1
Said that I'm afraid to die
with a pitchfork ready
And a man who sits up high
And I can hear the fire
I'm a dead dog sinner
And a man too scared to try
And you're too close to call
I would sell my mother
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 all fall
and the reason that we still look starved"
And oh no, I tried
I tried
(x7)
with a pitchfork ready
And a man who sits up high
And I can hear the fire
I'm a dead dog sinner
And a man too scared to try
And you're too close to call
I would sell my mother
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 all fall
and the reason that we still look starved"
And oh no, I tried
I tried
(x7)
Lyrics submitted by YourFavWeapon83, edited by ywmymuse, Jimbo454, hannah1101
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
i'm really curious about the line in question still, because really, i think all of the possible words could make sense, other than 'money'. you don't sell money, you give it away. and it just sounds nothing like the word money.
"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