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Oh naive little me
Asking what things you have seen
And you're vulnerable in your head
You'll scream and you'll wail till you're dead
Creatures fade by night
Following things that aren't right
And they're tired and they need to be lead
You'll scream and you'll wail till they're dead
But give me to a rambling man
Let it always be known that I was who I am
We're beaten, battered, and cold
My children will live just to grow old
But if I sit here and weep
I'll be blown over by the slightest of breeze
And the weak need to be lead
And the tender I'll carry to their bed
And it's a pale and cold affair
And I'll be damned if I'll be found there
But give me to a rambling man
Let it always be known that I was who I am
It's funny that the first chords that you come to
Are the minor notes that come to serenade you
And it's hard to accept yourself as someone
You don't desire
As someone you don't want to be
Oh give me to a rambling man
Let it always be known that I was who I am
Oh give me to the rambling man
Let it always be known that I was who I am
Asking what things you have seen
And you're vulnerable in your head
You'll scream and you'll wail till you're dead
Creatures fade by night
Following things that aren't right
And they're tired and they need to be lead
You'll scream and you'll wail till they're dead
But give me to a rambling man
Let it always be known that I was who I am
We're beaten, battered, and cold
My children will live just to grow old
But if I sit here and weep
I'll be blown over by the slightest of breeze
And the weak need to be lead
And the tender I'll carry to their bed
And it's a pale and cold affair
And I'll be damned if I'll be found there
But give me to a rambling man
Let it always be known that I was who I am
It's funny that the first chords that you come to
Are the minor notes that come to serenade you
And it's hard to accept yourself as someone
You don't desire
As someone you don't want to be
Oh give me to a rambling man
Let it always be known that I was who I am
Oh give me to the rambling man
Let it always be known that I was who I am
Lyrics submitted by schlust, edited by fiddling, maggieoomay
Rambling Man Lyrics as written by Laura Marling
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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My favorite part, which is not included for some reason...
"It's funny how the first chords that you come to are the minor notes that come to serenade you and it's hard to accept yourself as someone you don't desire as someone you don't want to be"
I think in the context of if this song, if it is about trying to accept to yourself as someone who is aging and eventually going to die... The first part mean that it is the small personal memories rather than big life events that comfort you in old age. The last part is about looking in the mirror and not liking what you see. But then if you relate it to the chorus, she is saying that she is giving in but "I was who I am" I think means she knows she's still the same person. But anyway, I just love the way she sings this middle part, it's so soft and melancholic.