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It's gotten cold in here
But asylum warmth draws near
And with a gentle touch of these burdens
And such fears are wiped clear
Who says you ought to stay?
How's this the easier way?
It's far from giving up
Cowards never say enough is enough
And then I'm lifted up
Out of the cribs and towel
The bath begins to drain
And from the floor he prays away
All my pain
Who says that God exists?
We can't see icons or myths, but
Well, I believe in you
Do you believe in me, too?
Get me out
All the things you can't control
Should never destroy the love one holds
I found a place
I found a place
I found a place where we belong
Never be up and down, be in between the whitest clouds
Never did I ever think I'd buy up all the things I've found
'Cause how you keep on living when you're always but a million down
All I've ever wanted was to be happy and make you proud
But asylum warmth draws near
And with a gentle touch of these burdens
And such fears are wiped clear
Who says you ought to stay?
How's this the easier way?
It's far from giving up
Cowards never say enough is enough
And then I'm lifted up
Out of the cribs and towel
The bath begins to drain
And from the floor he prays away
All my pain
Who says that God exists?
We can't see icons or myths, but
Well, I believe in you
Do you believe in me, too?
Get me out
All the things you can't control
Should never destroy the love one holds
I found a place
I found a place
I found a place where we belong
Never be up and down, be in between the whitest clouds
Never did I ever think I'd buy up all the things I've found
'Cause how you keep on living when you're always but a million down
All I've ever wanted was to be happy and make you proud
Lyrics submitted by llscience, edited by Dignan17, Mellow_Harsher
Track duration: 05:00
"Where We Belong" as written by Michael Angelakos
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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I certainly hope they make a music video to follow this beauty.
Lyrics in the wiki right now:
"'Cause how you keep on living when you're always 'bout a million down"
Basic lyrics you guys are suggesting:
"It's hard to keep on living when your heart weighs but a million pounds"
My proposal:
"['Cause] it's hard to keep on living when you're always 'bout a million down"
My justification:
SO much of this album is about money (especially "Take a Walk," of course). In this line he's saying you can't create that financial number you think will make you whole and live your whole life trying to obtain it, it'll just be a burden. Instead just try to be happy. I think it makes more sense when paired with the previous line, which I think is correct in the wiki as "Never did I ever think I'd buy up all the things I've found."
Or, I'm completely wrong about all of that. If I am, I still disagree that he's saying "but a million pounds." That doesn't make sense. "But" is used to imply something is not as large as it could be. I think "weighs 'bout a million pounds" makes more sense. Angelakos really played fast and loose with the syllables on this album, so a contraction like that is not out of place here :)
It’s gotten cold in here, but a solemn warmth draws near
And with a gentle touch, all these burdens and such fears are wiped clear
Who says you ought to stay? How’s this the easier way?
It’s far from giving up, cowards never say “enough is enough”
And then I’m lifted up, out of the crimson tub
The bath begins to drain and from the floor he prays away all my pain
Who says that God exists? We can’t see icons or myths, but
I believe in you, do you believe in me too, Gabriel?
All the things you can’t control should never destroy the love one holds
I found a place, I found a place, I found a place where we belong
Never did I think that I'd be lifted to the whitest clouds
Never did I ever think I'd find all of the things I’ve found
It's hard to keep on living when your heart weighs but a million pounds
All I’ve ever wanted was to be happy and make you proud
pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/reader/passion-pit/
The incident is alluded to in the glitchy Gossamer closer "Where We Belong", where he sings, "And then I'm lifted up/ Out of the crimson tub/ The bath begins to drain/ And from the floor he prays away all my pain." Talking about it now, he says, "I envisioned the archangel Gabriel lifting me up. It was a really gruesome scene. I walked myself to the hospital and waited for four hours—my coat had blood seeping through it, and I was passing out on the floor. The hospital employees finally realized what was wrong with me and said, 'Why didn't you tell us what was happening?' I didn't tell them because I was embarrassed."
But a solemn warmth draws near
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And then I'm lifted up/ Out of the crimson tub
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Never did I think that I'd be lifted to the whitest clouds
Never did I ever think I'd find out all the things I've found
It's hard to keep on living when your heart weighs but a million pounds
All I've ever wanted was to be happy and make you proud