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No Language In Our Lungs Lyrics
There is no language in our lungs
to tell the world just how we feel
no bridge of thought
no mental link
no letting out just what you think
there is no language in our lungs
there is no muscle in our tongues
to tell the world what's in our hearts
no we're leaving nothing
just chiselled stones
no chance to speak before we're bones
there is no muscle in our tongues
I thought I had the whole world in my mouth
I thought I could say what I wanted to say
For a second that thought became a sword in my hand
I could slay any problem that would stand in my way
I felt just like a crusader
Lionheart, a Holy Land invader
but nobody can say what they really mean to say and
the impotency of speech came up and hit me that day and
I would have made this instrumental
but the words got in the way
there is no language in our...
there is no language in our lungs
to tell the world what's in our hearts
no we're leaving nothing behind
just chiselled stones
no chance to speak before we're bones
there is no language in our lungs.
i don't really know about this one
I love this song. As cliche as it sounds, I really identify with it. I've often had that infuriating feeling that I can't express in words what I want to say. Not to mention it's a wonderful piece of music.
Yes! I have also felt both liberated and simultaneously limited by speech too.
I'm not sure (probably wrong) but I also got the impression that Andy was hinting at the trappings of the conventions of speech (in societal terms) as well in this song.
I don't know if this is about men specifically, or people in general, but I think it's about people bottling up their feelings.
Regardless, I think the line "I would have made this instrumental but the words got in the way" is genius.