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Those with the golden axe have tried to tell me
What they say
That the bird in my chest was dead
But that's never, never, never
She ain't my thug no more, ain't no kind of killer
And she can break 'em off if she damn well please
Just as long as she brings it home to me
And it's still hot
Can you touch what I'm saying?
It's like, did Shuggie do it yet?
No, not yet, wait
Those with the golden axe have tried to tell me
Tell you what
That the sex in my walk was cotton soft
But that's never, never, never
With question marks in my eyes
And your strange name pressed to our lips
We arrived at number eleven
So charged and ready for slaveries
I won't take the stage straight, understand
Under capes with druggy cock dragons
I wanna put out so bad
But something bad says the kid's probably right
Are you deflating at the question?
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, okay
Now that the parachute has opened, well
Don't it make you feel good?
Now that the parachute has opened, well
Don't it make you feel good?
Be careful how you touch me
My body is an earthquake
Ready to receive you
My mind's making glaciers
Metals for my soldiers
Let's be like strangers
Touching for the first time
Skeletal lamping
The controller sphere
False priest
Skeletal lamping
The controller sphere
False priest
What they say
That the bird in my chest was dead
But that's never, never, never
She ain't my thug no more, ain't no kind of killer
And she can break 'em off if she damn well please
Just as long as she brings it home to me
And it's still hot
Can you touch what I'm saying?
It's like, did Shuggie do it yet?
No, not yet, wait
Those with the golden axe have tried to tell me
Tell you what
That the sex in my walk was cotton soft
But that's never, never, never
With question marks in my eyes
And your strange name pressed to our lips
We arrived at number eleven
So charged and ready for slaveries
I won't take the stage straight, understand
Under capes with druggy cock dragons
I wanna put out so bad
But something bad says the kid's probably right
Are you deflating at the question?
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know
I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, okay
Now that the parachute has opened, well
Don't it make you feel good?
Now that the parachute has opened, well
Don't it make you feel good?
Be careful how you touch me
My body is an earthquake
Ready to receive you
My mind's making glaciers
Metals for my soldiers
Let's be like strangers
Touching for the first time
Skeletal lamping
The controller sphere
False priest
Skeletal lamping
The controller sphere
False priest
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This song never ever fails to make me grin like a loon. It's so wonderfully mad.
'Now that the parachute has opened, well
Don't it make you feel good?
then it goes..
"Are you deflating? (huh?)
That's a question! (oh)
i dont know, i dont know.. (ok)"
Just saying. =P
I know that Kevin said somewhere one or twice that the new album would be called either The Controller Sphere or False Priest. I kind of think that he was planning to have two different albums (The Controller Sphere and then False Priest) but decided to skip TCS and move right in to False Priest. Maybe he wanted to end the band sooner? Because isn't this their last album? Aw I don't know, that's what I'm thinking.
Also, it should be noted that this song is not only a sad song, but also a somewhat empowering song. Because while he is being torn apart by Nina (and that is certainly nothing to be happy about), he also responds strongly and with conviction to her proddings with "Never, never, never!"
The significance of this line plays right into the overall analysis ciprianiii gave. The bird in Siddhartha's dream is in this reference (although unspoken) probably alluding to the past love between Nina and himself.
The bird in his chest (which is where Kevin picks up with the allusion) is his memory of this love, and is his guiding voice, the rope pulling him forward (although here in more of a romantic sense than spiritual). And although those with the golden axes (Nina) have tried to convince him that his soul, his ability to love, is dead, he exclaims that that will never happen. "Never, never, never!"
So, not really sure exactly how that relates to the song as a whole, but i love Barnes's literary references. Anybody wanna guess at the larger significance?
"are you deflating? That's a question!"
I kinda liked my interpretation better for some reason
it seems this is about the transformation of Georgie Fruit (parachute has opened)
ciprianiii could be right, but I have really no clue.
legitemate.