artstaron July 30, 2002 Link
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The ostrich and the egret
Had a very fine flat to let.
Figurine hutch, no the place wasn't much, but they
Got a peacock.
His belongings were meager but,
He was pretty, would bring good luck.
They would sing songs all aroung the piano and
Do the cakewalk.
He would say what he's gonna do.
He would say what he wanted to.
Ostrich and egret were filled with regret, but the
Rent's well worth him.
He felt things that they'd never felt.
Like the slap of a feather belt.
So till they sat by the fireplace silent.
A chill ran through them.
Ostrich and egret and peacock had very small dreams.
Picturing them just reminded them of calendar scenes.
Nobody's laughing when everyone's weeping, it seems.
So that's how we quit the forest.
The scene wasn't what it used to be.
The scene is never what it used to be.
So, that's how we quit the forest.
The scene wasn't what it used to be.
The scene is never what it used to be.
So, that's how we quit the forest.
Had a very fine flat to let.
Figurine hutch, no the place wasn't much, but they
Got a peacock.
His belongings were meager but,
He was pretty, would bring good luck.
They would sing songs all aroung the piano and
Do the cakewalk.
He would say what he's gonna do.
He would say what he wanted to.
Ostrich and egret were filled with regret, but the
Rent's well worth him.
He felt things that they'd never felt.
Like the slap of a feather belt.
So till they sat by the fireplace silent.
A chill ran through them.
Ostrich and egret and peacock had very small dreams.
Picturing them just reminded them of calendar scenes.
Nobody's laughing when everyone's weeping, it seems.
So that's how we quit the forest.
The scene wasn't what it used to be.
The scene is never what it used to be.
So, that's how we quit the forest.
The scene wasn't what it used to be.
The scene is never what it used to be.
So, that's how we quit the forest.
How We Quit The Forest song meanings
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+1General CommentMelora Creager says it well that How We Quit the Forest represents the quittage of anything.. Smoking, an ex, a mindset.
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+1Song Meaningwell if it represents quiting something then i believe that the peakock would represent the habit.CatchingElectricCityon July 07, 2010 Link
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+1General CommentI don't understand what the feather belt has to do with anything. Js'doglover427on January 25, 2011 Link
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0General Commentwow. never have i read such fine writing. hm.gthlvrmxon June 24, 2007 Link
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0General CommentI feel like its more about humans leaving the nature for big concrete cities... "how we quit the forest" we just to live among nature... into the forest... how we quit the forest and move to a city or so...AugurioSon August 27, 2009 Link
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0General CommentI have no confirmation, but my theory is that this song could be a response to a Dead Can Dance song called "Tell Me About The Forest (You Once Called Home)"autoerraticaon June 21, 2022 Link
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