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Box Elder Lyrics
Hey Box Elder, where'd you go?
Hey Box Elder, take me with you
Loneliness, I don't exist, that's fine, okay
A slickened wrist and all of this will end, okay?
Hey Box Elder, I'm terrified of everything at night
Hey Box Elder, I'm terrified of what I lack inside me
Caught me talking to myself again
One by one, we all go marching in
I hate myself and no one else
But I lie so well, it should never tell
If I let you in, it would end us both
I care too much to leave this host
Loneliness, I don't exist, that's fine, okay
December's gift, a constant fist to spine, okay
I'm terrified of everything at night
Hey Box Elder
A dying wish to care if I exist
Hey Box Elder
Caught me talking to myself again
One by one, we all go marching in
I hate myself and no one else
But I lie so well, it should never tell
If I let you in, it would end us both
I care too much to leave this host
When loneliness comes crashing in
I will always sink, I will never swim
It's the game I play, it's the course I curse
The constant captive of my words
When I'm at my worst
Hey Box Elder, take me with you
Hey Box Elder, take me with you
Hey Box Elder, take me with you
A slickened wrist and all of this will end, okay?
Hey Box Elder, I'm terrified of everything at night
Hey Box Elder, I'm terrified of what I lack inside me
One by one, we all go marching in
I hate myself and no one else
But I lie so well, it should never tell
If I let you in, it would end us both
I care too much to leave this host
December's gift, a constant fist to spine, okay
I'm terrified of everything at night
Hey Box Elder
A dying wish to care if I exist
Hey Box Elder
One by one, we all go marching in
I hate myself and no one else
But I lie so well, it should never tell
If I let you in, it would end us both
I care too much to leave this host
I will always sink, I will never swim
It's the game I play, it's the course I curse
The constant captive of my words
When I'm at my worst
Hey Box Elder, take me with you
Song Info
Submitted by
camm On Jun 07, 2012
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I believe this song is about the bug box-elder (Obviously). The song is from the perspective of a tree. Box-elders are parasitic bugs that burrow into trees. The tree misses the bug once it leaves, although it is harmful to its own health. Referencing an abusive relationship.It hates being alone and when the bug is gone he longs to go with it. This could also be referencing something much more real than bugs and trees...