Feather In Your Cap Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dreamface 

Cover art for Feather In Your Cap lyrics by Beck

A great piece of melancholy, unfortunately neglected in Beck's extensive oevre. The Suburbia version is divine, and far more developed; its lyrics are as follows:

Make a move with what you can Dead waters rise higher than your mind Disappointment is a feather in your cap You want the truth so you can crush it in your hand

There's no map that can tell you where you are You're in between things that only go half way Your tangled brain, your tired old refrain You'll be singing it in your tired old asylum

You want the best, you want contests My eyes are filled with prizes you've been showing Your disappointment is a card up your sleeve Place your bets at the door before you leave

@dreamface Any idea what it means? I've been listening to it as a B side to Sissyneck for years. Perhaps like you say it means nothing but is entirely the melancholy mood as a whole.