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well the witches stare with their limbs akimbo
silhouettes of statues up in the window
call me to come here with a crooked crescendo
but i don't
devotees dance among the fancy minds on the promenade
into a tabernacle on the lawn
but i don't follow
because she's mine, she's mine, she's mine, all mine
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
midnight moved across the people's park
and i fled the fire like a spinning spark
up on to a porch in the dark
she was waiting right there for me
she knows that my hands are empty
as i go past the mothers of envy
and i don't have to fumble in the dark for my keys
i believe she's mine, she's mine, she's mine, all mine
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
the pupils gather in the yard
around the pulpit made of cards
and waited for their leader's words
but his words didn't make much sense
his mouth spat out a fist of daggers
and his tongue swirled in a southern swagger
and i looked at all the people gathered
but they were all in a trance
and she's mine, she's mine, she's mine, all mine
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
i was thrown before the court of canes
tossed my soul to the furnace flames
where all my heros had been slain, exiled, or put in prison
because they rose above the mess
and because their power posed a threat
and because they spoke of something else
when everybody else didn't
the music fills the space between
the deities and the prophecies
of our bodies pressed endlessly
silent in the sand
she looks at me so fearlessly
and i take it all too seriously
but it all becomes so clear to me
and makes me understand
that she's mine, she's mine, she's mine, all mine
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
yeah she's mine, all mine, all mine, all mine
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
yeah she's mine
silhouettes of statues up in the window
call me to come here with a crooked crescendo
but i don't
devotees dance among the fancy minds on the promenade
into a tabernacle on the lawn
but i don't follow
because she's mine, she's mine, she's mine, all mine
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
midnight moved across the people's park
and i fled the fire like a spinning spark
up on to a porch in the dark
she was waiting right there for me
she knows that my hands are empty
as i go past the mothers of envy
and i don't have to fumble in the dark for my keys
i believe she's mine, she's mine, she's mine, all mine
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
the pupils gather in the yard
around the pulpit made of cards
and waited for their leader's words
but his words didn't make much sense
his mouth spat out a fist of daggers
and his tongue swirled in a southern swagger
and i looked at all the people gathered
but they were all in a trance
and she's mine, she's mine, she's mine, all mine
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
i was thrown before the court of canes
tossed my soul to the furnace flames
where all my heros had been slain, exiled, or put in prison
because they rose above the mess
and because their power posed a threat
and because they spoke of something else
when everybody else didn't
the music fills the space between
the deities and the prophecies
of our bodies pressed endlessly
silent in the sand
she looks at me so fearlessly
and i take it all too seriously
but it all becomes so clear to me
and makes me understand
that she's mine, she's mine, she's mine, all mine
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
yeah she's mine, all mine, all mine, all mine
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
yeah she's mine, mine, mine, mmm
yeah she's mine
Lyrics submitted by LvBonn
Track duration: 04:32
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she's mine all mine imply in the context of the song. I understand most of the versus but I can't quite add she's mine part to it.
first off, the "gwb bashing" is not necessarily bashing gwb, depending on the view point one takes. it could also refer to the evangelical south, a movement of revivalism that makes no rational sense whatsoever. now, likely, it is a reference to gwb if the song is not founded in actual happenings in his life--since brett is undeniably politically charged and clearly leftist--but it could also be that he actually bumped into a sidewalk preacher or a southern evangelical around whom many sympathizers were gathered. it sorta depends on whether you think he was inspired by something he actually or saw or something he just knows about.
in response to graham, i sure as hell hope that the "she" is not literally a girl, because if it is then this song would be possibly my least favorite song on my ipod. it would make no sense at all, jumping from politically charged verses to a sweet, loving chorus. that said, i wouldn't put it past him, because i personally don't think brett's that good of a "poet" as someone mentioned. i think most political songs are pretty naive, whether they're leftist or conservative (perhaps especially the conservative ones, because as an idea conservatism makes no sense anyway unless we allow for evangelism).
but i personally find this song to be too jumpy and his voice too preachy to dive into this song as others. i agree with a lot of his political IDEAS, but many of the ways in which he portrays the ideas are naive (in his songs in general). one of the fundamental flaws of modern leftist world view is that everything is subject to will power and nothing more--perhaps attributable to the therein fatally flawed Marxist writings. biologically, genetically, we are geared toward certain directions. "stubbornness" comes much more naturally to some over others, and generally, writing songs like this does more to polarize the two opposing camps and push people to their respective extremes. when i hear a christian song, for instance, i am not in any way more receptive to the idea, but instead made more hostile through frustration. the same applies here. which is why, as a rule of thumb, i try to avoid political songs, especially this one, since it's so jumpy.
contrast this song with "ain't no reason," a pessimistic, frustrated world view that does not necessarily imply that democrats are good and republicans are bad, but instead looks at everyone and says, damn we're fucked up. there's a reason that's my favorite song of his.
The rest - I believe - is about anything that has lies and degrading layers of bull-lonie thrown on it as to distort. Mostly religion and leadership, and even common sense and reasoning.
What is a court? a place where something is judged, a place where truths come out, an event is judged
canes could be short for hurricanes, and seeing how the rest of the song bashes on bush, the line is probably talking about the bad circumstances of katrina
in essence, i saw the truth of how apathetic our government can be during katrina and it broke my heart
-let me know your thoughts