Persephone Lyrics
Hey, ever dirt even there month got a car
Here's what it takes (x4)
These are on my speed
For he warbled
Bought arachnophobe
On the tiara, By the gin's rack
Paper chase is on
These are on my space
These are on my speed Oh, you warbler
For he warbled Hey, that's by the car
Bought arachnophobe
On the tiara
By the gin's rack
Paper chase is on
These are on my space
For our time being's For our time being's never changes this
Never changes this (x2)
For our time being's never changes this
(x3)
For our time being's never changes this
(x2)
yes, the whole point the Cocteau Twins make with their lyrics is that they use words just as fillers...the lyrics don't really mean much, but that's the beauty of it, you can still have an amazing powerful song and it can be simple...they use words because words are beautiful, it's just the idea that words can be sung along with a melody and work out.
In my book it's almost certainly "For a timepiece never changes this" -- it's about the only truly clear lyric on the whole album, although even then I thought it was "...changes pace" at first.
For "paper warm beings"(!) I've always heard "paper windings" which makes a tiny bit more sense, makes me think of trails of paper (from the aforementioned paperchase) wound round trees, bushes, etc. Wouldn't bet I'm right though.
Finally, I've never been able to make up my mind whether it's "Here's what it takes" or "Here's what it says". May even be both, at different times.
@AmbientSheep Here's what it says. Liz is referring to the paper chase she knows so well. If you want to know what all that paper says, she knows. She's literally telling you what it is says.
@AmbientSheep Here's what it says. Liz is referring to the paper chase she knows so well. If you want to know what all that paper says, she knows. She's literally telling you what it is says.
(But the really cool part is why she called it Persephone.)
(But the really cool part is why she called it Persephone.)
Fucking hell, I can't believe no one has commented on this song. Well with anything concerning Cocteau Twins' lyrics there might not be a way out most of the time, but still! This song is simply amazing. I can't be alone on this now can I... >_>
I've always heard "for a timepiece never changes face" instead of "For our time being's never changes this"
No, you are not.
ok, this song is amazing...but HOW COULD SOMEONE WRITE DOWN the lyrics that indeed never were written? oh my this song..
Not so, I'm afraid. Liz DID have a lyrics book. It's been mentioned a few times over the years, in particular I remember a 1985 interview with Simon Raymonde in the booklet that accompanied a WOMAD album, in which she said she had such a book and he'd read some of her lyrics.
Not so, I'm afraid. Liz DID have a lyrics book. It's been mentioned a few times over the years, in particular I remember a 1985 interview with Simon Raymonde in the booklet that accompanied a WOMAD album, in which she said she had such a book and he'd read some of her lyrics.
Also, somewhere on Youtube, there's a recent-ish interview with Liz in which she reads out the words to a song on Victorialand in her normal speaking voice. They don't make any sense in English, but they're definitely words...
Also, somewhere on Youtube, there's a recent-ish interview with Liz in which she reads out the words to a song on Victorialand in her normal speaking voice. They don't make any sense in English, but they're definitely words...
Does anyone know how the Cocteau Twins wrote their lyrics? Do they mean anything? I just can't imagine the creative process behind them. It's like they're plucked out of nowhere.
Depends on the album. The first two albums definitely have proper lyrics, even if they're not always easy to understand. Treasure definitely has some proper lyrics, not sure if all of them are. After that, no, she deliberately got vaguer for a while, apparently due to not having confidence in her own words, so she'd pick stuff out of old books -- a great example is the list of Latin butterfly names in Melonella. Then later on she went back to "proper" lyrics again, but I'd lost interest by that time I'm afraid, as their later...
Depends on the album. The first two albums definitely have proper lyrics, even if they're not always easy to understand. Treasure definitely has some proper lyrics, not sure if all of them are. After that, no, she deliberately got vaguer for a while, apparently due to not having confidence in her own words, so she'd pick stuff out of old books -- a great example is the list of Latin butterfly names in Melonella. Then later on she went back to "proper" lyrics again, but I'd lost interest by that time I'm afraid, as their later stuff leaves me a bit cold.
Definitely one of Cocteau Twins best. If you haven't listened to much of their stuff, you should. They're awesome! Much better than the homogenized crap on the radio.
"A timepiece never changes pace"
nevermind, it's definitely not pace or face
nevermind, it's definitely not pace or face