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The motorway won't take a horse
The wanderer has found a course to follow
The traveller unpacked his bags for the last time
The troubadour cut off his hand and now he wants mine
Oh no, not me.
The circus girl fell off her horse and now she's paralysed
The hitchiker was bound and gagged, raped on the roadside
The libertine is locked in jail
The pirate sunk and broke his sail
But I still have to go
I've got to go, so here i go
I'm going to run the risk of being free
The magicians secrets all revealed
And the preachers lies are all concealed
And all our heroes lack any conviction
They shout through the bars of cliche and addiction
So i've got to go
I've got to go, so here i go
I'm going to run the risk of being free
And in this drought of truth and invention
Whoever shouts the loudest gets the most attention
So we pass the mic and they've got nothing to say except:
"Bow down, bow down, bow down to your god"
Then we hit the floor
And make ourselves and idol to bow before,
Well i can't
And i won't
Bow down
Anymore.
No more
The wanderer has found a course to follow
The traveller unpacked his bags for the last time
The troubadour cut off his hand and now he wants mine
Oh no, not me.
The circus girl fell off her horse and now she's paralysed
The hitchiker was bound and gagged, raped on the roadside
The libertine is locked in jail
The pirate sunk and broke his sail
But I still have to go
I've got to go, so here i go
I'm going to run the risk of being free
The magicians secrets all revealed
And the preachers lies are all concealed
And all our heroes lack any conviction
They shout through the bars of cliche and addiction
So i've got to go
I've got to go, so here i go
I'm going to run the risk of being free
And in this drought of truth and invention
Whoever shouts the loudest gets the most attention
So we pass the mic and they've got nothing to say except:
"Bow down, bow down, bow down to your god"
Then we hit the floor
And make ourselves and idol to bow before,
Well i can't
And i won't
Bow down
Anymore.
No more
Lyrics submitted by neptunes666
Track duration: 04:23
"The Libertine" as written by Patrick Wolf
Lyrics © CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP
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The magicians secrets all revealed.
And the preachers lies are all concealed.
And all our heroes lack any conviction.
They shout through the bars of cliche and addiction
Then, at the end, we are told to make ourselves an idol to bow before, so we can start the whole process again. But the persona refuses to do this, instead choosing to be free of society's expectations.
... Or irony.
Either one works...
junky indie chap does the reference justice. It's definition is 'free from all restraint' which is sort
of beautiful and wild, no niceties. Also means 'a person freed from slavery in ancient Rome'.
Anyway, I think the song is more broad in its 'meaning'. All these people have had adventurous and
extraordinary phases in their lives, and it has ended. They got tired, or just unable to carry on like
it. Or having that kind of life just finished them off. But he's saying thats not a reason to not
try for this freedom. It is worth the danger and the risk to really live.
It can also be seen as the pattern of a life. About growing up and leaving where you know is safe. About
exploring and embracing youth. Yes, you might get old and be unable to do it anymore, but thats no reason to play safe!
Liberating, eh?
yeah i also thought it was about pete doherty :)
but i guess not. xD
this song and bluebells are both so dark and kind of creepy, and then you listen to the magic position and you're like WHAT
good good good song
Anyway, love this song! :D
Anyway, love this song! :D