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From This Oil Can Lyrics
Well see a long time ago I didn't care so much
I kind of hated myself so much
I watched my head just fly away
Out to a place where the sun doesn't shine so much
But I loved my bed so much
'Cause while I'd sleep I'd seem okay
I'd almost seem okay
And I lost my life on the first try
But you found it miles down the line
A swollen face with all these names
And then you kissed the taste back into my tongue
Sucked the smoke out of my lungs
And then we slept for days and days
Now from this oil can
Somehow there grows an orchid
And all your leaves were born in ashes
They will die in the sunlight
Die in the sunlight
Well a long time ago I didn't care too much
But I loved to drink so much
I let my heart just float away
Out to a place where the songs, they don't mean so much
I could not feel your touch
Could not feel anything but pain
Now from this oil can
Somehow there grows an orchid
And all your leaves were born in ashes
They will die in the sunlight
Die in the sunlight
We'll die in the sunlight
We'll die in the sunlight
We'll die in the sunlight
I kind of hated myself so much
I watched my head just fly away
Out to a place where the sun doesn't shine so much
But I loved my bed so much
'Cause while I'd sleep I'd seem okay
I'd almost seem okay
But you found it miles down the line
A swollen face with all these names
And then you kissed the taste back into my tongue
Sucked the smoke out of my lungs
And then we slept for days and days
Somehow there grows an orchid
And all your leaves were born in ashes
They will die in the sunlight
Die in the sunlight
But I loved to drink so much
I let my heart just float away
Out to a place where the songs, they don't mean so much
I could not feel your touch
Could not feel anything but pain
Somehow there grows an orchid
And all your leaves were born in ashes
They will die in the sunlight
Die in the sunlight
We'll die in the sunlight
We'll die in the sunlight
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This song he sings about how he used to be, all torn up and stuff. But now he kind of settled down with his wife and he has a daughter. Dan himself is the oil can but his daughter isn't tainted by his oil and dirtyness. She is a beautiful orchid.
Yes, I agree with WoeBoeT. Dan Andriano said in an interview that this song was about his daughter. He cleaned himself up a lot for her; now he only drinks when he is on tour, otherwise he admits that he is an abysmal alcoholic. This song is so beautiful. I related to it on a more romantic level, though. When I'm with a woman I truly love, I want to be a better man, even if I'm not doing anything particularly bad. I think that everyone wants to be the best person they can be for the one they love, and that's why this song is so wonderfully brilliant.