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You take your clothes off right after school
The tea is on, the flame is blue
And you hope it won't take all afternoon
The TV's waiting to talk to you
It's your naked body on white velour
But there's no feeling, just weight on you
But you get nauseous now, as he speaks to you
Such proper language for acts so cruel
He says, "We all follow the rules
We can't very well go and break them now, can we
For you, for you, for you?
Your older sisters, I had them too
But you're my favorite, you know it's true
You look like your mother, in that thin disguise
Your parting mouth, your shining eyes
And the way that you hate me, and the length of your hair
It's the reason I made you, it's the bond that we share
You see, we're all trying to endure
You could easily go and make your own life somewhere
Couldn't you? Couldn't you? Couldn't you?
Couldn't you? Couldn't you? Couldn't you?
Couldn't you?"
With the sun you rise
But you keep your eyes shut
The alarm clock lies
Get to school on time
Where you're a bag of warm fluid
Where you're the corpse in the class
You walk so near to the lockers
You lay so low in the grass
"Did you get that coat from the principal?
Did you get that bruise on the bus?
You should wash your hair more
You should look more like us"
But I saw you walking once, under powder blue skies
You looked cold still, your collar was high
And I tried to talk to you, but you walked right by
I don't know which I said then, hello or goodbye
But we're all trying to be pure
But it isn't a very easy thing now, is it
To do? To do? To do?
To do? To do?
Isn't it, isn't it, isn't it, isn't it
Isn't it, isn't it, isn't it, isn't it?
The tea is on, the flame is blue
And you hope it won't take all afternoon
The TV's waiting to talk to you
It's your naked body on white velour
But there's no feeling, just weight on you
But you get nauseous now, as he speaks to you
Such proper language for acts so cruel
He says, "We all follow the rules
We can't very well go and break them now, can we
For you, for you, for you?
Your older sisters, I had them too
But you're my favorite, you know it's true
You look like your mother, in that thin disguise
Your parting mouth, your shining eyes
And the way that you hate me, and the length of your hair
It's the reason I made you, it's the bond that we share
You see, we're all trying to endure
You could easily go and make your own life somewhere
Couldn't you? Couldn't you? Couldn't you?
Couldn't you? Couldn't you? Couldn't you?
Couldn't you?"
With the sun you rise
But you keep your eyes shut
The alarm clock lies
Get to school on time
Where you're a bag of warm fluid
Where you're the corpse in the class
You walk so near to the lockers
You lay so low in the grass
"Did you get that coat from the principal?
Did you get that bruise on the bus?
You should wash your hair more
You should look more like us"
But I saw you walking once, under powder blue skies
You looked cold still, your collar was high
And I tried to talk to you, but you walked right by
I don't know which I said then, hello or goodbye
But we're all trying to be pure
But it isn't a very easy thing now, is it
To do? To do? To do?
To do? To do?
Isn't it, isn't it, isn't it, isn't it
Isn't it, isn't it, isn't it, isn't it?
Lyrics submitted by PLANES, edited by brooch184, Woot100, Mellow_Harsher
Track duration: 05:25
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The first time I listened to this song, I didn't quite listen to the lyrics but it sounded amazing so I looked up the lyrics...... and this is what its about. Scary.
I don't think its told entirely in first person, at least in my opinion. I've been picking up the first and second viewpoint and various points in the song so I don't know about that one.
All in all, a genius work of art.
"I saw you walking once under powder blue skies
You looked cold still, your >color< was high"
It shouldn't be "color" it's "collar."
It sounds like this Amy girl was someone Conor went to school with. It doesn't seem like he was very close to this girl. Either way, the way Conor tells stories is incredible. I don't think I'll ever stop believing that. This song will never stop haunting me.
sorry for my english :3
You looked cold still, your color was high
beautiful. i can relate to this song.
The above line is my favourite. It's just the way he says 'speaks' with so much venom as if the word has so much hidden horror and intent. Speaking is innocent but here the word 'speaks' might as well be 'murders' .. etc..