Lyrics for December as interpreted by Demau Senae

December Lyrics
Why drink the water
from my hand?
Contagious as you think I am
Just tilt my sun towards 
your domain.
Your cup runneth over again.

Don't scream about
Don't think aloud
Turn your head now baby 
Just spit me out
Don't worry about
Don't speak of doubt
Turn your head now baby
Just spit me out

Why follow me to higher ground?
Lost as you swear I am.
Don't throw away your basic needs,
Ambiance and vanity.

December promise you gave unto me
December whispers of treachery
December clouds are now covering me
December songs no longer I sing

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csoulman
07-11-2002

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Once friends, now enemies and the coldness, deceit, and betrayal (December) that becomes evident.

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Emo_ezralite
07-30-2002

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This song is amazing, and everyone has heard it, they just don't know it by the band or Title. I agree with Csoulman on the meaning. It's definitly about the demise of a friendship/relationship.

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xArcanum
08-23-2002

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Wow, collective soul is So underrated..
Yes, i agre with the meaning..


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LullabyBaby
09-02-2002

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I think this guy is really bitter about losing someone. A girl who he loved, and he sees he was really stupid to love her because shes really shallow, but he still is very bitter about it. Very stormy relationship ^_^ WHEE!

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Cuevo
04-22-2003

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Best Collective Soul song ever! A classic played on practically every rock station.

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bloodybitch
06-15-2003

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this is a great song, the bitterness of the lyrics is reflected in the tone of the song.

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cynicjo
06-23-2003

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This song is amazing. I never appreciated it until I learned the lyrics. The music is amazing

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shyzerDOTcom
04-10-2004

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I don't know. From the lyrics, it seems that the relationship has gone sour, the hatred has settled in, and then all of a sudden the girl has come crawling back to the guy and he can't bring himself to forgive her for everything she did to him.

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matteo548
06-07-2004

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I think its about oral sex, "turn your head and spit me out"

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mikewoo9
06-25-2004

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Heard it's about a bj. Sounds like he's talking a girl into a bj. Could be that simple.

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spankme
10-31-2004

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Well....lol, so simple to me...She has been bad. Plain and simple. Deserving of a possible rejection of his mmm sperm. Hate to say it..but, a bad gurl...is rejected of this privilege. She says she adores him to no end......yet........she cheated. Then had the nerve to come home after. He tried--after the fact..but knowing she bit the hand that feeds her...........he knew that not letting her enjoy HIM is equivalent as a slap in the face. OUUUUUCH that would kill- the ultimate insult...to some.

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jafa fari
12-23-2004

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lol well i know for one it isnt about a blow job! i reckon the 'turn your head now baby just spit me out' bit is like when you spit out a food that isnt to your liking, just like his girlfriend or partner or watever has just discarded him in the same way

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jafa fari
12-23-2004

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lol ntw as lullaby baby said a 'stormy relationship' wud make sense. cos im guessing its winter in america in december?

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bundylove
12-24-2004

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a shot relationship true enough, but I see this as the song Jesus will sing upon the second coming, December being the end.

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MarcusO.L.P.
01-03-2005

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lol...i cant some of you thought it was about a blow job...i live in georgia and my dad,mom, and step dad all knew Ed and his band before they were even called collective soul. One thing i know is that Ed's dad is a preacher and thats why his songs are religious....and a blow job isn't very moving to me, but whatever floats your boat......

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bytor
01-27-2005

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This song has very Christian underpinnings as do many Collective Soul songs (Run, The World I Know, Shine, Simple to name a small sample). "cup runneth over" is a direct quote from Psalm 23:5, he's just playing with context by saying "Your" instead of "My." He also references the common sins of our day: Ambiance and Vanity, our "basic needs." The song is a subtle blend of social commentary in light of Christian ideals. I think you'll fin these guys are no ordinary rock band if you listen to the songs I mentioned. Very good music.

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stixx_n_strings
02-16-2005

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If you hate me so much, why follow me around and choose to observe the examples I try to set. I'm doing what I feel is right, and if you don't like it, well..."turn your head now baby, and just spit me out!"

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flyingdaitchman
03-03-2005

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This one is pretty complicated to the point that I'm not sure of this, but I think it's about a guy and his "New Year Resolution's" talking to him. And then him seeing failure in not keeping those expectations (December promise you gave unto me......).

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flyingdaitchman
03-03-2005

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Btw, definitely not a blow job. They're too classy for that stuff.

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xstrife
03-03-2005

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my first reaction (after actually READING the lyrics) was very similar to stixx n strings';

why would you look to someone you disrespect? then, to add inslut to injury, the [person] (where'd all of this 'breakup' stuff come from? i see no real indication of that) takes whatever was good for him so that they can once again be better off, and surpass the person they pretended to look up to...

the beginning of the second verse holds the same meaning as the beginning of the first...then, it seems to (it's obviously sarcastic) say that [the person] relies on these character flaws (to be honest, i don't know what ambiance means as a 'sin'...)
but obviously the person is vain; they maybe take help, or an example, from him, only to make personal gain and then basically shit on him on their own way up.


however, looking at that 'second coming of christ' idea, i think that's an incredible mix. maybe he's using that as a metaphor just to relate to worldly life, or maybe he really is taking the position of [god] in this song.

good points guys who didnt think he was cumming in her mouth or something equally... smart...

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reflection_princess
05-16-2005

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I think this song only sounds like a blow job when heard (or read) out of context. For the longest time, I thought it was about him getting head because he says
"Don't scream about (guys hate it when you complain!)
Don't think aloud (too much talking.... they go soft!)
Turn your head now baby (they don't wanna have their cum spit on them!)
Just spit me out (obvious...)
Don't worry about (just do it, don't think about it)
Don't speak of doubt (a girl thinks about what she's doin, she won't do it)
Turn your head now baby
Just spit me out"

But then I read what other people's comments were and I agree that first off, Collective Soul IS way too classy to have something like oral sex as their topic to their song, and also the whole betrayed friendship really fits it like a glove! Thanks for your help, guys!

...I wonder what the band would think if they read that so many people think their song is about giving a blow job?!? hehehe...

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Dhruva
05-30-2005

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This is one of the best songs I've heard.And one of the reasons why it appeals to me so much is because it is simple, musically and lyrically. Ed is one of the most classy vocalists and I doubt if he would sing about something as mundane as a bj.....
Here's what the song means to me.....it is about a dead relationship/friendship. He is hurt by the betrayal, he is being saracstic when he says " just spit me out". What he is trying to say is that he is already suffered so much damage that he is probably ready to take even more. "December clouds are now covering me, December songs I no longer sing" - He life is just an empty shell now. He is scared to face the rest of the world. He has suffered so much & he's saying "why don't you come & love me again & then, just spit me out?".

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stormgirl
07-26-2005

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I don't agree with the BJ comment. They ARE too classy for that. Quirky idea though.

I think that the guy is wondering why, if this other person despises them so much, he would do what the singer does.

"Why drink the water from my hand,
Contagious as you think I am?"

Why do it if you don't like it/me?

It poses the question "Do you really hate me as a person or do you just hate the fact that I did this first?"

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Neru
08-11-2005

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this is deffinately one of the best songs ever the best collective soul song ever. deffinately a classic too bad none of the bands many other classics made it on the radio

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JosephWolf
12-20-2005

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"Don't scream about
Don't think aloud
Turn your head now baby
Just spit me out
Don't worry about
Don't speak of doubt
Turn your head now baby
Just spit me out"

Summer Romance and it's now "December" so he's wants her to forget and not dwell on their good times.

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