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You are made of sugar
Milk and molasses
So little darlin' will attract all the bees
You are the gazer
You are the attraction
It takes a little vanity
To know what it means
I know it 'cause you wrote it down
A hundred times
But you say that you're doing just fine
Say there's something better
But today, there is a cold moon rising
And you wanted something better
But tonight, tonight, you're giving up
I asked a question
Give me an answer
You'll say the word
And I will disappear
You're running fast
But you can run faster
Heels to the dirt
Gonna make it clear
I know it 'cause you wrote it down
A hundred times
But you say that you're doing just fine
Say there's something better
But today, there is a cold moon rising
And you wanted something better
But tonight, you know you'll never find it
Say there's something better
But today, there is a cold moon rising
And you wanted something better
But tonight, tonight, you're given darkness
You can hear me
I will try to draw you near me
But in the morning
You will wake up alone
When your body breaks
Even the hummingbirds
Will feel the earthquake
You'll sing a song
Of your heart's complaint
Sing it loud, sing it clear
Oh, sing so I can hear you
Then sing it soft in my ear
Take it all or take half
Pull me down in the grass
I'll go anywhere with you
Say there's something better
You don't see it
You won't find it
Say there's something better
You can have it
But you won't get it
Say there's something better
But today, there is a cold moon rising
And you wanted something better
But tonight, you know you'll never find her
Say there's something better
You don't see it
You won't find it
Say there's something better
You can have it
But you won't get it
Milk and molasses
So little darlin' will attract all the bees
You are the gazer
You are the attraction
It takes a little vanity
To know what it means
I know it 'cause you wrote it down
A hundred times
But you say that you're doing just fine
Say there's something better
But today, there is a cold moon rising
And you wanted something better
But tonight, tonight, you're giving up
I asked a question
Give me an answer
You'll say the word
And I will disappear
You're running fast
But you can run faster
Heels to the dirt
Gonna make it clear
I know it 'cause you wrote it down
A hundred times
But you say that you're doing just fine
Say there's something better
But today, there is a cold moon rising
And you wanted something better
But tonight, you know you'll never find it
Say there's something better
But today, there is a cold moon rising
And you wanted something better
But tonight, tonight, you're given darkness
You can hear me
I will try to draw you near me
But in the morning
You will wake up alone
When your body breaks
Even the hummingbirds
Will feel the earthquake
You'll sing a song
Of your heart's complaint
Sing it loud, sing it clear
Oh, sing so I can hear you
Then sing it soft in my ear
Take it all or take half
Pull me down in the grass
I'll go anywhere with you
Say there's something better
You don't see it
You won't find it
Say there's something better
You can have it
But you won't get it
Say there's something better
But today, there is a cold moon rising
And you wanted something better
But tonight, you know you'll never find her
Say there's something better
You don't see it
You won't find it
Say there's something better
You can have it
But you won't get it
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Track duration: 03:50
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and amazingly sang.
the boy in the song doesn't seem to be sure about anything. he doesn't know how beautiful he is, he says that he is fine, but the narrator (who seems to know him better than he knows himself) doesn't believe him. he is in denial of how horrible his life is. he has become complacent. he has given up on trying to make things better, and seems to have forgotten that he ever dreamed of bigger things.
Say there's something better
But today, there is a cold moon rising
And you wanted something better
But tonight, tonight, you're giving up
the narrator is telling him to acknowledge his sadness and do something about it. she wants him to let it all out, feel the pain, and run from it. until he can do that, he will never see better options even if they are staring him in the face.
Milk and molasses
So little darlin' will attract all the bees
You are the gazer
You are the attraction
It takes a little vanity
To know what it means
I think that means that shes implying that someone is kinda sluttish?
You can hear me
I will try to draw you near me
But in the morning
You will wake up alone
When your body breaks
Even the hummingbirds
Will feel the earthquake
You'll sing a song
Of your heart's complaint
I think that could mean that someone was somehow seduced by the sluttish person, then "wakes up alone" because the person ditches him or her?
I dont know, but this is a great song and i luv this website!
The boy (presumable composed of sugar, milk, and molasses) is the gazer, the attraction- a wonderful, sweet human being, but the last line 'it takes a little vanity to know what it means' suggests that the boy does not know what it means and that he is not aware of who he is. The pre-chorus reveals that the narrator is familiar with him and that she knows that something is wrong though he denies it. It struck as him having depression perhaps... Or at least that he is holding in things and not seeing himself for what he is and that he dances around the subject by never giving her questions answers. But even though she hopes he wil start to feel better there is a cold moon rising. Especially because she refers to him as 'Darkness'... it suggests that he has a 'dark' side about him. In the second verse as well, it seems to allude to him trying to escape his problems or his life by running fast. But- because he could run fast, he is still acknowledging their presence and the fact that they could do something about it... But he just hasn't got the energy to carry on.
It becomes obvious that the girl is in love with this shadow of a boy, but he is blind to her love. She wants him to see her and realize her or to at the very least feel or hope for somethign better than what there is at that moment in time.
To me the part that says "I know it cause you wrote it down a hundred times, but just say that you're doing just fine" sounds like an argument
That's my take on it at least. Great song.