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Seven Veils Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I see ahead by a hundred moves
And I saw you, but I let you saw me in two
'Cause that's what illusionists do
The way you kissed me when you lost another valentine
The way you kissed me when you lost another valentine
The way you kissed me when you lost another valentine

[Chorus]
There's no roses in this garden
No sun melting in the sea
I've been over and over and over and over it
You live for the final dance
Take your seven veils and sail the seven seas

[Verse 2]
Oh the roar and the whisper
In the focus of your stare
(Did we ever see or did I imagine harmony?)
The sordid rapture of draw and capture
Back to the four walls of your square

[Chorus]
There's no roses in this garden
No sun melting in the sea
I've been over and over and over and over it
You live for the final dance
Take your seven veils and sail the seven seas
And don't come back for me

[Chorus]
There's no roses in this garden
No sun melting in the sea
Over and over and over and over it
You live for the final dance
Take your seven veils and sail the seven seas

[Chorus]
There's no roses in this garden
No sun melting in the sea
Over and over and over and over it
Take this final dance
Take your seven veils and sail the seven seas
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Cover art for Seven Veils lyrics by Elbow

To me, the key to this song has always been "the way you kissed me when you lost another valentine". The protagonist either kissed or had some kind of romantic encounter with someone who was on the rebound. It was something that was meaningful, perhaps, to him, but he recognizes that it\'s nothing meant to last. So, "go sail the seven seas", and the roses and sun, etc. means that it\'s not a romantic thing. It doesn\'t have those kinds of signifiers where it feels like all the world is in harmony with your love.\n\nIt was just a fling.

 
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