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Zed And Two Naughts Lyrics
'm not breathing any better
My lips crack with every grin, yeah
I hear a scraping plead of branches
Against my broken window
Why do I let you in?
Her silhouette holds me under
Can't poke me with these pins, yeah
Flotsam drip of nectar
The nexus began sprouting
When she says
Saint Christopher
Don't go wandering
With no one left to save
Because no one is at the wheel
Saint Christopher
Don't go wandering
With no one left to save
Because no one is at the wheel
Saint Christopher
Anecdote claps of thunder
From a gash of staple rain
This bed will never rest you
The answer's in the summons
Why do I let you in?
The skulking fits the crowning
A wasted dusk of kin, yeah
Repulsion turns to nectar
When the pigment leaves the body
When she says
Saint Christopher
Don't go wandering
With no one left to save
Because no one is at the wheel
Saint Christopher
Don't go wandering
With no one left to save
Because no one is at the wheel
Saint Christopher
First born prey and first born caught
Crawling like an animal
Hold your breath it's feeding time
In this zed and two naughts
In this zed and two naughts
Painted a fulcrum of caves
Piled with dreams of phantom masses
Made of pastures
Labyrinths turning, cystic maze
I've been hanging wreaths of cancer
On every door where children sing
Watch it all blister!
Watch it all blister!
Saint Christopher
Don't go wandering
With no one left to save
Because no one is at the wheel
My lips crack with every grin, yeah
I hear a scraping plead of branches
Against my broken window
Why do I let you in?
Can't poke me with these pins, yeah
Flotsam drip of nectar
The nexus began sprouting
When she says
Don't go wandering
With no one left to save
Because no one is at the wheel
Don't go wandering
With no one left to save
Because no one is at the wheel
Saint Christopher
From a gash of staple rain
This bed will never rest you
The answer's in the summons
Why do I let you in?
A wasted dusk of kin, yeah
Repulsion turns to nectar
When the pigment leaves the body
When she says
Don't go wandering
With no one left to save
Because no one is at the wheel
Don't go wandering
With no one left to save
Because no one is at the wheel
Saint Christopher
Crawling like an animal
Hold your breath it's feeding time
In this zed and two naughts
In this zed and two naughts
Piled with dreams of phantom masses
Made of pastures
Labyrinths turning, cystic maze
On every door where children sing
Watch it all blister!
Watch it all blister!
Don't go wandering
With no one left to save
Because no one is at the wheel
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LOL, the lyrics are so wrong, here are the correct lyrics:
'm not breathing any better My lips crack with every grin, yeah I hear a scraping plead of branches Against my broken window Why do I let you in?
Her silhouette holds me under Can't poke me with these pins, yeah Flotsam drip of nectar The nexus began sprouting When she says
Saint Christopher Don't go wandering With no one left to save Because no one is at the wheel
Saint Christopher Don't go wandering With no one left to save Because no one is at the wheel Saint Christopher
Anecdote claps of thunder From a gash of staple rain This bed will never rest you The answer's in the summons Why do I let you in?
The skulking fits the crowning A wasted dusk of kin, yeah Repulsion turns to nectar When the pigment leaves the body When she says
Saint Christopher Don't go wandering With no one left to save Because no one is at the wheel
Saint Christopher Don't go wandering With no one left to save Because no one is at the wheel Saint Christopher
First born prey and first born caught Crawling like an animal Hold your breath it's feeding time In this zed and two naughts In this zed and two naughts
Painted a fulcrum of caves Piled with dreams of phantom masses Made of pastures Labyrinths turning, cystic maze
I've been hanging wreaths of cancer On every door where children sing Watch it all blister! Watch it all blister!
Saint Christopher Don't go wandering With no one left to save Because no one is at the wheel
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Love the more straight forward musicality of the song though, it's a nice change of pace for TMV. Definitely one of the more "playable" songs for the radio off this album, hopefully they get some playtime on the rotations.
Taking a stab at it and without breaking down the song line by line, it sounds like they're saying the world is basically an out of control Zoo(Zed and two Naughts), and that neither the world nor the people really aren't worth trying to save, spiritually or otherwise.
You're wrong, he's saying the exact opposite. He is saying that the world is a Zoo, but he's stating, by alluding to St. Christopher, that the leadership doesn't submit to Jesus' teachings and therefore there is no point in putting faith in them. Remember that "no one's left to save" is said to him by a her, not said by the author of the lyrics. I think he's saying it tongue in cheek. Because he talks about firstborn death and says he's "hanging wreaths of cancer on every door where children sing," he is referencing the...
You're wrong, he's saying the exact opposite. He is saying that the world is a Zoo, but he's stating, by alluding to St. Christopher, that the leadership doesn't submit to Jesus' teachings and therefore there is no point in putting faith in them. Remember that "no one's left to save" is said to him by a her, not said by the author of the lyrics. I think he's saying it tongue in cheek. Because he talks about firstborn death and says he's "hanging wreaths of cancer on every door where children sing," he is referencing the 10th plague of Egypt with the death of the first born of the Egyptian slavemasters. Those who smeared lambs blood on their door-frames were spared the angel of death who passed over Egypt, finally leading Pharaoh to release the Israelites when all the first born of the cattle and Egyptians were killed by God.
Cedric's problem is that he seems to be mostly atheistic, but also believes in Christ's values. He also seems to believe that the church is run by frauds. In reality, he wavers back and forth between these views, at times quoting Christ to criticize American society, and other times, criticizing Christ as being the problem in American society.
I think he's stating it in irony, that, simply because Christ doesn't run the world doesn't mean that nobody is worth saving. Remember, a lot of Cedric's lyrics are moderately mysogynistic, if there's a female voice in his lyrics, it's almost always one of deceit.
You're wrong, he's saying the exact opposite. He is saying that the world is a Zoo, but he's stating, by alluding to St. Christopher, that the leadership doesn't submit to Jesus' teachings and therefore there is no point in putting faith in them. Remember that "no one's left to save" is said to him by a her, not said by the author of the lyrics. I think he's saying it tongue in cheek. Because he talks about firstborn death and says he's "hanging wreaths of cancer on every door where children sing," he is referencing the 10th plague of Egypt...
You're wrong, he's saying the exact opposite. He is saying that the world is a Zoo, but he's stating, by alluding to St. Christopher, that the leadership doesn't submit to Jesus' teachings and therefore there is no point in putting faith in them. Remember that "no one's left to save" is said to him by a her, not said by the author of the lyrics. I think he's saying it tongue in cheek. Because he talks about firstborn death and says he's "hanging wreaths of cancer on every door where children sing," he is referencing the 10th plague of Egypt with the death of the first born of the Egyptian slavemasters. Those who smeared lambs blood on their door-frames were spared the angel of death who passed over Egypt, finally leading Pharaoh to release the Israelites when all the first born of the cattle and Egyptians were killed by God.
Cedric's problem is that he seems to be mostly atheistic, but also believes in Christ's values. He also seems to believe that the church is run by frauds. In reality, he wavers back and forth between these views, at times quoting Christ to criticize American society, and other times, criticizing Christ as being the problem in American society.
I think he's stating it in irony, that, simply because Christ doesn't run the world doesn't mean that nobody is worth saving. Remember, a lot of Cedric's lyrics are moderately mysogynistic, if there's a female voice in his lyrics, it's almost always one of deceit or naivety.
Cedric brings back the "burden" in this album which is referenced in "Goliath" in The Bedlam in Goliath. This is a direct reference to John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. The motif appears here as an allusion to Pilgrim's Progress, because, when "Christian," the protagonist of Pilgrim's Progress sets out to escape the destruction of his town, his wife attempts to dissuade him from doing so and he leaves without her.
The 2nd part of Pilgrims Progress consists of Christians Wife and Children journeying to the Celestial City.
You're wrong, he's saying the exact opposite. He is saying that the world is a Zoo, but he's stating, by alluding to St. Christopher, that the leadership doesn't submit to Jesus' teachings and therefore there is no point in putting faith in them. Remember that "no one's left to save" is said to him by a her, not said by the author of the lyrics. I think he's saying it tongue in cheek. Because he talks about firstborn death and says he's "hanging wreaths of cancer on every door where children sing," he is referencing the 10th plague of Egypt with the death of the first born of the Egyptian slavemasters. Those who smeared lambs blood on their door-frames were spared the angel of death who passed over Egypt, finally leading Pharaoh to release the Israelites when all the first born of the cattle and Egyptians were killed by God.
Cedric's problem is that he seems to be mostly atheistic, but also believes in Christ's values. He also seems to believe that the church is run by frauds. In reality, he wavers back and forth between these views, at times quoting Christ to criticize American society, and other times, criticizing Christ as being the problem in American society.
I think he's stating it in irony, that, simply because Christ doesn't run the world doesn't mean that nobody is worth saving. Remember, a lot of Cedric's lyrics are moderately mysogynistic, if there's a female voice in his lyrics, it's almost always one of deceit or naivety.
Cedric brings back the "burden" in this album which is referenced in "Goliath" in The Bedlam in Goliath. This is a direct reference to John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. The motif appears here as an allusion to Pilgrim's Progress, because, when "Christian," the protagonist of Pilgrim's Progress sets out to escape the destruction of his town, his wife attempts to dissuade him from doing so and he leaves without her.
The 2nd part of Pilgrims Progress consists of Christians Wife and Children journeying to the Celestial City.
Anyway, to understand this song, you have to look up "The Legend of Saint Christopher" as well as the 10 plagues of Egypt, and the film "Zed and Two Naughts."
I'm St. Christopher.
Not a huge fan of this band or song, but I have to admit that this song was written by a very good lyricist (idk who writes their stuff or any of their names haha). I'm not gonna take a guess at what it means, but it seems to be very Catholic (Saint Christopher? Idek who that is, which is why I'm not guessing the meaning.). I guess from the other comments that it's bashing Christianity or using it to bash on society. Or both. The song has a kind of creepy, eerie sound to it. The band is pretty good. Different from what I normally listen to, but good.