In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
In denial who will come clean
All the ravenous debris
In disguise sideswiped by penance
Cerecloth sentencing
This scapegrace will pay my barking harangue...Are you listening?
On the fourteenth you stole what
Hasn't grown old in denial,
File this under a bridge that he can't leave
Will those shadows glare from that blank
Rimmed stare in a vacancy hush
Aunque me dejaste ahogando en el mar Aquestete en la tierra, de la realidad ed tu sueno manos me recuerdo solamente a ti te odio yo ya me voy
In denial who will clean up
All this ravenous debris
In denial, file this under
A bridge that he can't leave
And the Storyville sawbones couldn't tell
The prescription to mend all the broken wills
In the white lie ward
Don't you pretend
Tangled in thorns to walk unborn
And the debt will collect
All the ravenous debris
In disguise sideswiped by penance
Cerecloth sentencing
This scapegrace will pay my barking harangue...Are you listening?
On the fourteenth you stole what
Hasn't grown old in denial,
File this under a bridge that he can't leave
Will those shadows glare from that blank
Rimmed stare in a vacancy hush
Aunque me dejaste ahogando en el mar Aquestete en la tierra, de la realidad ed tu sueno manos me recuerdo solamente a ti te odio yo ya me voy
In denial who will clean up
All this ravenous debris
In denial, file this under
A bridge that he can't leave
And the Storyville sawbones couldn't tell
The prescription to mend all the broken wills
In the white lie ward
Don't you pretend
Tangled in thorns to walk unborn
And the debt will collect
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The Adam is correct on that. Does anyone else see weird charachters in place of where quotations should be. Well i really came here to explain the spanish portion of it, its a little off but a loose translation and interpetation is "they go 'you left me drowning in the sea' to that site on the ground and the reality of your sound hands, my only rememberence of you is the hatred I have for you" Its not word for word but the meaning of it I think is pretty correct.
The "word" "HARANGUE" um i think its supposed to be spanish but thats not the correct word. Haragan is the closest thing to it which means lazy and then haraganear is to be lazy. I dunno tho. There it is tho...oh yeah THIS SONG IS AWESOME
a harangue is something you crave for
Hate to say this but you're both wrong. A harangue is a verbal condemnation of somebody. The whole verse essentially reads, "the scoundrel will hear this condemnation...are you listening?" It makes sense within the context of the song.
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about the messed up characters. HARANGUE…=HARANGUE HASN’T=HASN'T — = - CAN’T = CAN'T COULDN’T= COULDN'T DON’T= DONT ..just incase you didnt know. good song.
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What a fucking question eh? Me? Personally? The Mars Volta. But I wouldn't say a bad thing about Sparta. Immensely looking forward to them at Leeds. Shame The Mars Volta pulled out. That would have made the line up considerably more amazing than it already is. I'm sooooo excited. This song is amazing by the way. In case you all didn't realise that already. Which - believe me - you did!
That is a broken question. I think The Mars Volta is the better of the groups, simply because the sound they produce is not only new, but cutting edge. While sparta is no doubt unique, it's not exactly rare...ya know?
dont forget that The Mars Volta also sound unique
Harangue is English and has nothing to do with the Spanish form of lazyness. It means a speech given with strong feeling; it's synonym is tirade.
Whoah, the line WILL THOSE SHADOWS GLARE FROM THAT BLANK RIMMED STARE IN A VACANCY HUSH is saying "Will the truth of those dead eyes be found?"