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warm bodies I sense
are not machines that can only make money
past perfect tense
words for a feeling and all I've discovered
I'll be along son
with medicine supposed to designed to
make you high
I'll be along son
with words for a feeling and all I've discovered
old bad eyes
old bad eyes
old bad eyes
on loneliness comes
go see the foreman go see the profiteer
on loneliness drives
we're takin' our time movin' shit for
this holy slime
old, bad eyes
old, bad eyes
old, bad eyes, almighty fear
the shepherd won't leave me alone
he's in my face and I
the shepherd of my days
and I want you here by my heart
and my head, I can't start till I'm dead
are not machines that can only make money
past perfect tense
words for a feeling and all I've discovered
I'll be along son
with medicine supposed to designed to
make you high
I'll be along son
with words for a feeling and all I've discovered
old bad eyes
old bad eyes
old bad eyes
on loneliness comes
go see the foreman go see the profiteer
on loneliness drives
we're takin' our time movin' shit for
this holy slime
old, bad eyes
old, bad eyes
old, bad eyes, almighty fear
the shepherd won't leave me alone
he's in my face and I
the shepherd of my days
and I want you here by my heart
and my head, I can't start till I'm dead
Lyrics submitted by H-bomb, edited by EllyListens
Track duration: 06:44
"Pillar of Davidson" as written by Edward Joel Kowalczyk, Chad David Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer, Chad Alan Gracey
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I love this song and believe that it does have religious overtones, and much of it was probably left somewhat elliptical on purpose. Not to act like a 7th grader, but has anyone thought of the possibility that "Locking horns with the stallion" and "Pillar of Davidson feeling [too] hard to go down" might refer to the subject's struggle with sexual urges getting in the way of spirituality, as the subject falls "deeper in love" with the divine, he tries to be honorable "hold my head up" but then feels "cheaper than all the souls he will walk upon" when he cannot successfully conquer his libido...? Maybe I misread it... but I'm loving the discourse! I'm glad I stumbled upon this site.
I mean, I get part of it, "Warm bodies are not machines that can only make money", yeah. But then there's all this talk about the shepherd, who is that? Shepherd makes me think of a religious tone there... but I just don't know.
The song is beautiful and amazing either way... it gives me goosebumps. I love it.
(It's the warm weather.)
old, bad eyes"
This is all he has after years of working for the man. Told to "go see the Foreman", which is a person who runs projects in construction and other lines of work who makes sure money is spent correctly and deadlines are met.
"The shepard won't leave me alone- he's in my face and I"
This is probably talking about the boss man...
"the shepherd of my days
and I want you here by my heart and my head,
I can't start till I'm dead"
The above seems to me like a reference to God as another "shepard of days" whom he wants in his heart and in his head, but he will not be able to until he's dead and he goes to heaven.
"cheaper than all souls he will walk upon"
That is a beautiful line, because it could mean either Shepard, tho more than likely illudes to both, namely the boss man.
Wonderful song. Throwing Copper has many many religous tones to it. Almost every other song has something to do with religion. The song doesn't have to be about the factories OR about religion, as in most of their songs it's about life and religion.