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Straw Dogs
We skipped a beat We don’t want to be Holed up in a golden picture frame The lovers' dream Doomed to a cemetery Locked inside our selfish pride we lie Just like the last time We learned a fast rhyme Like when the straw dogs come They will bite someone So take flight my son Run away We don’t like this open space Where are our rules to break? Just like the first time We learned a cursed rhyme When the straw dogs feed They will make you bleed So my son take heed Run away 5 interesting facts about Straw Dogs: 1. It doesn't refer to the film (of the same name) so much as the director's inspiration behind that film - "Heaven and earth are ruthless, and treat the myriad creatures as straw dogs; the sage is ruthless, and treats the people as straw dogs." 2. It is lyrically based around this idea that life can be completely ruthless 3. It borrows lyrics from Alex's own song "Open Space" for the verses 4. It therefore has verse and chorus lyrics that have absolutely nothing to do with each other 5. It was musically influenced by Jeff Buckley Back To Lyrics |
