| Tom Waits – All the World Is Green Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This is one of my absolute favourites! It came on while i was watching a movie with my boyfriend and my jaw just dropped. I think it is about a man who was is deeply in love with a lover he has wronged and is trying to explain to her how much he is sorry and how much he loves her. |
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| Tom Waits – Crossroads Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The song itself is written about a German folktale called Der Freischütz. "Wilhelm, a file clerk, falls in love with a huntsman's daughter. In order to marry, Wilhelm must prove his worth as a hunter and gain her father's approval, but, as "a man of pen and ink", his shot is lousy and his hopes of marriage worsen. That is until he is offered magic bullets by the devil, Pegleg - who assures him that his bullets will always have a sure shot. However, Pegleg stipulates that, while most of the bullets will hit anything Wilhelm pleases, one of the bullets is under Pegleg's control. Foolish, naive, and overrun with desperate hope, Wilhelm accepts the Faustian pact. On the day of Wilhelm's wedding, the final bullet strikes his beloved dead. He then goes mad, and joins the previous victims of Satan's cunning in the Devil's carnival." Great song, Waits' voice is perfect for it's story. One of my favourites. |
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