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I've lost the plot again
Tell your friends to sharpen their teeth
There's a few quid to be made
And my soul's a sorry state
So come on down, you're empty lovers.
Worms come out of the woodwork
And the snakes start to sing.
Do you feel the chill,
Clawing at the back of your neck?
I start to spill,
Did you really think that you could fix me?
They'll sell your bones for another roll.
We'll sharpen your teeth.
Tell yourself that it's just business.
Worms come out of the woodwork.
Leeches come from out of the dirt.
Rats come out of the holes they call home,
I fall apart.
And the snakes start to sing.
Don't say I'm better off dead,
Cause heaven's full and hell won't have me.
Won't you make some room in your bed?
Well you could lock me up in your heart,
And throw away the key.
Won't you take me out of my head?
I'm just a would've been, could've been,
Should've been, never was and never ever will be.
We'll sharpen your teeth.
Tell yourself that it's just business.
Would've been, could've been,
Should've been, never was, and never ever will be.
Worms come out of the woodwork,
And the snakes start to sing.
Worms come out of the woodwork.
Leeches come from out of the dirt.
Rats come out of the holes they call home,
I fall apart.
And the snakes start to sing.
If you can't soar with the eagles
Then don't fly with the flock.
Are you still getting high?
Did you catch your own reflection,
In the knife my mother held?
Or the hell in my father's eyes?
If you can't soar with the eagles
Then don't fly with the flock.
Are you still getting by?
Was I your knight in shining armor?
The apple of your eye?
Or just a step to climb?
If you can't soar with the eagles
Then don't fly with the flock.
Are you still getting high?
Did you catch your own reflection
In the knife my mother held?
Or the hell in my father's eyes?
If you can't soar with the eagles,
Then don't fly with the flock.
Are you still getting by?
Was I your knight in shining armor?
Or the apple of your eye?
Or just a step, a fucking step, to climb!
Tell your friends to sharpen their teeth
There's a few quid to be made
So come on down, you're empty lovers.
Worms come out of the woodwork
And the snakes start to sing.
Clawing at the back of your neck?
I start to spill,
Did you really think that you could fix me?
They'll sell your bones for another roll.
We'll sharpen your teeth.
Tell yourself that it's just business.
Leeches come from out of the dirt.
Rats come out of the holes they call home,
I fall apart.
And the snakes start to sing.
Cause heaven's full and hell won't have me.
Won't you make some room in your bed?
Well you could lock me up in your heart,
And throw away the key.
Won't you take me out of my head?
Should've been, never was and never ever will be.
We'll sharpen your teeth.
Tell yourself that it's just business.
Would've been, could've been,
Should've been, never was, and never ever will be.
Worms come out of the woodwork,
And the snakes start to sing.
Leeches come from out of the dirt.
Rats come out of the holes they call home,
I fall apart.
And the snakes start to sing.
Then don't fly with the flock.
Are you still getting high?
Did you catch your own reflection,
In the knife my mother held?
Or the hell in my father's eyes?
Then don't fly with the flock.
Are you still getting by?
Was I your knight in shining armor?
The apple of your eye?
Or just a step to climb?
Then don't fly with the flock.
Are you still getting high?
Did you catch your own reflection
In the knife my mother held?
Or the hell in my father's eyes?
Then don't fly with the flock.
Are you still getting by?
Was I your knight in shining armor?
Or the apple of your eye?
Or just a step, a fucking step, to climb!
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shadyyy On Mar 01, 2013
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Ok.This is my interpretation, hate it, love it,not my decision. Sorry for any spelling errors
I've lost the plot again(he's lost the meaning of his existance/his porpose/what hes going to do in life, you get the gist) Tell your friends to sharpen their teeth(his "friends" are vicious/savages, as in they would sell his secrets to the press if given the chance) There's a few quid to be made(i see this as he's taking bets with himself to see how long till those "friends" sell his secrets/abandon him)
And my soul's a sorry state(he sees his soul as torn or broken) So come on down, you empty lovers.(he believes his lover doesn't care for him anymore or is unfaithful) Wolves come out of the woodwork(a secret that could potentially kill him, metaphorically or physically) And the snakes start to sing(His "friends" finally give up his secrets).
Do you feel the chill, Clawing at the back of your neck?(he's been cold/distant toward his lover and he doesn't think they notice) And start to spill, Did you really think that you could fix me?(his lover, after seeing his secrets have been sold, tries to make him feel better, possibly to keep up appearences or to make him think that the lover in question is still faithful) They'll sell your bones for another roll.(he's sortof warning is lover that if they tell their secrets to the "friends" that they will sell them out for money or other things) Well sharpen your teeth.(he's telling the lover something along the lines of "hey, go join them. Spill all my secrets.If you wont be mine and mine alone, leave.") Tell yourself that it's just business.(the lover believes that the reason he's acting this way is because of his career)
Wolves come out of the woodwork.(same) Leeches come from out of the dirt.(same) Rats come out of the holes they call home,(the "friends" come out of the shadows and try to make him believe that it wasn't them that sold his secrets) And I fall apart.(at this point he has broken down and possibly self harmed/attempted suicide) And the snakes start to sing.(same)
Don't say I'm better off dead,(him and the lover are arguing at this point and they have said that he's better off dead) Cause heaven's full and hell won't have me.(he believes that he isn't good enough for heaven and hell doesn't want him) Won't you make some room in your bed?(he wants the lover to quit seeing this other person and for them to make room in their life for him) Well you could lock me up in your heart, And throw away the key.(he only wants to be theirs, and no one elses,and wants for him to be the only one in the lovers heart) Won't you take me out of my head?(he wants them to make him forget about his problems)
I'm just a would've been, could've been, Should've been, never was and never ever will be.(he and this lover are broken up and he believes that its his fault and that he wasnt good enough for his lover) Well sharpen your teeth.(same) Tell yourself that it's just business.(his lover is trying to make themself believe that the only reason he's so stressed and angry is because his career) Would've been, could've been, Should've been, never was, and never ever will be. Wolves come out of the woodwork, And the snakes start to sing.
Wolves come out of the woodwork. Leeches crawl from out of the dirt. Rats come out of the holes they call home, And I fall apart. And the snakes start to sing.
If you can't soar with the eagles Then don't fly with the flock.(he's saying that if his lover cant be faithful, then don't pretend that they are) Are you still getting high?(the lover has an addiction) Did you catch your own reflection, In the knife my mother held? Or the hell in my father's eyes?(he's talking about how his mother had an addiction similar to tat of his lovers and that on day his mother pulled a knife on his father, who could possibly be drunk, who possibly abused him and his mother, that being the reason she turned to drugs)
If you can't soar with the eagles Then don't fly with the flock. Are you still getting by? Was I your knight in shining armor? The apple of your eye? Or just a step to climb?(hes asking if he was just toy to his lover or something more)
If you can't soar with the eagles Then don't fly with the flock. Are you still getting high? Did you catch your own reflection In the knife my mother held? Or the hell in my father's eyes?
If you can't soar with the eagles, Then don't fly with the flock. Are you still getting by? Was I your knight in shining armor? Or the apple of your eye? Or just a step, a fucking step to climb
@LaughingJack19 I wish I could read someone's thoughts like this, this seems spot on
@LaughingJack19 I wish I could read someone's thoughts like this, this seems spot on
I think its about been at the bottom and all anyone wants to do is make money out of you. So called 'friends' sponging etc
I agree. and ^this guys comment on how we're all better off dead. I love that. If we were never even alive we wouldnt have to feel the things we feel. go throuth the shit we've all seen before, countless times... never had to feel a Godfucked thing. That's what truly pisses me off. Being alive for the sake of some else's lonliness. Never had a say whatsoever. Fuck you. and shiny white horse you rode on. FUCKIN LOVE this song but it's a bittersweet thing. :P
I agree. and ^this guys comment on how we're all better off dead. I love that. If we were never even alive we wouldnt have to feel the things we feel. go throuth the shit we've all seen before, countless times... never had to feel a Godfucked thing. That's what truly pisses me off. Being alive for the sake of some else's lonliness. Never had a say whatsoever. Fuck you. and shiny white horse you rode on. FUCKIN LOVE this song but it's a bittersweet thing. :P
It mean "I've lost the plot again." and "Worms come out of the woodwork"
the song so you can not straighten you out as you like it .. -_-
@BlueDragon I've lost a part of me Tell your friends to sharpen their teeth There's a few quid to be made And my soul's a sorry state So come on down, you're empty lovers Wolves come out of the woodwork And the snakes start to sing Do you feel the chair Clawing at the back of your neck? And start to spell Did you really think that you could fix me? We'll sell your bones for another roll We'll sharpen your teeth Tell yourself that it's just business Wolves come out of the woodwork Leeches come from out of the dirt Rats come out of the holes they call home And I fall apart And the snakes start to...
@BlueDragon I've lost a part of me Tell your friends to sharpen their teeth There's a few quid to be made And my soul's a sorry state So come on down, you're empty lovers Wolves come out of the woodwork And the snakes start to sing Do you feel the chair Clawing at the back of your neck? And start to spell Did you really think that you could fix me? We'll sell your bones for another roll We'll sharpen your teeth Tell yourself that it's just business Wolves come out of the woodwork Leeches come from out of the dirt Rats come out of the holes they call home And I fall apart And the snakes start to sing Don't say I'm better off dead Cause heaven's full and hell won't have me Won't you make some room in your bed Well you could lock me up in your heart And throw away the key Won't you take me out of my head? I'm just a would've been, could've been Should've been, never was and never ever will be We'll sharpen your teeth Tell yourself that it's just business Would've been, could've been Should've been, never was, and never ever will be Wolves come out of the woodwork And the snakes start to sing Wolves come out of the woodwork Leeches come from out of the dirt Rats come out of the holes they call home And I fall apart And the snakes start to sing If you can't soar with the eagles Then don't fly with the flock Are you still getting high? Did you catch your own reflection In the knife my mother held? Or the hell in my father's eyes? If you can't soar with the eagles Then don't fly with the flock Are you still getting by? Was I your knight in shining armor? The apple of your eye? Or just a step to climb? If you can't soar with the eagles Then don't fly with the flock. Are you still getting high? Did you catch your own reflection In the knife my mother held? Or the hell in my father's eyes? If you can't soar with the eagles Then don't fly with the flock Are you still getting by? Was I your knight in shining armor? Or the apple of your eye? Or just a step, a fucking step to climb
So in the live DVD at Wembly, Oli started this song off by saying to the crowd, "This song's about bastards."
The entirety of Sempiternal is about Oli during his rough times, and there are a few about how there were people in his life that did not come to his aid when he really needed it, which proved they were only his friends for his fame/money and not because they cared about him. I think this can also be traced to lovers he had or whatever.
Though a lot of the album is about anger at oneself and self-reflection on past deeds, there are some songs about how the toxic/"fake" people made it worse.
It's pretty obvious what the songs actually about.. I named oli sykes(which sucks it's fake dead skin mask / fake avenged sevenfolds frontman which I wrote the lyrics for, and I as oli(at least who wrote the lyrics, I'll explain...
I've lost a part of me(they are my mind. Tell your friends to sharpen their teeth(tell your children sharpen your teeth..anybody and every child in America owns one of their CDs.) There's a few quid to be made(does it feel good to be Meg?)
And my soul's a sorry state(my soul in little New York/rapid city ,South Dakota, is in for its worth. Which isn't for me) So come on down, you're empty lovers(represents the devil hopefully coming down from heaven instead of running it) Wolves come out of the woodwork(woods come out of the woods/(another one of Meg's child lovers..a weenfan?) And the snakes start to sing(and the snakes start to sssss..(rattle)(sting)(like a needle)(sing)
Do you feel the chair (do you feel the shame?) Clawing at the back of your neck?(coming out the back of my neck?)(my mom squirted fetus in me with her NyQuil/cepical?!!) And start to spell(I start to scream!) Did you really think that you could fix me?(did you really think that you couldsave me?) We'll sell your bones for another roll(well sell your bones for our brother bone/so sell my bones for another's Rojo)( so sell my soul(Rojo/blood.. For another's bone) We'll sharpen your teeth(we will sharpen our teeth) Tell yourself that it's just business
Wolves come out of the woodwork(wolves come out of the woods( Leeches come from out of the dirt(leeches(legions) come from out of the dead) Rats (snakes/RATllers come out of the holes they call home And I fall apart And the snakes start to sing
Don't say I'm better off dead Cause heaven's full and hell won't have me(hold me)(cause hell is full and heaven won't hold me) Won't you make some room in your bed(heart?)(but she won't there's 418000000000+$ in it for HER) Well you could lock me up in your heart(bed) And throw away the key Won't you take me out of my head?(won't you take me out of Miya?)
I'm just a would've been, could've been Should've been, never was and never ever will be We'll sharpen your teeth Tell yourself that it's just business Would've been, could've been Should've been, never was, and never ever will be Wolves come out of the woodwork(woods) And the snakes start to sing
Wolves come out of the woodwork Leeches come from out of the dirt Rats come out of the holes they call home And I fall apart And the snakes start to sing
If you can't soar with the eagles(Indian/bribes) Then don't fly with the flock(not "Kelsey's Cullen )(vulturi /flock of vultures) Are you still getting high? Did you catch your own reflection In the knife my mother held?(tool reference to vicarious while my mother holds her child hands to the sky crying) Or the hell in my father's eyes?(the hell and hate my father has for me for his new girls hands)
If you can't soar with the eagles Then don't fly with the flock Are you still getting by?(goodbye) Was I your knight in shining armor? The apple of your eye? Or just a step to climb?
If you can't soar with the eagles Then don't fly with the flock. Are you still getting high? Did you catch your own reflection In the knife my mother held? Or the hell in my father's eyes?
If you can't soar with the eagles Then don't fly with the flock Are you still getting by? Was I your knight in shining armor? Or the apple of your eye? Or just a step, a (another)fucking step to climb
It's gross Meg's such a whore at me with that bald dude who lied about he being tool... Their home too)
@Heeltoehole You are so ridiculously stupid I think I have cancer after reading your comment. You got an amazing amount of lyrics wrong considering all you have to do is scroll up, all the lyrics are right there. "Can you feel the chair" Holy shit dude.
@Heeltoehole You are so ridiculously stupid I think I have cancer after reading your comment. You got an amazing amount of lyrics wrong considering all you have to do is scroll up, all the lyrics are right there. "Can you feel the chair" Holy shit dude.
ohaky i read up on this song and it says oli doesnt want to tell the meaning because its so personal and its between him and his mom and dad ,, but what i dont understand is it sounds like he also has a lover involved ?? but ya i think its got to do with him and his mom and dad because like i think it took a while for his parents to accept him the way he is because you know parents i think its pretty hard for them to accept that your son or daughter has different views and ya like if you have parents who are Catholics and you dont believe in god so ya
"Do you feel the chair, Clawing at the back of your neck? And start to spell, Did you really think that you could fix me?"
ohkay so he probly told them about his beliefs and they disagree and his probly arguing with them saying that
"I'm just a would've been, could've been, Should've been, never was and never ever will be."
hes doubting himself saying hes not good enough thinking hes better of dead
"If you can't soar with the eagles Then don't fly with the flock.(probly his parents saying if you cant have normal friends dont friends at all because you just becoming one of them) Are you still getting high? Did you catch your own reflection, In the knife my mother held? Or the hell in my father's eyes?"
he obliviously saw his parents arguing and his mother had a knife
i dont really know if thats 100% right but its just wat im tryna interpret when oli said its between him and his parents ....
Excuse me, but I'm pretty sure that it's
Excuse me, but I'm pretty sure that it's
'Can you feel the chill, crawling at the back of your neck?'
'Can you feel the chill, crawling at the back of your neck?'
Because I honestly don't get what a chair has to do with the whole song.
Because I honestly don't get what a chair has to do with the whole song.
Anyways, I'll just have to second someone's opinion that this song is indeed about fake friends and how they will do everything and anything just to ruin you and make your life a misery and a living hell.
Anyways, I'll just have to second someone's opinion that this song is indeed about fake friends and how they will do everything and anything just to ruin you and make your life a misery and a living hell.
I think he is singing about his parents trying to bring him down when it comes to his music. perhaps they disproved of the direction he was going.
"I'm just a would've been, could've been, Should've been, never was and never ever will be."
they are telling him he will be nothing, and he has started to believe it a little.
"We'll sharpen your teeth. Tell yourself that it's just business."
His parents know that this is what he wants, but they are not giving in because they think this is what is best for him.
The lyrics of this song are wayyyy off thank you very much it gave me a good laugh!!!!! love_
I saw BMtH perform this last night, and Oli said that the song was about bastards. I'm guessing it has something to do with his parents as most people seem to think so already lol.
Best song ever :) when i heard this song it filled my heart with joy because it was just so amazing