He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Here it lies a pile of sand
Watch it run out of my hands
Oh across the desert land
This gun it fell out of my hands
So you take the mortal bone
Place it down beneath the throne
Thinking of the king and I
This is not where power lies
All along the road is dim
I found someone to take you in
And though your heart is made of pure sin
Oh the art of dying, oh the eagle flies round
With your heart in its talon
You left your misery on the ground
Here it lies a pile of sand
Watch it run out of my hands
Oh across the desert land
This gun it fell out of my hands
So you take the mortal bone
Place it down beneath the throne
Thinking of the king and I
This is not where power lies
Watch it run out of my hands
Oh across the desert land
This gun it fell out of my hands
So you take the mortal bone
Place it down beneath the throne
Thinking of the king and I
This is not where power lies
All along the road is dim
I found someone to take you in
And though your heart is made of pure sin
Oh the art of dying, oh the eagle flies round
With your heart in its talon
You left your misery on the ground
Here it lies a pile of sand
Watch it run out of my hands
Oh across the desert land
This gun it fell out of my hands
So you take the mortal bone
Place it down beneath the throne
Thinking of the king and I
This is not where power lies
Lyrics submitted by Talitres
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Corpse I Fell In Love With
Gadjits, The
Gadjits, The
Show Me a Little Shame
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
He certainly did earn that reputation.
Techno Ted
Audioslave
Audioslave
Techno Ted may be a person who caused Chris incredible emotional pain & trepidation as well as moments of peace & happiness but now is removed and awaiting his fate. Darling may be a different person who is also free of him and can live her life free of Ted's tyranny. "In between all the laughing, and daydreams ... lies: a desert of truth" Lies are like a desert or the omission of Truth: Where there were Lies then Truth was absent. The song, "Techno Ted", may be a cathartic celebration of the downfall of this person.
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io