That's No Way To Get To Heaven Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rerunofmyself 

Cover art for That's No Way To Get To Heaven lyrics by Guster

Correct lyrics are:

One half of me is still shaking The other half is still waiting for a lover Walk down the water slide Look in my eyes show me a sign

Some people swim in the gravy I'm sitting here and waiting for a lover Come down to the other side Look in my eyes tell me you're mine

After the cut then comes the blood Falls to the dirt turns into mud From the soil we grow together That's no way to get to heaven

And everyone thinks it's crazy Sitting here and we are waiting for a lover Step down the water slide Look in my eyes tell me your mine

After the cut then comes the blood Falls to the dirt turns into mud From the soil we grow together That's no way to get to heaven

It seems to be a pretty straight forward song about waiting to find someone you truly love. The "that's no way to get to heaven" line seems to make no sense with the rest of the song though. At least I can't figure it out.

I just recently fell in love with this song and the video for the reason that it's simple adorable.

The "that's no way to get to heaven" line seems to deal with two people "lovers" that hurt each other. Hence the line, "After the cut then comes the blood" and subsequent lines. In essence (killing their love for each other) - That's no way to get to the ultimate satisfaction of being together. Well, at best, that's my take on it.