It's 'lemon peel', not 'lemon king', and 'your nightmare falls around me in waves of bliss', not 'the nightmare's fires burn the waves of bliss'
I'm assuming this is from the mystery white boy version, because I know Jeff varied his lyrics quite a lot, so if this is from a bootleg version (heaven forbid ;)) then you might be right, but in the official version those are the right lyrics.
Can't believe nobody has commented on this song! It's great! Very dark, I love how it builds up at the end with the line 'this is for all the headless acrobats, faces crushed in the circus dust'. I also love the line 'bliss the actress, bliss the assassin, bliss the abyss'. Great stuff, pretty dark though.
Thank you for correcting that! :) I was wondering if anyone would because it completely changes the song, although the other improvised lyrics he usually did live were very very much making statements that related to what he was going through at the time. This was my favorite the moment I heard it. It isn't as literal as some may think it is, that's okay though and serves their purpose. That's what it should do :) It goes WAY deeper than just what it appears to be saying though.
Thank you for correcting that! :) I was wondering if anyone would because it completely changes the song, although the other improvised lyrics he usually did live were very very much making statements that related to what he was going through at the time. This was my favorite the moment I heard it. It isn't as literal as some may think it is, that's okay though and serves their purpose. That's what it should do :) It goes WAY deeper than just what it appears to be saying though.
@happyphantom@happyphantom Very small correction - it’s the “lemon peeler” his eyes are trained on, wishing it were a gun.
@happyphantom@happyphantom Very small correction - it’s the “lemon peeler” his eyes are trained on, wishing it were a gun.
Love this song. I don’t think he ever used consistent lyrics from the very first time he played a rough sketch of it at the Mercury Lounge on NYE in 95. He even used to fiddle around with some of the core guitar melody between songs on the Sin-é tour in 94. This one and “Woke Up In A Strange Place” definitely became outlets for some of the insanity that had become parts of his life at the time....
Love this song. I don’t think he ever used consistent lyrics from the very first time he played a rough sketch of it at the Mercury Lounge on NYE in 95. He even used to fiddle around with some of the core guitar melody between songs on the Sin-é tour in 94. This one and “Woke Up In A Strange Place” definitely became outlets for some of the insanity that had become parts of his life at the time. I love it when he comes out of the bridge in the “Mystery White Boy” version “your prodigal son has returned” and lays into that gritty, despondent guitar solo.
It's 'lemon peel', not 'lemon king', and 'your nightmare falls around me in waves of bliss', not 'the nightmare's fires burn the waves of bliss'
I'm assuming this is from the mystery white boy version, because I know Jeff varied his lyrics quite a lot, so if this is from a bootleg version (heaven forbid ;)) then you might be right, but in the official version those are the right lyrics.
Can't believe nobody has commented on this song! It's great! Very dark, I love how it builds up at the end with the line 'this is for all the headless acrobats, faces crushed in the circus dust'. I also love the line 'bliss the actress, bliss the assassin, bliss the abyss'. Great stuff, pretty dark though.
Thank you for correcting that! :) I was wondering if anyone would because it completely changes the song, although the other improvised lyrics he usually did live were very very much making statements that related to what he was going through at the time. This was my favorite the moment I heard it. It isn't as literal as some may think it is, that's okay though and serves their purpose. That's what it should do :) It goes WAY deeper than just what it appears to be saying though.
Thank you for correcting that! :) I was wondering if anyone would because it completely changes the song, although the other improvised lyrics he usually did live were very very much making statements that related to what he was going through at the time. This was my favorite the moment I heard it. It isn't as literal as some may think it is, that's okay though and serves their purpose. That's what it should do :) It goes WAY deeper than just what it appears to be saying though.
@happyphantom @happyphantom Very small correction - it’s the “lemon peeler” his eyes are trained on, wishing it were a gun.
@happyphantom @happyphantom Very small correction - it’s the “lemon peeler” his eyes are trained on, wishing it were a gun.
Love this song. I don’t think he ever used consistent lyrics from the very first time he played a rough sketch of it at the Mercury Lounge on NYE in 95. He even used to fiddle around with some of the core guitar melody between songs on the Sin-é tour in 94. This one and “Woke Up In A Strange Place” definitely became outlets for some of the insanity that had become parts of his life at the time....
Love this song. I don’t think he ever used consistent lyrics from the very first time he played a rough sketch of it at the Mercury Lounge on NYE in 95. He even used to fiddle around with some of the core guitar melody between songs on the Sin-é tour in 94. This one and “Woke Up In A Strange Place” definitely became outlets for some of the insanity that had become parts of his life at the time. I love it when he comes out of the bridge in the “Mystery White Boy” version “your prodigal son has returned” and lays into that gritty, despondent guitar solo.