I agree with all the lyric changes that llscience and mikec make except for the last couple lines:
Lyrics in the wiki right now:
"'Cause how you keep on living when you're always 'bout a million down"
Basic lyrics you guys are suggesting:
"It's hard to keep on living when your heart weighs but a million pounds"
My proposal:
"['Cause] it's hard to keep on living when you're always 'bout a million down"
My justification:
SO much of this album is about money (especially "Take a Walk," of course). In this line he's saying you can't create that financial number you think will make you whole and live your whole life trying to obtain it, it'll just be a burden. Instead just try to be happy. I think it makes more sense when paired with the previous line, which I think is correct in the wiki as "Never did I ever think I'd buy up all the things I've found."
Or, I'm completely wrong about all of that. If I am, I still disagree that he's saying "but a million pounds." That doesn't make sense. "But" is used to imply something is not as large as it could be. I think "weighs 'bout a million pounds" makes more sense. Angelakos really played fast and loose with the syllables on this album, so a contraction like that is not out of place here :)
I agree with all the lyric changes that llscience and mikec make except for the last couple lines:
Lyrics in the wiki right now: "'Cause how you keep on living when you're always 'bout a million down"
Basic lyrics you guys are suggesting: "It's hard to keep on living when your heart weighs but a million pounds"
My proposal: "['Cause] it's hard to keep on living when you're always 'bout a million down"
My justification:
SO much of this album is about money (especially "Take a Walk," of course). In this line he's saying you can't create that financial number you think will make you whole and live your whole life trying to obtain it, it'll just be a burden. Instead just try to be happy. I think it makes more sense when paired with the previous line, which I think is correct in the wiki as "Never did I ever think I'd buy up all the things I've found."
Or, I'm completely wrong about all of that. If I am, I still disagree that he's saying "but a million pounds." That doesn't make sense. "But" is used to imply something is not as large as it could be. I think "weighs 'bout a million pounds" makes more sense. Angelakos really played fast and loose with the syllables on this album, so a contraction like that is not out of place here :)
Sorry, I screwed that up. The wiki currently says: "'Cause how you keep on living when you're always but a million down"
Sorry, I screwed that up. The wiki currently says: "'Cause how you keep on living when you're always but a million down"
@Dignan17 agree
@Dignan17 agree