Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Send in the builders of the bridge
it's time to tear their tressles down
did you pay them all handsomely?
yes, we paid them what they're worth.
now i'm not one to socialize
with those among the working class
could you tell them what i've said to you?
i can't show my face around here.
let it all burn
drawl the curtains down
let it all burn
drawl the curtains now
does your father know the state we're in?
that if he dies, i will be king
it's happening so fast
i could use a glass of water
i've never had to use a gun
i've never had to do too much
locked away in towers
away from all your dirt
let it all burn
drawl the curtains down
let it all burn
drawl the curtains now
let it all burn
drawl the curtains down
let it all burn
drawl the curtains
it's time to tear their tressles down
did you pay them all handsomely?
yes, we paid them what they're worth.
now i'm not one to socialize
with those among the working class
could you tell them what i've said to you?
i can't show my face around here.
let it all burn
drawl the curtains down
let it all burn
drawl the curtains now
does your father know the state we're in?
that if he dies, i will be king
it's happening so fast
i could use a glass of water
i've never had to use a gun
i've never had to do too much
locked away in towers
away from all your dirt
let it all burn
drawl the curtains down
let it all burn
drawl the curtains now
let it all burn
drawl the curtains down
let it all burn
drawl the curtains
Lyrics submitted by greenpurse
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Great song.
I would love to know more about what it actually means/ how it came about. So many songs are not about what they seem to be. To start us off I imagine it regards a self reflective person that is quite rich. He knows that he has no particular virtue that sets him apart morally from the working classes, opposing the stereotypical rich persons attitude.. He 'pays the builders what their worth' i.e. he does not look down on them. He is aware of his shortcomings... He has not had to make moral sacrifices to keep himself going... 'Never had to use a gun'... Beaten up a bully or whatever that could mean metaphorically..
In a sense he values the working class and resents himself slightly. He has 'never had to use a gun' yet, when his girlfriends father dies he will inherit massively. 'Locked away from all your dirt'. I.e. no real experience of the world. He is powerless to change his situation and does not think he is suited to having all the power he will soon have.
Unbunny is an incredibly insightful band in my opinion. It seems to me there is a middle class guilt that often manifests itself in strange ways, that I myself have felt even though, I am not really middle class by local standards I live in a rich area and am sheltered from the effects of poverty in the rest of my country. Far better than another love song.