I
I
Oh oh
Oh oh

I see the world, feel the chill
Which way to go, windowsill
I see the words on a rocking horse of time
I see the birds in the rain, ohh

Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh, dear dad, can you see me now?
I am myself, like you somehow
I'll ride the wave where it takes me
I'll hold the pain, release me
Oh
Oh I, oh oh

Oh, dear dad, can you see me now?
I am myself like you somehow
I'll wait up in the dark for you to speak to me
How I've opened up, release me
Release me, release me dad, release me
Oh oh I
Oh ooh ooh
Ah ooh
Ooh


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    my father was an asshole. ignored my sister and i and then died. as the machine head song says, there was no closure for us. i take "which way to go...windowsill" to be contemplation of suicide. "release me" makes me think of a longing for closure.

    of course, some screwball will claim that these things actually refer to ephemeral spices on a rack in the back room of a dimly-lit san antonio suburban basement...

    despondenton July 10, 2009   Link

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