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Persona Non Grata Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Getting dressed for a date
Put on blue aftershave
Wore a kilt like a celt
Hid the weight that I felt
Combat boots, fallen leaves
West Village, Halloween
To a Bollywood song
Taking shots 'till we're gone
Unwelcome in the autumn
Persona non grata
I'm the last of the best
I'm your thoughts in the swamp
There's a playground of children
In the shadows of buildings
There's a lawn out the church
Where your homelessness works
Where the stained glass of crimson
Meets Ezekiel's visions
Saw a valley of bones
Where no man shall be saved
[Chorus]
And now you
You come to me
Asking that
And now you
You come to me
And you're asking that
Oh, how can we reconcile?
[Verse 2]
Left your innocence there
In Tian'anmen Square
You were filled with despair
Underfed and depressed
Make your lot where a prison stood
God knows you never would
Lie to yourself
But you do every time
Made a life of deception
And passive aggression
Gonna scream when I sing
I'm gonna die in the ring
Turn me on, you're a knockout
Climb up onto my cloud
Do your worst to me now
Before I change my mind
[Chorus]
Now you
You wanna be true
To me, once again
And you
Want me to be true
To you, once again
Oh yeah, you
You wanna be true
To me, once again
And you
Want me to be true
To you, once again
Getting dressed for a date
Put on blue aftershave
Wore a kilt like a celt
Hid the weight that I felt
West Village, Halloween
To a Bollywood song
Taking shots 'till we're gone
Persona non grata
I'm the last of the best
I'm your thoughts in the swamp
In the shadows of buildings
There's a lawn out the church
Where your homelessness works
Meets Ezekiel's visions
Saw a valley of bones
Where no man shall be saved
And now you
You come to me
Asking that
And now you
You come to me
And you're asking that
Oh, how can we reconcile?
Left your innocence there
In Tian'anmen Square
You were filled with despair
Underfed and depressed
God knows you never would
Lie to yourself
But you do every time
And passive aggression
Gonna scream when I sing
I'm gonna die in the ring
Climb up onto my cloud
Do your worst to me now
Before I change my mind
Now you
You wanna be true
To me, once again
And you
Want me to be true
To you, once again
You wanna be true
To me, once again
And you
Want me to be true
To you, once again
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Well, for me this song is quite straightforward. It talks about a not likely reconciliation, that at last, it came to be very likely. Though the guy isn't quite sure to accept the gal back in his life, because he remembers how miserable the whole situation was when they were together. Apparently the proposal of trying out again cames from the girl, which is very traumatized emotionally as well as the guy who is singing the song. I think overall talks about reflecting how people may change and at last asking for a second chance, even though you know some relationships are just lost forever, so is better to move on.
too many religious references for that to be the case. i honestly think this was the start of him become more religious and not hating it. im not a fan of his choice but fuck the guy can write a song. i think the first verse is him saying the things god has done to him as vague as he could and the second verse is talking more about the world as a whole. how can he reconcile the things god let happen to him or other innocence. before this song and the 2 he did as...
too many religious references for that to be the case. i honestly think this was the start of him become more religious and not hating it. im not a fan of his choice but fuck the guy can write a song. i think the first verse is him saying the things god has done to him as vague as he could and the second verse is talking more about the world as a whole. how can he reconcile the things god let happen to him or other innocence. before this song and the 2 he did as conor recently you hear more positive god talk where as before we know he wasn't a fan. it is easy for us to think he can only write about relationships or drugs but it is not the case. our guy has range.