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There's a time
And a place,
This is neither the time nor the place.
"Where do i fit in, in this jigsaw of a relationship?!?" Why should I play the fall guy to your love? I keep getting snubbed...
What dumb luck, what dumb luck."
"So rub it in... with your dumb lyrics. Yeah, that's the time and place to wring out your bullshit. And each album I'll get shit on a little more, "Whose Tim's latest whore?"
Now, that's not fair - no, that's just obscene.
I'll stop speaking for you if you stop speaking for me.
I'm writing songs to entertain,
but these people... they just want pain.
They want to hear my deepest sins
The songs from the ugly organ.
And what comes out is a horrible mess,
Songs I can't forget
What's been said and this guilt I can't shed.
It still rings in my ears - oh get out the butchers knife.
The organ's playing my song,
But the song's gone on too long.
What a day to sever such ugly extremities.
"What a lovely day." says the butcher
As he raises his arm.
And a place,
This is neither the time nor the place.
"Where do i fit in, in this jigsaw of a relationship?!?" Why should I play the fall guy to your love? I keep getting snubbed...
What dumb luck, what dumb luck."
"So rub it in... with your dumb lyrics. Yeah, that's the time and place to wring out your bullshit. And each album I'll get shit on a little more, "Whose Tim's latest whore?"
Now, that's not fair - no, that's just obscene.
I'll stop speaking for you if you stop speaking for me.
I'm writing songs to entertain,
but these people... they just want pain.
They want to hear my deepest sins
The songs from the ugly organ.
And what comes out is a horrible mess,
Songs I can't forget
What's been said and this guilt I can't shed.
It still rings in my ears - oh get out the butchers knife.
The organ's playing my song,
But the song's gone on too long.
What a day to sever such ugly extremities.
"What a lovely day." says the butcher
As he raises his arm.
Lyrics submitted by ruben, edited by bobyhopkns, Mellow_Harsher
Track duration: 03:31
"Butcher the Song" as written by Gretta Mindy Cohn, Tim Kasher, Matthew Ryan Maginn, Clint Frederick Schnase, Ted James Stevens
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Originally, I thought that Tim was in a relationship with someone else in a different band and *they* were the ones talking shit about him. Now, I see that it's the other way around and that this is probably a persona song (in a way). I also think that his lady friend thinks that he does this because he wants to, but this song is a response to that, saying that he has to.
In fact, it seems like *a lot* of Tim Kasher's music has to do with his infidelity destroying his relationships (Domestica, this album, Album of the Year by the Good Life, etc.)
"No, that's not fair.
No, that's just obscene."
the cello in this song is do damn striking.
and yes, if you don't own the album, buy it, now. it's a lot easier to understand and appreciate when you have the booklet.
i think BDPosseJon has a good idea of what he's talking about. "what a day to sever such ugly extremities" does seem rather like it's referring to his penis, but femmesofrussia, that's a really good point too, and both are probably right. the theme of "art is hard" definitely carries into the rest of the album (and seems to excuse some of it, too)--he does write about meaningless/ruined relationships, and that's really all the "fans" want to hear about, his pain. this song seems to deal with both themes.
but i guess it is sever :(
I like mine better
I believe this is a dialogue, with Tim and possibly his ex-wife. Tim starts off:
"there's a time and a place
this is neither the time nor place
where do i fit in
in this jig-saw of a relationship
why should i play the fall-guy to love
i keep getting snubbed
what dumb luck, what dumbe luck "
Then she responds with:
"so rub it in with your dumb lyrics
yeah that's the time and place
to wring out your bullshit
and each album i get shit on a little more
who's tim's latest whore? "
Then I belive when Tim talks about ugly extremities, I think he's tlaking about cutting off people who cause him this pain.
ugly organ being penis 1st then liberty taken to mean heart soul etc.