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Five on fire
Raise the bar
We multiply
All the fault you call
Has taken its toll
I jump out the window
(Yea) both eyes open wide
More frequently excuses blowing this place apart
Both repeat when he gets back
I was chasing suns across the circular path
(Take me free, I'm with you, take the pieces)
This is how I feel when I'm all alone
(Talking boy, I'm the voice that won't remind anyone)
Multiply,
(Yea) both eyes open wide
More faking excuses blowing this place apart
Both repeat when he gets back
(Yea) both eyes open wide
More faking excuses blowing this place apart
Both repeat when he gets back
Raise the bar
We multiply
All the fault you call
Has taken its toll
I jump out the window
(Yea) both eyes open wide
More frequently excuses blowing this place apart
Both repeat when he gets back
I was chasing suns across the circular path
(Take me free, I'm with you, take the pieces)
This is how I feel when I'm all alone
(Talking boy, I'm the voice that won't remind anyone)
Multiply,
(Yea) both eyes open wide
More faking excuses blowing this place apart
Both repeat when he gets back
(Yea) both eyes open wide
More faking excuses blowing this place apart
Both repeat when he gets back
Lyrics submitted by livedb4idied
Track duration: 05:11
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According to the wiki article for this album, in the album's story, a captain's sons mutiny against him while they are carrying cargo that is fighting animals.
Using that knowledge, I think, in the song, after the captain jumps off the ship, his sons proceed to fight, like the animals below deck, over who should have authority, but the argument is futile, as each son wants the title of captain for himself. The captain was also tired of fending off his sons, so he jumped off to "join" the sun.
there are different published recordings of these?
I have no idea
this song, as well as the entire album, was all improvised. none of the band members were together to record it. rich balling just sent samples for people to record over. some of the band members never even met each other before the ocean and the sun.
so i wouldn't go so far as to say the lyrics are meaningless... but yeah their pretty much meaningless. which is why none of it makes sense and most of these lyrics are wrong. i'm sure some of what he says aren't even words.
but hey, it is fun to try and make it into words.
1) tiger and the duke demos
2) tiger and the duke
3) tiger and the duke [re-issue]
4) we must become the change we want to see [live dvd]
-(3) is the only one without craig owens. it has matt kelly instead.
-the only difference between (1) and (2) is an extra lyric by anthony green before "five on fire".
-(4) is, of course, live with vocals by anthony green and craig owens.
-on (4) anthony green switches up the lyrics a little. for example, he begins with "raise the bar, raise the bar" instead of "five on fire, raise the bar".
so before you guys insult each other over who sings what, recognize that you might have a different version of the song than whoever you're arguing with.
i also believe that, in every version, the third line, "we multiply" is actually "grace glorified".
i am referencing the re-recorded version here.