tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post6969632749827486753..comments2023-05-13T08:31:34.739-04:00Comments on Sixeyes: The National: Boxer LyricsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-6119942912890397672009-04-25T15:18:00.000-04:002009-04-25T15:18:00.000-04:00not positive-- I hear both-- but it may be "come o...not positive-- I hear both-- but it may be "come on let me call you love" as opposed to "come home in the car you love"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-2538688702098744012009-03-12T20:03:00.000-04:002009-03-12T20:03:00.000-04:00Amazing job you did here! Just some corrections in...Amazing job you did here! Just some corrections in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>Fake Empire: "Let's not try to figure out everything AT ONCE"<BR/><BR/>Apartment Story :"sleep in our clothes and wait for WOMEN to leave"<BR/><BR/>Start a War: "You were always WEIRD but I never..."RJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13242142491539209766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-46636929889701265542009-03-07T17:46:00.000-05:002009-03-07T17:46:00.000-05:00In "Fake Empire" I think it's"lets not try to figu...In "Fake Empire" I think it's<BR/>"lets not try to figure out everything AT ONCE" not IT WANTS.<BR/><BR/>'At once' makes more sense with the line right before.<BR/><BR/>good stuff though. amazing band.allthatisgoodandprettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829806695882083611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-90321735723885418932009-02-22T14:59:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:59:00.000-05:00That would be great!That would be great!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434287188228311715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-62103520837598199392009-02-22T14:53:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:53:00.000-05:00I'm fairly certain that the word is "frightening",...I'm fairly certain that the word is "frightening", or as Matt says in his midwestern accent "frightenin".<BR/><BR/>I will post several versions of the song tomorrow and you can tell me what 'you' hear.<BR/><BR/>WE can get to the bottom of this mystery together!Alan Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229789688983081063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-36778480761644921262009-02-22T14:34:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:34:00.000-05:00I hear "frightened" too.I hear "frightened" too.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434287188228311715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-40097819482798002532009-02-22T07:45:00.000-05:002009-02-22T07:45:00.000-05:00Always thought it was "god I'm very, very frighten...Always thought it was "god I'm very, very frightened/I'll overdo it" ie "frightened (that) I'll overdo it". "Frightening" doesn't seem to parse the two lines. Anyway thanks for the site!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612427507660722770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-28020183979206105632008-12-28T22:05:00.000-05:002008-12-28T22:05:00.000-05:00in apartment story, i think it might be "lost in d...in apartment story, i think it might be "lost in drugs" instead of "lost in drawers"...but not 100% sure.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246813877344771007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-86801208509378652042008-11-05T00:47:00.000-05:002008-11-05T00:47:00.000-05:00In Fake Empire he says "at once" not "it wants". ...In Fake Empire he says "at once" not "it wants". :Dcourtney+2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02969133923515500165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-68978900084707319672008-10-21T04:02:00.000-04:002008-10-21T04:02:00.000-04:00It's wet, isn't it - you were always wet but i nev...It's wet, isn't it - you were always wet but i never had to hold you by the edges like i do now. like a polaroid picture.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678503765809628866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-41844833941126683902008-08-26T04:39:00.000-04:002008-08-26T04:39:00.000-04:00Thanks to you for this, pity the effort has gone ...Thanks to you for this, pity the effort has gone into great lyrics but not the boldness to print a booklet...theres a million stuggling visual artists out there..there probably re errors but I get a new take on every listen..great stuff, thanks!!JayGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941555704702654812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-68872054100249251782008-06-02T16:51:00.000-04:002008-06-02T16:51:00.000-04:00VS - this post of the album's lyrics has been link...VS - this post of the album's lyrics has been linked by the band on their website, so if it's good enough for them it's good enough for me. <BR/>Although there could be errors here and there.Alan Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229789688983081063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-39923630721576124592008-06-02T01:47:00.000-04:002008-06-02T01:47:00.000-04:00I also hear a "you" at the end of every "wouldn't ...I also hear a "you" at the end of every "wouldn't want an angel watching over". I'm kinda shocked you haven't included it as it seems extremely obvious to me. Weird.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958724337435953888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-62841596283675297402008-06-02T01:45:00.000-04:002008-06-02T01:45:00.000-04:00I've wrestled back and forth with the "everything ...I've wrestled back and forth with the "everything it wants" and "everything at once" and I honestly think it's the former: everything it wants. <BR/><BR/>I also think "arms for them" should be "alms for them".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958724337435953888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-16380221798915330242008-02-16T11:15:00.000-05:002008-02-16T11:15:00.000-05:00I concur that the lyrics are "You were always weir...I concur that the lyrics are "You were always weird" in the song "Start A War".Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434287188228311715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-86792311855763643782007-12-15T14:24:00.000-05:002007-12-15T14:24:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting these. I'm pretty sure that the...Thanks for posting these. I'm pretty sure that the line in "Start a War" is<BR/>You were always waiting but I never had to hold you by the edges like I do now<BR/>rather than<BR/>"We were weird..."<BR/>Waiting (for things to get better, for something or someone different?) fits the general sense of the song, too. I dunno. Give it another close listen and see what you think. Too bad the band joesmithreallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105927154688067221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-18534515788538096582007-12-15T13:18:00.000-05:002007-12-15T13:18:00.000-05:00Thanks for taking the time to post these lyrics. T...Thanks for taking the time to post these lyrics. This is poetry as well as music. Nothing quite like it when it is this good.Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181885015040582693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-23221309869983965772007-11-12T00:32:00.000-05:002007-11-12T00:32:00.000-05:00In Fake Empire, I think it's:lets not try to figur...In Fake Empire, I think it's:<BR/><BR/>lets not try to figure out everything at once, not everything it wants.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559681759463558509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-32588187122169301762007-10-14T23:32:00.000-04:002007-10-14T23:32:00.000-04:00I think it's--"Let me come over I can waste your t...I think it's--<BR/>"Let me come over I can <I>waste</I> your time I’m bored...<BR/>we’ll <I>throw</I> out our golden arms"<BR/>But thanks a lot for posting these.Colorado Legislative Updatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022629770169886947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-56744394497527366262007-09-29T10:30:00.000-04:002007-09-29T10:30:00.000-04:00in green gloves, i thought it was "i have alms for...in green gloves, i thought it was "i have alms for them", instead of "arms".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561030607422577993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-26700514588906358122007-09-27T03:42:00.000-04:002007-09-27T03:42:00.000-04:00In "Star a War", I think it goes "You were always ...In "Star a War", I think it goes "You were always weird", not "we".<BR/><BR/>Brilliant band, by the way.<BR/>They're coming to Reims in two months. Can't wait to see them!shamrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17796167093560358026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-49254058433464585092007-07-21T23:56:00.000-04:002007-07-21T23:56:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting the lyrics. I love the line in ...Thanks for posting the lyrics. I love the line in "Slow Show," "god I'm very, very frightening."<BR/><BR/>A mispelling in "Gospel": "We'll throw (instead of through) out our golden arms."Lucas Southworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166838750965997616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-60151758299562216022007-07-07T22:21:00.000-04:002007-07-07T22:21:00.000-04:00(Squalor victoria) - I think it's more likely to b...(Squalor victoria) - I think it's more likely to be (and sounds more like)"UnderLYING everything..."<BR/><BR/>Such a great band.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-69382246424226057942007-06-22T15:51:00.000-04:002007-06-22T15:51:00.000-04:00fake empire--'let's try not to figure out everythi...fake empire--<BR/><BR/>'let's try not to figure out everything AT ONCE'Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571293201977635760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7166979.post-13472356601263571942007-06-17T09:47:00.000-04:002007-06-17T09:47:00.000-04:00"(angels) wouldn’t wanna watchanother uninnocent, ..."(angels) wouldn’t wanna watch<BR/>another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults"<BR/><BR/>Incredible lyrics.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088461995698326658noreply@blogger.com