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A Foolish Arrangement Lyrics
Christabel strips
And slips like a dream
Breaking ice with arms that gleam with pain
Disdain...
She throws her head
And glides against the stream
Throwing me her bravest smile
Defiant
Glittering
Shivering guile
"Catching a cold is quick this time
But fish?...
Fish may take a while... "
Christabel dips and slips from me
And hand pushed deep inside is suddenly free
Triumphant
Reluctantly
Struggling six legs held up for me to see
"Don't be so scared
It's nothing new
It's the same old game
Only fun with two... "
But fast and over and over
"I can't play this game with you"
Everything she tries to tell me
Leaves me open mouthed and still
Foolishly arrange tomorrow
The way I always will
Christabel trips
And grips my hand
But never to be saved...
For a second I understand
and I fall with her...
"I'll never leave you
Love you
See you change into the man I want
But it's not for long this thing
It's not for long... "
And slips like a dream
Breaking ice with arms that gleam with pain
Disdain...
She throws her head
And glides against the stream
Throwing me her bravest smile
Defiant
Glittering
Shivering guile
But fish?...
Fish may take a while... "
And hand pushed deep inside is suddenly free
Triumphant
Reluctantly
Struggling six legs held up for me to see
It's nothing new
It's the same old game
Only fun with two... "
But fast and over and over
"I can't play this game with you"
Leaves me open mouthed and still
Foolishly arrange tomorrow
The way I always will
And grips my hand
But never to be saved...
For a second I understand
and I fall with her...
Love you
See you change into the man I want
But it's not for long this thing
It's not for long... "
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I think this is based on Christabel by Samuel Coleridge. It is very long, though, and I confess to having not read the entire poem. Has anyone read this work?
It could be as Rob does seem to base some of his work on poems. This could blatantly be one of them. I, too, have found it hard, I have read a large majority (but not all) of Coleridge's poem. It does have the same tone as these lyrics.
@blessbabe Not just poems. Remember the L'Étranger thing? I can't believe enough people didn't recognise that about that song that they were forced to change the words for the sake of political correctness! And anyway, even an illiterate thug ought to be able to tell that it's not actually advocating racism.
@blessbabe Not just poems. Remember the L'Étranger thing? I can't believe enough people didn't recognise that about that song that they were forced to change the words for the sake of political correctness! And anyway, even an illiterate thug ought to be able to tell that it's not actually advocating racism.
I think French Lit was his favourite subject in high school.
I think French Lit was his favourite subject in high school.
This is an example of cure songs that anyone could enjoy. Its a simple radiotune, or whatever, only noone discovered it.
I think this is based on Christabel by Samuel Coleridge. It is very long, though, and I confess to having not read the entire poem. Has anyone read this work?
I always loved this song. I could never interpret or understand it, but the imagery and sounds alone could make me cry...
"Struggling six legs held up for me to see"
This sounds simultaneously (1) sexy and (2) like he's shagging a spider.
Giving this one a try...
Could it be a flirting situation ("It's the same old game / Only fun with two!".)
The first part would be about how she's trying to catch his attention ("... / Throwing me her bravest smile / Defiant / Glittering / Shivering guile").
"Catching a cold is quick this time / But fish? / Fish may take a while." would be about how something frivolous is within grasp (buying her a drink, a cold one) but something more permanent might be out of hand.
Then "Christabel dips and slips from me / ..." indicates how she's playing hard to get. This game appears to be paying off as "Everything she tries to tell me / Leaves me open mouthed and still".
After a while at this game she appears to give in into a relationship "Christabel trips / And grips my hand / But never to be saved". Such relationship was not based on love but on conformity and it's doom - "See you change into the man I want / But it's not for long this thing / It's not for long".