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Gila Lyrics
Man, you got a lot of jokes to tell
So you throw your baby's pennies down the well Give a little more than you like Pick apart the past, you're not going back Don't you waste your time No, oh, oh, oh Gila-a Gila-a-a-a-a Gila-a-a-a Sure, you've got a handle on the past It's why you keep your little lovers in your lap Give a little more than you like Pick apart the past, you're not going back So don't you waste your time No, oh, oh, oh Gila-a Gila-a-a-a-a Gila-a-a-a Hoping for the last ship to arrive I am blessed with a kingdom, half mine. Gila-a Gila-a-a-a-a Gila-a Gila-a-a-a-a Gila-a-a-a-a Gila-a-a |
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01-02-2008
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01-16-2008
So you throw your baby’s banners down the well
Give a little more than you like
Pick apart the past, you’re not going back
Don’t you waste your time
No, oh, oh, oh
Gila-a
Gila-a-a-a-a
Gila-a-a-a
Sure, you’ve got a handle on the past
It’s why you keep your little lovers in your lap
Give a little more than you like
Pick apart the past, you’re not going back
So don’t you waste your time
No, oh, oh, oh
Gila-a
Gila-a-a-a-a
Gila-a-a-a
Hoping for the last ship to arrive
I’ve been blessed with a kingdom, half-mine
Gila-a
Gila-a-a-a-a
Gila-a
Gila-a-a-a-a
Gila-a-a-a-a
Gila-a-a
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01-23-2008
12-21-2008
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01-23-2008
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02-14-2008
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02-26-2008
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02-26-2008
I take the song to be much more specific, rather than abstract or general.
"Man, you got a lot of jokes to tell /
So you throw your baby’s banners down the well"
In context with the other lines made me imagine a previous, yesteryear lover toying with the affection of the author while this lover is already taken from her physically or emotionally by others.
"Sure, you’ve got a handle on the past /
It’s why you keep your little lovers in your lap"
Support for the idea that it refers to a long time lover with his handle on the past, and that he has multiple lovers like him he plays with.
"Hoping for the last ship to arrive
I’ve been blessed with a kingdom, half-mine"
I took the kingdom to see his, or perhaps his emotions, half to her and half to someone else. The ship being her being the last "ship" to land in his kingdom.
Just a shot at it.
03-27-2009
He is an aging player. She wants to have a family with him, he does not wish to commit to such a "binding" situation - he is too busy socializing.
His socializing as a priority is reflected in, "Man you got a lot of jokes to tell, So, you throw your baby's banners down the well"(i.e. she is joking on his commitment to social engagement over what she deems as a more lasting "family" future they can have together)
His "handle on the past" is indirectly a statement of his fear of future commitment. Instead of progressing into life, this "he" chooses to rehash old behaviors as an avoidance tactic. "give a little more than you like" is a call to face his fear.
These "little lovers" are younger lovers. Because he is older now, and his social appeal is rapidly shrinking, this can't last. This character’s irreversible fall from social grace is reflected in the "pick apart the past, you're not going back" statement.
She cares for him. So she is asking him to stop wasting time on the past. She is waiting for the "last ship to come in" - which is the last young girl to have an interest in this aging individual. A "kingdom half-mine" means she is only a portion of his life until he himself realizes that the younger generation no longer sees him as a "cool guy".
Finally, Gila may be a river, but the Gila is also a lizard. She is pointing to his aging skin and obvious loss of physical youth.
Don't hurt a woman's feelings; they get pretty bitter about that kind of stuff
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02-27-2008
"So you throw your babies pennies down the well"
"It's why you keep your little lovers in your lap"
Could "Gila" be a reference to Gila Monsters (a fairly common North American poisonous lizard)?
Any other ideas on the meaning of the title and chorus word?
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02-27-2008
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03-18-2008
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05-13-2008
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06-05-2008
its a hebrew feminine name that means "extreme joy"
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11-17-2008
listen closely and I think you'll hear it. :) I never noticed this before.
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11-17-2008
"Hoping for the lashing to arrive, I've been blessed with a kingdom half mine."
I sort of think of divorce and the awarding of alimony as both "lashing" and "kingdom half mine" ;)
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01-03-2009
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01-16-2009
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07-31-2009
devotion?
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