Long time coming
It seemed to take me through
Long time coming
Many served the few
And long to taste the shame
That bows down before you
Long time coming
It seemed to get me by
Long time coming
It seemed to satisfy
You longed to taste the shame
That everybody tries
Shame shame
Throw yourself away
Give me little bits of more than I can take
If it sits upon your tongue or naked in your eyes
Give me little bits of more than I can try
Throw yourself away
Throw yourself away
Long time coming
It seemed to take me through
Long time coming
Many served the few
And long to taste the shame
That bows down before you
Yeah
Shame shame
Throw yourself away
Give me little bits of More than I can take
If it sits upon your tongueOr naked in your eyes
Give me little bits of More than I can try
(Throw yourself away)
Long time coming, long time coming
It seemed to take me through
Long time coming
Many served the few
And long to taste the shame
That bows down before you
Long time coming
It seemed to get me by
Long time coming
It seemed to satisfy
You longed to taste the shame
That everybody tries
Shame shame
Throw yourself away
Give me little bits of more than I can take
If it sits upon your tongue or naked in your eyes
Give me little bits of more than I can try
Throw yourself away
Throw yourself away
Long time coming
It seemed to take me through
Long time coming
Many served the few
And long to taste the shame
That bows down before you
Yeah
Shame shame
Throw yourself away
Give me little bits of More than I can take
If it sits upon your tongueOr naked in your eyes
Give me little bits of More than I can try
(Throw yourself away)
Long time coming, long time coming
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Definitely fitting in with the "newborn" theme of the rest of the album, the title refers to "tendrils", which are defined as:
"A twisting, threadlike structure by which a twining plant, such as a grape or cucumber, grasps an object or a plant for support. "
So basically a fresh, or newborn child, clings to his mother or father like a tendril. The lyrics make a lot more sense that way, referring to a child biting off more than it can chew- longing to enter the world that everyone seems to hate. The "Shame shame throw yourself away" line is like a parent angrily ranting almost sarcastically to her child.
Or that's how I take it.
But this song does seem to be about drugs, specifically alcohol. It sounds like it's about a teetotaller who takes up alcohol to help them out socially with fitting-in but eventually becomes addicted, leading to feelings of shame that he conformed rather than be himself.
"seemed to take me through, get me by, satisfy, etc." - drinking helping him fit-in with others and giving him relief from problems
"many served the few" - drinkers encouraging teetotallers to drink
"give me little bits of more than I can take, try, etc." - the teetotaller commits himself to taking-up drinking and encourages offers of more shots, different drinks etc.
"that everybody tries" - very few people never try alcohol
Many served the few
seems so political to me ...make me remind of the feudal times ..ok ..
but it´s all about rage too ..in a personal way
Give me little bits of more than I can take (the addiction)
If it sits upon your tongue or naked in your eyes (like candy, relating it to sexual attraction/need, ecstasy)
Give me little bits of more than I can try (the cycle continues)