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Circles Lyrics
When you were languishing in rooms I built to foul you in
And when the wind set down in funnel form and pulled you in
I don't need to walk around in circles
When the ghostly dust of violence traces everything
And when the gas is drained just wreck it, you insured the thing
But I can't sigh now that you made the move
It has gone and gone to dogs, lay down on the floor
For the right price I can get everything
Slip into the car, go driving to the farthest star
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Submitted by
bizzichild On Dec 08, 2001
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Doughty has written that the "going in circles" part is how he felt about the band at that point. The "rooms I built to foul you in" refers to the Wincester Mystery House.
I think it's about a relationship. And it's not really going anywhere, circles, so he's just kinda laying it down for the girl about what he wants.
The last half of the song seems to be about the breakup.
"When the gas runs out, just wreck it, you insured the thing," is such an great lyric I think. It just describes the philosophy of a person who would rather walk out on a relationship (or anything) rather than fix a miniscule existing problem.
@Taobeth good interpretation
@Taobeth good interpretation
Great song, great band. Few bands have as much class as theses guys do.
dude, he's bein' deep AND singing about cars.. what a fkin' genius!!!
I love this song...I have memories of my youth singing "I don't need to walk around in circles" in the check out lines with my mom and them giving me weird looks...no one believed me it was a real song, then I downloaded it, LoL. It's too great.
Mike Doughty is Jesus.
This is one of the best songs to relax to in my opinion.
fun song, really cool. ive liked it ever since i heard it on the tv show felicity a long time ago
Somewhat repetetive. Listening to the song, I wouldn't have thought much of it, but the lyrics suggest a poetically calm and pensive state