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Said that im afraid to die
with a pitchfork witty
And a man who sits up high
And I can hear the fire
I'm a dead dog sinner
And man to scared to try
And your too close to call
I would sell my martyr
For the chance to hear you talk
And oh no, I tried
And I tried
What if you could see my skin
Would you burn me moving
Would you make a match out of my head
What if you could touch my hand
Through the deep sweat sweating
For a guilty, guilty man
What if you could see my heart
Would you say oh brother
You�re the reason that we still don�t fall
and the reason that we still don�t starve
And oh no, I tried
I tried
And oh no, I tried
I tried
with a pitchfork witty
And a man who sits up high
And I can hear the fire
I'm a dead dog sinner
And man to scared to try
And your too close to call
I would sell my martyr
For the chance to hear you talk
And oh no, I tried
And I tried
What if you could see my skin
Would you burn me moving
Would you make a match out of my head
What if you could touch my hand
Through the deep sweat sweating
For a guilty, guilty man
What if you could see my heart
Would you say oh brother
You�re the reason that we still don�t fall
and the reason that we still don�t starve
And oh no, I tried
I tried
And oh no, I tried
I tried
Lyrics submitted by YourFavWeapon83
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"I would sell my martyr" - like selling out or offering up his martyr. makes sense, but andy is very religious and i don't know if he'd say something like that
"I would sell my mutter" - he's a musician, so selling his 'mutter' is selling his voice, his way of expressing himself, his livelihood.
"I would sell my mother" - i honestly thought this was what he was saying for a long time. i assumed the h sound was missing because of andy's accent when singing? selling one's mother is considered generally a pretty serious thing i suppose, like someone else said, its like swearing on 'your mother's grave', but obviously andy's mother is still alive, so..
because i've wondered about the meaning for so long, it kind of took on all three meanings to me. which i like a bit more than just one word, one meaning. art is all about perception, and only andy can say for sure what the line is
beautiful song, regardless. ragc! never ceases to amaze me
"What if you could touch my hand
Through the deep sweat sweating
For a guilty, guilty man
What if you could see my heart
Would you say oh brother
You're the reason that we still don't fall
and the reason that we still don't starve"
I could be misinterpreting it though.
that's what I hear
And man too scared to try
And you're too close to call
I would sell my mutter
for the chance to hear you talk
because, it just doesn't sound like murder at all....
every other website says it's money, which it's definitely not...hm.