free to a normal life. The speaker is unable to find greener grass, which speaks immensely to his station in life. We always hear the grass is "greener on the other side." He is still "Looking for greener grass" - his life is so miserable that he can't even find greener grass with which to compare his life.
And see it all backwards The greenest grass All around us