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You took a trip and climbed a tree
At Robert Sledge’s party
And there you stayed 'till morning came
And you were not the same after that
You gave your life to Jesus Christ
And after all your friends went home
You came down, you looked around
And you were not the same after that
(Ahhh ahhh)
You were not the same after that
(Ahhh ahhh)
You were not the same after that
You see 'em drop like flies from the bright sunny skies
They come knocking at your door with this look in their eyes
You’ve got one good trick and you’re hanging on you’re hanging on...
To it
You took the word and made it heard
And eased the people’s pain and for that
You were idolised, immortalised
And you were not the same after that
Walking tall, you'd bought it all
And you were not the same after that
Till someone died on the waterslide
And you were not the same after that
You see 'em drop like flies from the bright sunny skies
They come knocking at your door with this look in their eyes
You’ve got one good trick and you’re hanging on you’re hanging on to it
(ooh ooh ooh ooh)
(YOU WERE NOT THE SAME!)
You see 'em drop like flies from the bright sunny skies
They come knocking at your door with this look in their eyes
You’ve got one good trick and you’re hanging on you’re hanging on…
You’re hanging on…
You’re hanging on…
At Robert Sledge’s party
And there you stayed 'till morning came
And you were not the same after that
And after all your friends went home
You came down, you looked around
And you were not the same after that
You were not the same after that
(Ahhh ahhh)
You were not the same after that
They come knocking at your door with this look in their eyes
You’ve got one good trick and you’re hanging on you’re hanging on...
To it
And eased the people’s pain and for that
You were idolised, immortalised
And you were not the same after that
And you were not the same after that
Till someone died on the waterslide
And you were not the same after that
They come knocking at your door with this look in their eyes
You’ve got one good trick and you’re hanging on you’re hanging on to it
(YOU WERE NOT THE SAME!)
They come knocking at your door with this look in their eyes
You’ve got one good trick and you’re hanging on you’re hanging on…
You’re hanging on…
Song Info
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Lyrics © Bmg Rights Management
Writer
Ben Folds, Benjamin Scott Folds
Duration
4:17
Submitted by
ang On Jan 04, 2002
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Yes, it was at darren's party, and he told us it was about a girl or guy( i canh't remember which) who had a bad acid trip and became a jesus freak after he/she recovered
I saw ben in concert a couple months ago, he said this song was about a girl who devotes her life to following a band called Jesus Christ she first sees at a party. I think it's supposed to intertwine the whole musical spirituality/ spiritual music thing.
I heard an interview with Ben where he said it was actually at Darren's party... but the lyric "Darren Jesse's party" sounded too whimpy! :) And that the song was basically about how things seem to change on one moment... one thing to spur the change...
"They come knocking at your door with this look in their eyes" sounds to me like mormen...
Well, hm. To me it seemed like some guy had a "trip" and realized he believed in God or whatever. And all of these things happened, like "someone died on the waterslide"...and the only thing he has to hold on to is that ONE moment when the sun came up and he realized there was God. That's just my opinion, though.
Well, hm. To me it seemed like some guy had a "trip" and realized he believed in God or whatever. And all of these things happened, like "someone died on the waterslide"...and the only thing he has to hold on to is that ONE moment when the sun came up and he realized there was God. That's just my opinion, though.
It sounds like he's talking about a real person and real circumstances - why else would he mention the name of the person's party (Robert Sledge). It sounds like too much detail for a fiction song.
I heard an interview with Ben where he said it was actually at Darren's party... but the lyric "Darren Jesse's party" sounded too whimpy! :) And that the song was basically about how things seem to change on one moment... one thing to spur the change...
we did backing vocals at the concert. v cool
in response to everyone, I was at his concert in DC on 6/12/02 and he said that this song was about a guy at a party he was at got tripped up on acid, climed a tree, stayed there overnight, and came down a born-again christian. No lie folks.