This song is about destroying something that is perfectly okay. Burning it down, turning it upside-down. Seeing what happens. And telling yourself to not regret it.
lyrics
Who are you? (I'm an angel.)
(And what are you?) I'm ungrateful.
(You tried to learn.) But i stumbled.
(You crashed and burned.) And yeah, I fumbled.
Well who are we to not speak honestly?
We got too little time to not go nuts.
So, burn the house. And as it blows down,
don't regret the thing you done.
I'll hunt like a wolf, and smear blood on the walls.
I'll be like a tree: strong and tall.
'Cause I grew up quick and never found my niche.
So I wrote it down, and I sing it loud
that
"The saddest thing I ever did see
was a woodpecker pecking at a plastic tree.
He looks at me, and 'Friend,' says he,
'things aren't as sweet as they used to be.'"
And so it goes.
It all makes sense.
(So just let go, get off the fence.)
credits
from Hells,
released April 17, 2010
Brett Taylor - Vocals, loops, drums, guitars
Chris Wise - Fuzz bass
Jason Willis - Guitar, KAOS pad
Justin Terrell - Drums, percussion
Pam Cantu - Vocals, MIDI bass, bells
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