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Gold teeth and a curse for this town were all in my mouth
Only, I don't know how they got out, dear
Turn me back into the pet I was when we met
I was happier then with no mind-set
And if you took to me like a gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd 'a jumped from my trees
And I'd a danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well
New slang when you notice the stripes, the dirt in your fries
Hope it's right when you die, old and bony
Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall
Never should have called
But my head's to the wall and I'm lonely
And if you took to me like a gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd 'a jumped from my trees
And I'd a danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well
Godspeed, all the bakers at dawn
May they all cut their thumbs
And bleed into their buns 'til they melt away
I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find
Without a trust or flaming fields, am I too dumb to refine?
And if you took to me like
Well I'd a danced like the queen of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well
Only, I don't know how they got out, dear
Turn me back into the pet I was when we met
I was happier then with no mind-set
And if you took to me like a gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd 'a jumped from my trees
And I'd a danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well
New slang when you notice the stripes, the dirt in your fries
Hope it's right when you die, old and bony
Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall
Never should have called
But my head's to the wall and I'm lonely
And if you took to me like a gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd 'a jumped from my trees
And I'd a danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well
Godspeed, all the bakers at dawn
May they all cut their thumbs
And bleed into their buns 'til they melt away
I'm looking in on the good life I might be doomed never to find
Without a trust or flaming fields, am I too dumb to refine?
And if you took to me like
Well I'd a danced like the queen of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well
Lyrics submitted by rudegirl, edited by frenzydiamonds
Track duration: 03:51
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To me, that line has always been about how people treat you differently when they notice something about you. The stripes is probably referring to nationality, or maybe just the personality of a person. The dirt in your fries, it's something that ruins it for you. So, basically it's saying, "You talk to other people differently when you know more about them." and sometimes, knowing more about them ruins it for you. Just, me.
Well, I'd 'a jumped from my trees
And I'd a danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well
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This stanza in particular. I think it means that if the girl recognized him as a bird, be it not a very beautiful bird, but a free one then he would have been so joyful.
The jumping from the trees is like the leap that birds take before they start flying. And he would have danced in the sky, with all the people looking up at him amidst the sun (hence "king of the eyesores").
If she had just accepted he was a free man, their relationship would have survived.
That's how I interpret these lines, anyway.
To me, it's about a guy who was with a girl, and ended up getting into a lot of trouble over her (gold teeth) and hating the town and it's inhabitants. However, in this new place he goes to, full of new slang, he calls this girl.
She has some issues, and doesn't love him back proper. If she did, 'he'd come down from his tree'. Weird interpretation, I know, but I think 'stripes' could refer to track-marks or scars from self-harm, this girl has issues.
Anyways, after he calls her, and possible has sex with her again, he's regretting getting involved with her again. When they met, she was different, and he was carefree and loyal like a pet.
But she doesn't take to him.
I can't quite figure out the bit about bakers though. I like to think it means more then expressing hatred towards the townspeople.
Or why he suddenly changes from king to queen.
Haha, one of those songs that can be interpreted a thousand ways. Very beautiful song.
"Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall,
Never should have called
But my head's to the wall and i'm lonely."
I'd have this friend that i'd call and say "help, please"
"Turn me back into the pet that i was when we met.
I was happier then with no mind-set."
Sounds like yearning for the early feelings of a relationship when everything's well and you haven't found faults in each other.
"And if you'd 'a took to me like
A gull takes to the wind.
Well, i'd 'a jumped from my tree
And i'd a danced like the kind of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would 'a fared well."
Sounds like waiting for someone to rescue you and believing that will make everything better =)