Blues From Down Here Lyrics

Lyric discussion by RealityRipple 

Cover art for Blues From Down Here lyrics by TV on the Radio

I like sstennett's rendition, but I'd also like to mention the "Pull the pin, drop it in, let it wash away your" [Sin] reminds me more of baptism (water going down the drain when you pull out the plug) than of grenades.

Also: "Oh kindness shared Undeserved purest gift, this life you spared" Kindness shared is the offer of religion, the "Undeserved purest gift" being life. The person's mother spared him from nonexistance, or it may be mockery, saying "Thank you for sparing me from a life without religion".

As far as I can tell, this doesn't have much to do with Labyrinth (which I've seen quite recently).