Lyrics for White Blank Page as interpreted by rozelemarijn

White Blank Page Lyrics
Can you lie next to her
And give her your heart, your heart
As well as your body
And can you lie next to her
And confess your love, your love
As well as your folly
And can you kneel before the king
And say I知 clean, I知 clean

Chorus:
But tell me now, where was my fault
In loving you with all my heart
Oh tell me now, where was my fault
In loving you with all my heart

A white blank page and a swelling rage, rage
You did not think when you sent me to the grave, the grave
You desired my attention but denied my affections, my affections

Chorus

Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole lie
Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole lie


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Stephen_Bradley
09-15-2008

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I absolutly love this song so much it's such a great song, their set at glastonbury was incredible too.

Also it's 'in loving you with my whole heart'

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xapril_saddlex
10-05-2008

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I adore this song!

I'm sure what it's about but I could venture a guess. I thought that perhaps it was of a person who was willing to dedicate him/her self to a person that they loved but the latter did not share the same intentions. Maybe the other person only wanted a short-term relationship and hence broke the 'singer's' (or the persona in the song) heart.

I don't know, but I that's what I thought, not much depth but hey. The song is fantastic.

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Nobody-special
10-12-2008

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I think the singer in this was overly affectionate or moving things too quickly for the other person and so she broke him off ("Where was my fault in loving you with my whole heart"). Now she's with someone else and this is who is addressed in the first verse.

I might just think that though because something similar had just happenned to me the first time I heard this song. Several Mumford and Sons lyrics are creepily reflective of the goings on in my own life.

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Stephen_Bradley
02-20-2009

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In my opinion I completely disagree with the other comments, it seems to me that the song has religious contexts - can you kneel before the king and say "I'm clean".

It seems like a Christian is having a hard time with the whole no sex before marriage thing, the other comments make sense if the king line wasn't in the song.

Just an idea.

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liamo1981
10-08-2009

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I think the first verse the singer addressing a guy that is in a relationship with a girl that he is in love with and he is basically saying that he would love her more and treat her better than the boyfriend does. The boyfriend propbaly cheats on her hence "And can you kneel before the king And say I'm clean, I'm clean" which is a reference to god.

The girlfriend confides in him about how he treats her and/ or flirts with him so he thinks that she feels the same about him. He eventually comes on to her and she rejects him and and she denies that she ever gave him any signals, and basically blames him and makes him feel bad about coming on to her while she is in a relationship. Hence

"You desired my attention but denied my affections, my affections"

Not exactly sure what "Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole lie" means. i think it might mean that he wants her to be honest with him, and possibly herself, and not lead him on or make her mind up what she wants, because he still has a thing for her evan though she seems like an evil bitch!!
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"But tell me now, where was my fault In loving you with all my heart"

And the line "A white blank page and a swelling rage, rage" is either the singer wanting tp write her a letter about how he feels or this song bassically explaining how he feels.

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faithinthethief
10-20-2009

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i think he says
You did not think when you sent me to the BRINK, the BRINK

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binnie
12-04-2009

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"Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole liFe"

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maddymead
12-04-2009

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reminds me of a boy i liked who just wanted to be friends, 'you desired my attention but denied my affections'

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Niv
12-16-2009

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It's "In loving you with my whole heart"

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crawledoutofthesea
01-06-2010

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I think the meaning of the song is pretty clear, but it's made more complex by the way the song seems to be written for a woman to sing. Obviously though, Mr Mumford does a great job with it.

This is the song you would write when you realise the other person in a relationship doesn't actually care about you that much, and is moving on to someone they will take seriously.

"But tell me now, where was my fault
In loving you with all my heart"

Perfectly sums up the feelings of humiliation and confusion you experience when this happens to you. I say "when" not "if", since I think this particular experience happens to everyone sooner or later!

But in a way it's a very optimistic song. Although the singer has been cheated and left, they have retained their integrity.
I particularly like the line "Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole lie;"
(actually, I think that's meant to be "life") because it's saying that you were the one with noble intentions and feelings. It's saying you would commit your all for an honest lover.

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so...
01-24-2010

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Wow...I haven't commented in like 2 years I think...woah :S Anyway, I very recently discovered this band...thanks to my best friend :) Golly, I love them to the tiniest of bits and pieces :P and this is one of my favourite songs :)

I've always thought that this song is about unrequited love :) To me it's about a woman who's dating someone who's unfaithful hence the entire first verse "Can you lie next to her/And give her your heart/ As well as your body" etc...and the line "can you kneel before the King/And say I'm clean" is basically the singer asking if the boyfriend can really sink so low as to deny before the eyes of God that he's being unfaithful.

"But tell me now, where was my fault/In loving you with my whole heart" is about how the best friend loves her, and he doesn't understand why there'd be anything wrong with that.

"A white blank page and a swelling rage/You did not think when you sent me to the brink/You desrired my attention but denied my affections" Ok, I know that I could be really wrong here, but to me this line is refering to a suicide note...this woman has led him on to the point where he can't take it anymore because he loves her so much and she's just toying with his emotions...so he's decided to take his own life, hence the "You did not think when you sent me to the brink" part...and "A white blank page and a swelling rage" could be him wanting to write a suicide note, but he's unable to express his emotions in words...so rather than the page being filled with some sort of explanation...it's blank and all he's feeling is unexplainable rage...

"Lead me to the truth and I/Will follow you with my whole life" is pretty much suggesting that he wants to be with this woman, so long as she's honest with him. He's willing to give himself entirely to her, if she's willing to stop leading him on.

That's my take...I know I could be dead wrong...but everyone has their own take I guess :P

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"Lead me to the Truth and i will follow you with my whole life"- awesome line
referring to God once again if you ask me

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edd20
01-31-2010

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I think that "A white blank page and a swelling rage" is that his fiancee has not written any vows for their marriage as she does not love him which would explain "You desired my attention but denied my affections"

The first verse is explaining the sacrifices he has made for her but she has sned him "to the brink" though someone has wrongly put "grave" instad. Yeah and the chorus and the outro go along with it as well.

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illbillbobble86
02-03-2010

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I always thought this song was about a chick who is an obsessive and crazy fan of the singer. The fan has unrequited love for the singer but has been rejected. I think its similar to Eminems "Stan"

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silverraincoat
02-25-2010

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Personally, I think the song is about a man falling in love with his straight best friend who is also male. I think "Can you lie next to her And give her your heart, your heart As well as your body" refers to the friend and the friend's girlfriend. The man believes or hopes the friend loves him more than his girlfriend. He sings "And can you lie next to her And confess your love" because he thinks the friend doesn't love his girlfriend.
The man loves his friend: "But tell me now, where was my fault In loving you with my whole heart"
but the the friend just wants to stay friends: "You desired my attention but denied my affections, my affections"

Well, that's how i listen to it anyway. I think all interpretations are valid. Oh and i love mumford & sons :) hooked on them at the moment.

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FratellisLove
03-01-2010

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Whenever I listen to this song, I immediately think of Wuthering Heights. I don't think that's where they boys came up with the idea, but the lines But tell me now, where was my fault
In loving you with all my heart
just really makes me believe.

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burgundymike
03-05-2010

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The first 80% of this song is from the voice and perspective of Jesus.

The last lines are from a repentant man.

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itsbeautifulreally
03-13-2010

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"king" = god
"and say i'm clean" = grace
"sent me to the grave" = crucifixion
"tell me now where was my fault in loving you with my whole heart" = Matthew 27:46 "eli, eli lema sabachthani" (my god my god why have you forsaken me?)

- jesus, jesus, jesus

lead me to the Truth and i will follow you with my whole life. that i will

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Styot
3 hr 30 min ago

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Carn't say I care for all the religious references in their lyrics, but they can certainly wright great lyrics and great songs.

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VonDarkmoor
22 hr 28 min ago

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Can you lie next to her
And give her your heart, your heart
As well as your body
And can you lie next to her
And confess your love, your love
As well as your folly
And can you kneel before the king
And say I'm clean, I'm clean

Chorus:
But tell me now, where was my fault
In loving you with my whole heart
Oh tell me now, where was my fault
In loving you with my whole heart

A white blank page and a swelling rage, rage
You did not think when you sent me to the brink, the brink
You desired my attention but denied my affections, my affections

Chorus

Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole life
Lead me to the truth and I will follow you with my whole life

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Aspasia
3 hr 39 min ago

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I agree with Silverraincoat. The song says "lie next to her". Given the pronoun that would be the literal interpretation. It seemed a bit confusing which is why I checked this website. Perhaps his friend was just a bit curious?

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