Who the hell edited these lyrics? They were spot on before, now they are wrong in several places and written in terrible english.
Correct lyrics: (from old BN website, and lyric sheet that came with the vinyl)
'K', here's your ride
Get your petals out and lay them in the aisle
Pretend you are God, and grow
And that it's your day to wed
We have found your man
He is drinking up
He's all-American, and he'll drive
He has volunteered with grace to end your life
We'll tidy up
It's sad to hold, but leave your shell to us
You explode, you firefly, you tiny boat with oars
Feather oars
The world tilts back and pours and pours
And so, you satellite
You're a tidal wave
You’re a big surprise
And I've one more night to be your mother"
The signal interrupted
My baby's frequency not strong enough
Remain in my hands and smile
We will miss you but in time you'll get set up
And we will write
Hey, you beauty supreme
Yeah, you were right about me
But can I get myself out from underneath
This guilt that will crush me
In the choir, I saw our sad Messiah
He was bored and tired of my laments
He said, "I died for you one time, but never again"
Never again...
Well I love you so much
But do me a favor baby and don’t reply
Cause I can dish it out
But I can't take it
(repeat: 1234567)
background:
(We'll never have to buy adjacent plots of earth
We'll never have to rot together under the dirt
I'll never have to lose my baby in the crowd
I should be laughing right now)
As for the meaning, it's pretty well documented here and elsewhere that the song is about Katie Flynn ('K' from the first line of the song) who was killed when the Limo she was in was hit head on by a drunk driver. She was 7 years old, and was returning from a wedding where she had been the flower girl.
Katie was decapitated in the crash, and her Mother held her daughter's head in her arms as the ambulances arrived.
The song is written form several perspectives: Katie's mother; the drunk-driver; and finally Jesse, as narrator.
As for the meaning, it's pretty well documented here and elsewhere that the song is about Katie Flynn ('K' from the first line of the song) who was killed when the Limo she was in was hit head on by a drunk driver. She was 7 years old, and was returning from a wedding where she had been the flower girl.
Katie was decapitated in the crash, and her Mother held her daughter's head in her arms as the ambulances arrived.
The song is written form several perspectives: Katie's mother; the drunk-driver; and finally Jesse, as narrator.
Who the hell edited these lyrics? They were spot on before, now they are wrong in several places and written in terrible english.
Correct lyrics: (from old BN website, and lyric sheet that came with the vinyl)
'K', here's your ride Get your petals out and lay them in the aisle Pretend you are God, and grow And that it's your day to wed We have found your man He is drinking up He's all-American, and he'll drive He has volunteered with grace to end your life We'll tidy up It's sad to hold, but leave your shell to us You explode, you firefly, you tiny boat with oars Feather oars The world tilts back and pours and pours And so, you satellite You're a tidal wave You’re a big surprise And I've one more night to be your mother"
The signal interrupted My baby's frequency not strong enough Remain in my hands and smile
We will miss you but in time you'll get set up And we will write
Hey, you beauty supreme Yeah, you were right about me But can I get myself out from underneath This guilt that will crush me In the choir, I saw our sad Messiah He was bored and tired of my laments He said, "I died for you one time, but never again"
Never again...
Well I love you so much But do me a favor baby and don’t reply Cause I can dish it out But I can't take it
(repeat: 1234567)
background: (We'll never have to buy adjacent plots of earth We'll never have to rot together under the dirt I'll never have to lose my baby in the crowd I should be laughing right now)
As for the meaning, it's pretty well documented here and elsewhere that the song is about Katie Flynn ('K' from the first line of the song) who was killed when the Limo she was in was hit head on by a drunk driver. She was 7 years old, and was returning from a wedding where she had been the flower girl. Katie was decapitated in the crash, and her Mother held her daughter's head in her arms as the ambulances arrived. The song is written form several perspectives: Katie's mother; the drunk-driver; and finally Jesse, as narrator.
As for the meaning, it's pretty well documented here and elsewhere that the song is about Katie Flynn ('K' from the first line of the song) who was killed when the Limo she was in was hit head on by a drunk driver. She was 7 years old, and was returning from a wedding where she had been the flower girl. Katie was decapitated in the crash, and her Mother held her daughter's head in her arms as the ambulances arrived. The song is written form several perspectives: Katie's mother; the drunk-driver; and finally Jesse, as narrator.
why is the first part in quotations? what's the meaning of that?
why is the first part in quotations? what's the meaning of that?