Would you say that you wish you were worse than you are?
See you made up a list of your luckiest stars
And you made me familiar to you in the dark
When you said that you wish you were worse than you are
Hey you with the gold
Which you keep (or whichh keeps you) in place
Do you recoil from its jail house green and copper taste?
Or do you love to dance
With it hanging like some hula dress
So lightly off your waist?
Was it magic or midas that thouched you?
And by magic I mean trickery and by midas I mean faith
But the sister speaks of trickery!
Is your work the work of the midas touch?
Do you close your eyes while you're dancing the same way
You close your eyes in your lover's clutches?
"How dare I speak of trickery
I am not bestowed with the midas touch
I don't close my eyes while I'm dancing
The same way I close my eyes in my lover's clutches"
How dare I speak of trickery
When the wild things in me are pulling their sham
You can follow the lead of the jackal to see whee I am
You can follow the lead of the jackal
Who waits for the kill to be made by a mightier hand
And you make up a list of your luckiest stars
And you made me familiar to you in the dark
You made up a list of your luckiest stars
And you made me familiar to you in the dark
You made me familiar to you in the dark
And you said that you wished you were worse than you are
You made up a list of your luckiest stars
And you made me familiar to you in the dark
And you made me familiar to you in the dark
When you said that you wish you were worse than you are
Could I follow the lead of the jackal to see where you are?
(eter melodramatic sing-sighs)
Well, now that's cleared up - what does it mean? I think it's about different kinds of love -
Magic: trickery - games, lies, deception
Midas: faith - honesty, trust, love
When he's saying "hey you with the gold which keeps you (or which you keep) do you recoil from its jail house green and copper taste" - that's a direct reference (in my opinion) to a cheap wedding ring - it looks gold, and it keeps you because it's a wedding ring - but really it's just copper underneath - green and tastes like... copper. Tricks. Magic. Illusions.
"Or do you love to dance with it hanging like some hula dress so lightly off your waist" is that it doesn't really keep her - it's just another piece around her waist, another token, another affectation...
I could be waaaaay off.. But I think he's questioning whether the feeling is real or just illusions. That's what the song tells me.
Right. Time to get things clear.
Correct lyrics as written by Spencer Krug:
Would you say that you wish you were worse than you are? See you made up a list of your luckiest stars And you made me familiar to you in the dark When you said that you wish you were worse than you are
Hey you with the gold Which you keep (or whichh keeps you) in place Do you recoil from its jail house green and copper taste? Or do you love to dance With it hanging like some hula dress So lightly off your waist? Was it magic or midas that thouched you? And by magic I mean trickery and by midas I mean faith
But the sister speaks of trickery! Is your work the work of the midas touch? Do you close your eyes while you're dancing the same way You close your eyes in your lover's clutches? "How dare I speak of trickery I am not bestowed with the midas touch I don't close my eyes while I'm dancing The same way I close my eyes in my lover's clutches" How dare I speak of trickery When the wild things in me are pulling their sham You can follow the lead of the jackal to see whee I am You can follow the lead of the jackal Who waits for the kill to be made by a mightier hand And you make up a list of your luckiest stars And you made me familiar to you in the dark
You made up a list of your luckiest stars And you made me familiar to you in the dark You made me familiar to you in the dark And you said that you wished you were worse than you are
You made up a list of your luckiest stars And you made me familiar to you in the dark And you made me familiar to you in the dark When you said that you wish you were worse than you are Could I follow the lead of the jackal to see where you are?
(eter melodramatic sing-sighs)
Well, now that's cleared up - what does it mean? I think it's about different kinds of love - Magic: trickery - games, lies, deception Midas: faith - honesty, trust, love
When he's saying "hey you with the gold which keeps you (or which you keep) do you recoil from its jail house green and copper taste" - that's a direct reference (in my opinion) to a cheap wedding ring - it looks gold, and it keeps you because it's a wedding ring - but really it's just copper underneath - green and tastes like... copper. Tricks. Magic. Illusions.
"Or do you love to dance with it hanging like some hula dress so lightly off your waist" is that it doesn't really keep her - it's just another piece around her waist, another token, another affectation...
I could be waaaaay off.. But I think he's questioning whether the feeling is real or just illusions. That's what the song tells me.