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"Wow!" said the broken Californian down
On the beach that used to be by the beach
Town hasn't moved but it's getting closer, losing ground
Making better views and close relaxing sounds
Ground sure don't like the way it's treated so now
It's moving back to the sea
Plan to hitch a ride with the river
'cause deep down plumbing life is too cramped for me
I got wood legs and bow legs and no legs at all
Damn! Would you take a collect call?
Oh no, I don't understand
I got poor eyes and sore eyes and no eyes at all
Damn! Would you take the fall?
Oh no, I don't like this plan
It was a staple of brass tacks and waxed backs
A message left on the forehead of God
Sent sealed and signed by the saints who sang this song, this song
...This song:
"We're going union like they say
We'll buy the congregation
Then one day, you'll find us sitting
In your chair with big ideas of stocks and shares"
On the beach that used to be by the beach
Town hasn't moved but it's getting closer, losing ground
Making better views and close relaxing sounds
Ground sure don't like the way it's treated so now
It's moving back to the sea
Plan to hitch a ride with the river
'cause deep down plumbing life is too cramped for me
I got wood legs and bow legs and no legs at all
Damn! Would you take a collect call?
Oh no, I don't understand
I got poor eyes and sore eyes and no eyes at all
Damn! Would you take the fall?
Oh no, I don't like this plan
It was a staple of brass tacks and waxed backs
A message left on the forehead of God
Sent sealed and signed by the saints who sang this song, this song
...This song:
"We're going union like they say
We'll buy the congregation
Then one day, you'll find us sitting
In your chair with big ideas of stocks and shares"
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then it eventually leads to erosion of all things "poor eyes, sore eyes, no eyes".
this erosion, has no limits; the desrtuction of morals through religion("a message left on the forehead of god"- a message so decieving to the original purpose, that these "saints" had to hide it from god himself), and destruction of the unions under capitalism "we're going union...big ideas of stocks and shares."
the song kind of has the same theme as THE FRUIT THAT ATE ITSELF.. how things go too far, and get to the point where they defeat their own purpose. ("like teaching the fruit to eat itself" or "teaching the mirror to admire itself")
its a beautiful and amazing song, really.
can't wait for jesus to return!
this song, in my very humble opinion, is about how we are constantly struggling to not get wet sand between our toes (metaphorically, sometimes), but we do anyway and that is okay, because jesus loves all of his children and takes care of them no matter what happens. that's why he's jesus, duh.
can't wait for the new album!!