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I'm counting back
The number of the steps
It took for me to get
Back on the wagon of the weekend
I'll use the autotimer to prove that
I got home with my imagination
If they find the body in the basement
"In the very house that she was raised in!"
I'm taking down
The number of the Times
So when we get the sign
From god I'll be the first to call them
I'm taking back the number of the beast
Cause 6 is not a pretty number
8 or 3 are definitely better
A is for the address on the letter
To my alcoholic friends
I'm trying hard
Not to be ashamed
Not to know the name
Of who is waking up beside me
Or the date, the season or the city
But at least the ceilings very pretty
And if you are holding it against me
I'll be on my best behavior
Taking shots for mother nature
Once my fist is in the cupboard
Love is never falling over
Should I choose a noble occupation
If I did I'd only show up late and
Sick and they would stare at me with hatred
Plus my only natural talent's wasted on my alcoholic friends
My alcoholic friends
The number of the steps
It took for me to get
Back on the wagon of the weekend
I'll use the autotimer to prove that
I got home with my imagination
If they find the body in the basement
"In the very house that she was raised in!"
I'm taking down
The number of the Times
So when we get the sign
From god I'll be the first to call them
I'm taking back the number of the beast
Cause 6 is not a pretty number
8 or 3 are definitely better
A is for the address on the letter
To my alcoholic friends
I'm trying hard
Not to be ashamed
Not to know the name
Of who is waking up beside me
Or the date, the season or the city
But at least the ceilings very pretty
And if you are holding it against me
I'll be on my best behavior
Taking shots for mother nature
Once my fist is in the cupboard
Love is never falling over
Should I choose a noble occupation
If I did I'd only show up late and
Sick and they would stare at me with hatred
Plus my only natural talent's wasted on my alcoholic friends
My alcoholic friends
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"i'm trying hard, not to be ashamed, not to know the name, of who is waking up beside me..."
She's trying to accept that this lifestyle is okay, and it is nothing to be ashamed of.
I think it's basically what it says on the cover: It's about people who drink a lot of alcahol.
Even though she seems in with the group though, it seems like she's distanced, so SHE'S not the alcaholic, THEY are.
i love the song ^^
I think it's basically what it says on the cover: It's about people who drink a lot of alcahol.
Even though she seems in with the group though, it seems like she's distanced, so SHE'S not the alcaholic, THEY are.
i love the song ^^
To me this song is all about alcohlism, what it does to them and why they do it. "If they find body in the basement, the very house that she was raised in.". To me says something about a traumatic experience as a child.
Shes taking back the number of the beast because its not a pretty number? She is obviously very down about herself, and then relating it to alcohol again at the end of the stanza is obvious. To me the alcoholic friends are the bottles of alcohol (duhh lol)
The lines... "I'm trying hard not to be ashamed
Not to know the name of who is waking up beside me
Or the date, the season, or the city
But at least the ceiling's very pretty
And if you are holding it against me"
Im not sure if shes actually in a relationship with person next to her or if its a one night stand sort of thing. Seems like the first one to me.
"Once my fist is in the cupboard
Love is never falling over"
I think shes saying that drinking makes everything better for her.
Yadda yadda, the last lines are all about the hangover and impacting her work. A "Noble occupation" makes me think a proper job like in an office or something starting work at early hours.
Its an awesome song. :P
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Okay sorry, anyways....the problem with many Dresden Dolls songs, is that she [amanda] is very unclear about the meanings, and she doesn't reveal them either, because that "takes the fun out of it".
So yea.
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Okay sorry, anyways....the problem with many Dresden Dolls songs, is that she [amanda] is very unclear about the meanings, and she doesn't reveal them either, because that "takes the fun out of it".
So yea.
The "I'm trying hard not to be ashamed, not to know the name of who is waking up beside me." Is about getting drunk and sleeping with some random person, so now she woke up in that guy's bed the next day.
What I want to know is what "Once my fist is in the cupboard, love is never falling over." is about.
Perhaps this means its an achievement to not fall over in her drunken state? She loves not falling over...well, who does love falling over when drunk i spose...