Vices Lyrics

Lyric discussion by superjuper27 

Cover art for Vices lyrics by Brand New

Pretty sure these are spot on. Google the 'Dog in the Manger Fable', really sheds a lot of light on the meaning of this song. Also neatly links in the "fifteen patons of bread" and the "where's my hay" part.

We need vices We need vices Where's all my hope and my marriage license? (Where's my hay?)

Those days are dead (forgive me) Those days are dead (forgive me) Those days are dead (forgive me) We need vices and fifteen patons of bread

She said goodbye to the ground She said goodbye to the ground She said goodbye to the ground And jumped

Our good Creator (oh no) The dog in the manger Where is my shrink and my mind's eraser? (we sing a sad song)

That forest burned (do you see smoke?) That forest burned (a halo) That forest burned We need ten years on rewind so we can return

She said goodbye to the ground She said goodbye to the ground She said goodbye to the ground She said goodbye to the ground She said goodbye to the ground And jumped

We need vices We need vices We've been needing to brandish our disguises

Those days are dead (forgive me) Those days are dead (forgive me) Those days are dead (forgive me) We need vices and wheels to the funeral gate

She said goodbye to the ground She said goodbye to the ground She said goodbye to the ground And jumped

Lyric Correction

Interesting insight. I don't see the patons of bread link in the original story of the dog and the manger, but it sounds way more like that than "fifteen thousand degrees". It also sounds to me like he says "we need choices, we need vices" the second time he sings it (after the guitar break)