And if the snow buries my
My neighborhood
And if my parents are crying
Then I’ll dig a tunnel
From my window to yours
Yeah, a tunnel from my window to yours
You climb out the chimney
And meet me in the middle
The middle of the town
And since there’s no one else around
We let our hair grow long
And forget all we used to know
Then our skin gets thicker
From living out in the snow
You change all the lead
Sleeping in my head
As the day grows dim
I hear you sing a golden hymn
Then we tried to name our babies
But we forgot all the names that
The names we used to know
But sometimes, we remember our bedrooms
And our parent’s bedrooms
And the bedrooms of our friends
Then we think of our parents
Well, what ever happened to them
You change all the lead
Sleeping in my head to gold
As the day grows dim
I hear you sing a golden hymn
The song I’ve been trying to sing
Purify the colors, purify my mind
Purify the colors, purify my mind
And spread the ashes of the colors
Over this heart of mine!
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March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
I just interpret it …
I just interpret it as a sort of gothic fairytale.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
This song is about …
This song is about spiritual alchemy. If you don’t get it, then you don’t get it. I get waffles though. I love how time and heat converts runny batter in to crispy golden deliciousness. This song and a good waffle-well that would be just fine with me.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
depends on the …
depends on the listener i guess. most of the time i’m not interested in the lyrics, if it’s good then it’s a nice extra but if it’s not it’s not a problem. horrible lyrics do spoil a bit but not enough to destroy a song. well that’s for me.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
simply amazing…I …
simply amazing…I can’t stop listening
this song is magnificent
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
So all of you guys …
So all of you guys are more than happy if the vocalist is singing about chocolate biscuits, as long as he’s putting his heart into it?
Weird.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
@seapockets nice …
@seapockets nice said :]
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
@seapockets that’s …
@seapockets that’s why if i hear great song in a language that i don’t know i usually don’t try to find a translation. It’s beautiful now but it could have some trivial or cliched meaning if i understood it.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
very true, if we …
very true, if we knew everything about a song, i think it would become uninteresting or not as exciting. Art is meant to be appreciated for what it is, not completely understood, the mystery is what keeps it living.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
can’t stop listening
can’t stop listening
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
che idiota …
che idiota ignorante.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
i lost Tan and Em – …
i lost Tan and Em – this song reminds me of those happy times and unforgettable days on Lowry street
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
@donrocin you are …
@donrocin you are exactly right! songs aren’t meant to be heard – we feel them and live them! a great song is a greater day. cheers
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
@sattfield of …
@sattfield of course the lyrics could be about something, but some songs remain better left mysteries. regardless of what this song may be about, the melody is beautifull and that’s why we listen.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
I don’t mean to be …
I don’t mean to be rude, I really don’t, but that sure sounds like a load of waffle.
They’re telling a story aren’t you interested in what it’s about?
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
@donrocin so true. …
@donrocin so true. i think trying to find the meaning in words sometimes forces the song into a linguistic prison cell of literal thinking and debases replaces pure feeling of the song with a desire to understand that which is simply best felt.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
I dont care what …
I dont care what lyrics mean- probably Im thick, but it lets me like all kind of poems and songs without first needing to know the unknowable intent of writers. Meanings overrated. These words just feel great to me and something in me understands..it just aint my head.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
What an incredible …
What an incredible song.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Would be interested …
Would be interested in people’s interpretations on the lyrics.
For me, it’s about pure escapism as a child, and dreams, not necessarily aspirations, as all us kids like to visualise and paint pictures.
Hope I’m not miles off.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Every time I hear …
Every time I hear this song, its like hearing it for the first time. Pure magic.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
@omgwtfaysha Thats …
@omgwtfaysha Thats because its an auditory aphrodisiac.
I love it.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
SImply orgasmic.
SImply orgasmic.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
While you listen to …
While you listen to the song imagine you’re in the city with the dude singing to you as you go about your day and it’ll create new mental associations for the song.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
This video is real! …
This video is real! I didn’t even know it had a video, wow (:
Beautiful song
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Ah man, this was me …
Ah man, this was me and my ex’s song. We broke up after five years, a year or so back, and now every time I hear this I think of her. D’oh.
March 10th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
I really love this …
I really love this band. This song is one of the best.