You told us that
we were too young
now the night's closing in
and in the half light,
we were one
luck us up safe
and hide the key
but the night tears us loose
and in the half light
we're free
strange how the half light
can make a place new
you can't recognize me
and I can't recognize you
we run through the streets
that we know so well
all the houses hide so much
but in the half light
none of us can tell
they hide the ocean in a shell
the ocean in a shell
our heads are just houses
without enough windows
you say you hear human voices
but they're only echoes
they're only echoes
they're only echoes
only echoes
we are not insane, we are on the streets
we are not insane, we are on the streets
not 100% positive, since i was playing it by ear, but it's still better than copying incorrect lyrics off of wikilyrics cough i can't decided if it's "hide the ocean in a shell" or "had" because i can hear both, and make sense of both.
anyhow, the end of this song REALLY reminds me of something very sufjan stevens.
this whole album is a large movement, it's incredible- definitely about growing up and finding yourself, i think, and then finding yourself again (and again)
To me, it seems to be a major revisiting of the themes in "Antichrist Television Blues".
It seems to be about growing old, changing, becoming jaded, and longing for the days of youth that you spent doing absolutely nothing, but living.
To me, it seems to be a major revisiting of the themes in "Antichrist Television Blues".
It seems to be about growing old, changing, becoming jaded, and longing for the days of youth that you spent doing absolutely nothing, but living.
i'm not sure it DID sound pretentious! very well put-- it's an amazing work of art, and they've clearly put a remarkable amount of effort into putting it all together so well.. i mean i can really feel it all, if that makes sense.
i'm not sure it DID sound pretentious! very well put-- it's an amazing work of art, and they've clearly put a remarkable amount of effort into putting it all together so well.. i mean i can really feel it all, if that makes sense.
i think these are the correct lyrics:
You told us that we were too young now the night's closing in and in the half light, we were one
luck us up safe and hide the key but the night tears us loose and in the half light we're free
strange how the half light can make a place new you can't recognize me and I can't recognize you
we run through the streets that we know so well all the houses hide so much but in the half light none of us can tell they hide the ocean in a shell
the ocean in a shell
our heads are just houses without enough windows you say you hear human voices but they're only echoes
they're only echoes they're only echoes only echoes
we are not insane, we are on the streets we are not insane, we are on the streets
not 100% positive, since i was playing it by ear, but it's still better than copying incorrect lyrics off of wikilyrics cough i can't decided if it's "hide the ocean in a shell" or "had" because i can hear both, and make sense of both.
anyhow, the end of this song REALLY reminds me of something very sufjan stevens.
this whole album is a large movement, it's incredible- definitely about growing up and finding yourself, i think, and then finding yourself again (and again)
Pretty much.
Pretty much.
To me, it seems to be a major revisiting of the themes in "Antichrist Television Blues". It seems to be about growing old, changing, becoming jaded, and longing for the days of youth that you spent doing absolutely nothing, but living.
To me, it seems to be a major revisiting of the themes in "Antichrist Television Blues". It seems to be about growing old, changing, becoming jaded, and longing for the days of youth that you spent doing absolutely nothing, but living.
As long winded and pretentious as that sounded.
As long winded and pretentious as that sounded.
Very good album though, A++
Very good album though, A++
i'm not sure it DID sound pretentious! very well put-- it's an amazing work of art, and they've clearly put a remarkable amount of effort into putting it all together so well.. i mean i can really feel it all, if that makes sense.
i'm not sure it DID sound pretentious! very well put-- it's an amazing work of art, and they've clearly put a remarkable amount of effort into putting it all together so well.. i mean i can really feel it all, if that makes sense.