Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
The young stale memories of
Play the role to your part
Librarian, find me the pole
The one that kicks your head in
To my own time
Roll your own innocence by
Grab on to my sleeve
The one that grabs at your ankle
Debate to understand that we all have a flaw
Then fail to represent your life as you know it
God grant you one wish
To turn back the time
Correct and create
Making sense of
Me and my star
Matthew, goodnight
You know by lord
When you'll be forgiven
Maria my star, Matthew, goodnight
You know by lord
When you'll be forgiven
So they pulled your confidence down
With those verbal discrepancies
Now and then you'll gain what they've lost
Through a challenge of unpronounced
Pain is only a pulse, if you stop feeling it
You might be able to use
The very thing that makes us up
Me and my star
Matthew, goodnight
You know by lord
When you'll be forgiven
Maria my star, Matthew, goodnight
You know my lord
Wait, now, here
When will you believe?
I'm merely asking you to help me
When did I say to murder?
Wait now, here
Please hear me out
Time consumer, time consuming
Consume me
Down and out, now
Me and my star
Matthew, goodnight
You know by lord
When you'll be forgiven
Maria my star, Matthew, goodnight
You know by lord
When you'll be forgiven
You know, goodnight
And I'll promise you that
You know, goodnight
And I'll promise you that
Play the role to your part
Librarian, find me the pole
The one that kicks your head in
To my own time
Roll your own innocence by
Grab on to my sleeve
The one that grabs at your ankle
Debate to understand that we all have a flaw
Then fail to represent your life as you know it
God grant you one wish
To turn back the time
Correct and create
Making sense of
Me and my star
Matthew, goodnight
You know by lord
When you'll be forgiven
Maria my star, Matthew, goodnight
You know by lord
When you'll be forgiven
So they pulled your confidence down
With those verbal discrepancies
Now and then you'll gain what they've lost
Through a challenge of unpronounced
Pain is only a pulse, if you stop feeling it
You might be able to use
The very thing that makes us up
Me and my star
Matthew, goodnight
You know by lord
When you'll be forgiven
Maria my star, Matthew, goodnight
You know my lord
Wait, now, here
When will you believe?
I'm merely asking you to help me
When did I say to murder?
Wait now, here
Please hear me out
Time consumer, time consuming
Consume me
Down and out, now
Me and my star
Matthew, goodnight
You know by lord
When you'll be forgiven
Maria my star, Matthew, goodnight
You know by lord
When you'll be forgiven
You know, goodnight
And I'll promise you that
You know, goodnight
And I'll promise you that
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Time Consumer Lyrics as written by Travis Stever Claudio Sanchez
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Great version of a great song,
they're not emo they're progressive rock
This song is about Coheed dealing with the fact he must kill his children. This song in particular also deals with the killing of his two youngest, the twins, Maria and Matthew. He poisons them both. If you read the amazing comics, you will understand.
the some is about Coheed (The father of Claudio in The Amory Wars story) killing Maria and Matthew (The twins mentioned in early songs). the "Maria my star...Matthew goodnight" is Coheeds last words to them.
source: coheed.wikia.com/wiki/Matthew_and_Maria_Kilgannon
who cares if coheed is emo or screamo or whatever the hell else you want to call them?? the fact of the matter is they are amazing. the first time i ever heard them i couldn't even believe them. im seeing them in concert tomorrow night and i can't wait.
the first time i heard c&c, i heard everything evil, and it was unlike anything id heard. i didnt really knowif i liked it until i borrowed the cd from someone... i listened to some other songs and still it was unlike anything else. they have so much talent and can really make you feel "emo", but in no way can you really label them...just great music. they are coheedand cambria, enough said.
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this song is amazing. as well as every other song of coheed & cambria's.
i don't believe that someone went through every coheed and cambria song making the same post about them not being emo. who said they are in the first place? and it really doesn't matter, they are just unique and amazing live. this song rocks.
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C&C are simply amazing. They are one of the most talented bands I've heard in a while.