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101 Vultures Lyrics
A hundred and one vultures
Dirty up the waters
But I am not your altar boy
You are not my father
And I don't mean to be so crass about the situation
But it's easier than breaking down
The reasoning for your loose interpretation
In a sea of motherfuckers, man, you were no salvation
Why'd you have to go and leave me to the vultures?
Now it weighs so heavy on my soul
Why'd you have to go and leave me to the vultures?
It got so heavy
And oh oh oh oh
Could've done better
Should've done better
And oh oh oh oh
Could've done better
Should've done better
My god it's so perverted
To call yourself a legend
'Cause I never met a hero
Who would leave you in the trenches
And I don't mean to be so crass about the situation
But it's easier than breaking down
The reasoning for your loose interpretation
In a sea of motherfuckers, man, you were no salvation
Why'd you have to go and leave me to the vultures?
Now it weighs so heavy on my soul
Why'd you have to go and leave me to the vultures?
It got so heavy
And oh oh oh oh
Could've done better
Should've done better
And oh oh oh oh
Could've done better
Should've done better
And now I can't sleep at night
I'm not afraid, I'm terrified
And now I can't sleep at night
I want to, I need to
And now I can't sleep at night
I'm not afraid, I'm terrified
And I can't sleep at night
I want to, I need to know
And I can't sleep at night
I want to, I want to
And I can't sleep at night
I want to, I need to know
Why'd you have to go and leave me to the vultures? (I'm not afraid, I'm terrified)
Now it weighs so heavy on my soul, (And I want to, I need to know)
Why'd you have to go and leave me to the vultures? (I'm not afraid, I'm terrified)
It got so heavy. (And I want to, I need to know)
And oh oh oh oh, (Not afraid, I'm terrified)
Could've done better
Should've done better, (Not afraid, I'm terrified)
And oh oh oh oh, (Not afraid, I'm terrified)
Could've done better
Should've done better. (I want to, I need to know)
Dirty up the waters
But I am not your altar boy
You are not my father
But it's easier than breaking down
The reasoning for your loose interpretation
In a sea of motherfuckers, man, you were no salvation
Now it weighs so heavy on my soul
Why'd you have to go and leave me to the vultures?
It got so heavy
Could've done better
Should've done better
And oh oh oh oh
Could've done better
Should've done better
To call yourself a legend
'Cause I never met a hero
Who would leave you in the trenches
But it's easier than breaking down
The reasoning for your loose interpretation
In a sea of motherfuckers, man, you were no salvation
Now it weighs so heavy on my soul
Why'd you have to go and leave me to the vultures?
It got so heavy
Could've done better
Should've done better
And oh oh oh oh
Could've done better
Should've done better
I'm not afraid, I'm terrified
And now I can't sleep at night
I want to, I need to
And now I can't sleep at night
I'm not afraid, I'm terrified
And I can't sleep at night
I want to, I need to know
I want to, I want to
And I can't sleep at night
I want to, I need to know
Now it weighs so heavy on my soul, (And I want to, I need to know)
Why'd you have to go and leave me to the vultures? (I'm not afraid, I'm terrified)
It got so heavy. (And I want to, I need to know)
Could've done better
Should've done better, (Not afraid, I'm terrified)
And oh oh oh oh, (Not afraid, I'm terrified)
Could've done better
Should've done better. (I want to, I need to know)
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I can see this as a song about the double standards between guys and girls who have sex. The guy comes away "a legend," but the girl has to deal with "the vultures" who pick apart her reputation and treat her like a terrible person.
It could also be about something more serious. Perhaps this is an individual who went through something traumatic with a friend or family member, and is still dealing with the effects of that. I think of siblings or even a mother/daughter who lived through an abusive situation, but one escaped or ignored the abuse while the other was left to navigate the trauma alone. The "vultures" could be the situation or abuser(s) themselves, or be the flashbacks and fears that terrorize the narrator at night. Either way, she wants to know why the other person didn't try harder to save her from them, when they could have and should have done more to help.