Lyrics for The Fallen as interpreted by pumkinhed

The Fallen Lyrics
Some say you're trouble, boy
Just because you like to destroy
All the things that bring the idiots joy
Well, what's wrong with a little destruction?

And the Kunst won't talk to you
Because you kissed St Rollox Adieu
Because you robbed a supermarket or two
Well, who gives a damn about the prophets of Tesco?

Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
Turn the rich into wine
Walk on the mean
For the fallen walk among us
Walk among us
Never judge us
Yeah we're all...

Up now and get 'em, boy
Up now and get 'em, boy
Drink to the devil and death at the doctors

Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
Five thousand users fed today
As you feed us
Won't you lead us
To be blessed

So we stole and drank Champagne
On the seventh seal you said you never feel pain
"I never feel pain, won't you hit me again?"
"I need a bit of black and blue to be a rotation"

In my blood I feel the bubbles burst
There was a flash of fist, an eyebrow burst
You've a lazy laugh and a red white shirt
I fell to the floor fainting at the sight of blood

Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
Turn the rich into wine
Walk on the mean
Be they Magdalene or virgin you've already been
You've already been and we've already seen
That the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us
Never judge us to be blessed

So I'm sorry if I ever resisted
I never had a doubt you ever existed
I only have a problem when people insist on
Taking their hate and placing it on your name

Some say you're trouble, boy
Just because you like to destroy
You are the word, the word is 'destroy'
I break this bottle and think of you fondly

Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
To the whore in a hostel
Or the scum of a scheme
Turn the rich into wine
Walk on the mean
It's not a jag in the arm
It's a nail in the beam
On this barren Earth
You scatter your seed
Be they Magdalene or virgin
You've already been
Yeah, you've already been
We've already seen
That the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us
If you judge us
We're all damned


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pumkinhed
10-04-2005

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Now you would think that looking at the title alone, that our favorite Scots had gone all Evanescence on us. Fear not. Oh and these are probably their best lyrics that I've heard.

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CrashBangOuch
10-04-2005

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One of my favourite songs on the new album.

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Unready
10-05-2005

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look through this and count biblical refrences
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St Rollox Adieu
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Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
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Five thousand users fed today
As you feed us
Won't you lead us
To be blessed
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Be they Magdalene or virgin you've already been
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theres all this biblical references, but then theres so much sin: Drink to the Devil, etc

and near the end, a sort of admittal of sins:

So I'm sorry if I ever resisted
I never had a doubt you ever existed
I only have a problem when people insist on
Taking their hate and placing it on your name


and at the very end:

Walk among us
If you judge us
We're all damned

christ coming back to earth at the end of the age to judge us.

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Thunderbolt
10-12-2005

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I wonder if this is a rant against conservative Christians who are discriminatory.

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bkat004
10-12-2005

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Quite political - it seems all bands today, even these funky Scots, are insuating something about Dubya Bush.

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sandiman
10-14-2005

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well on the Culture Show earlier this month they said it was about the extrordianry in everyday life, people whoa re down and at the fringes of society still doing amazing things and its a tribute to them. As for Christian Conservatism, I'm not convinced, the UK doesnt really have a big Christian Right Wing movement so im not sure how much of an influence it has.

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saveourcity
10-20-2005

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It's about a mate of theirs who was a bit different, someone who was very honest with themselves, and virtuous, yet he wasn't accepted by the mainstream because he was rebellious etc.

St. Rollox is a retail park in Glasgow, where a Tesco is. Obviously their mate robbed it now and again.

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Em of Argyll
10-23-2005

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definitely their deepest song. very awesome.

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milky
10-29-2005

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I heard that it was about a friend of theirs; them imagining him coming back as the reincarnation of Christ and what he would do etc.

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sunshine112
11-08-2005

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This was originally called Robert Anderson is christ. One of their friends was snubbed by his friends after "an incident"(presumably stealing) and it's about him coming back as christ and getting his own back.

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glasweeegian
12-08-2005

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It's about a friend of theirs who was a bit of an outsider. Like soc said, St Rollox has a Tesco and this guy must have stolen from it every now and then.

Anyway, I absolutely love this song, it's definately one of the best I've ever heard.

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Basestar2020
12-20-2005

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What is the Kunst?

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teh_noob_abusa
12-21-2005

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Probably one of the best songs on the album!

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BoTkIn
12-21-2005

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Yeah, I'm with Basestar2020. What is the Kunst?

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BoTkIn
12-21-2005

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Yeah, I'm with Basestar2020. What is the Kunst?

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Basestar2020
12-22-2005

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BoTkln, I looked on one fansite and the Kunst are supposedly art snoobs and a lay on the c word

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Rakastaa
12-22-2005

Rated -2 
ok i hated Franz Ferdinand and this song sux. it makes no damn sense. their just really annoying
~Morgan

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Dont
12-30-2005

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But why Christ?

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Dont
12-30-2005

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But why Christ?

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robbro7
12-31-2005

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Alex Kapranos lyrics are coming on leaps and bounds.

This song is superb.

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rhons
01-18-2006

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This song is so awesome. I'm fairlly certain its about sort ofr a situation if Christ were here to day and how he would shake up the establishment. Its told from the perspective of some else though, a follower and believer. I think it can be summed up with the lyrics " Whats wrong with a little destruction." That society has slipped farther and farther into a system that is "sinful" or just plain bad.

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BLAHness90
01-31-2006

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Their best song...It's so addictive that it's disgusting...Well, not really disgusting, but ya get where i'm aiming at.

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jonnyp54
02-18-2006

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Such a safe song i love it so much. Yeh this whole album is a tribute to how mature their songwriting abilities have become. Also this has to be the best start to an album ive heard for a long time. Stroke's (who i saw yday :-S they were allrite) rivalled it with theirs but its not as good

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yay 4 molly
02-18-2006

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i think it is about a morden time jesus

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J06
03-06-2006

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"So I'm sorry if I ever resisted
I never had a doubt you ever existed
I only have a problem when people insist on
Taking their hate and placing it on your name"

I think the whole song is about those ultra religious people that use the name of god to commit awful crimes, discrimination and even bomb some countries.

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