Cage the Elephant — Beaches In Tennessee
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They won't let us keep the laces in our shoes
They say it's voluntary, but they won't let us choose
Looking through the glass, all that I can see
Reflection of the man who threw away the key
I'm on my hands and knees
Who's gonna come for me?
Tell all the magazines
I'm a celebrity
They got their eyes on me
I'll never let 'em see
40 to life, I'll be
Dead by the time I leave
Somebody take me home
They're trying to bury me
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
Somebody take me home
I'm not the enemy
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
Me and all my friends, we all know the drill
They got to pay the rent, so they try to keep us ill
Must have seen too much in the blotted ink
I'ma shave my head and wash my secrets down the sink
Checking my face to see
Where they've been mocking me
40 to life, I'll be
Dead by the time I leave
Somebody take me home
They're trying to bury me
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
Somebody take me home
I'm not the enemy
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I won't live a lie, live a lie
I won't live a lie
I won't trust my eyes until I make it to the other side
Come and pick me up
Pick me up
Be my ride or die
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Somebody take me home
They're trying to bury me
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
Somebody take me home
I'm not the enemy
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
They say it's voluntary, but they won't let us choose
Looking through the glass, all that I can see
Reflection of the man who threw away the key
I'm on my hands and knees
Who's gonna come for me?
Tell all the magazines
I'm a celebrity
They got their eyes on me
I'll never let 'em see
40 to life, I'll be
Dead by the time I leave
Somebody take me home
They're trying to bury me
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
Somebody take me home
I'm not the enemy
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
Me and all my friends, we all know the drill
They got to pay the rent, so they try to keep us ill
Must have seen too much in the blotted ink
I'ma shave my head and wash my secrets down the sink
Checking my face to see
Where they've been mocking me
40 to life, I'll be
Dead by the time I leave
Somebody take me home
They're trying to bury me
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
Somebody take me home
I'm not the enemy
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I won't live a lie, live a lie
I won't live a lie
I won't trust my eyes until I make it to the other side
Come and pick me up
Pick me up
Be my ride or die
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Somebody take me home
They're trying to bury me
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
Somebody take me home
I'm not the enemy
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
I'm going back to those
Beaches in Tennessee
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"I'm gonna eat me a lot of peaches" is all I can think of when I hear this one, but I still like it.
theralph wrote:
Matt Shultz:
‘Beaches In Tennessee’ is about wanting to be rescued from everything. Sonically, it took shape fairly quickly. We all fell in love with Brad’s guitar part, and we built the track from there. Personally, I felt good writing it. We’re presenting some heavy and dark subject matter in a lighthearted way, but the situation is no longer in the present tense, thankfully.
It’s no secret that I went through a mental health crisis a few years back; this song for me symbolizes me finally being able to move past it,” Matt added. “I was hospitalized for nearly three months, the song addresses it by creating a fictionalized account of it. It was my attempt at reclaiming the ability to write about something serious that happened in my life, from a place of genuine experience. There’s a saying, ‘There’s nothing better than a poor Christmas’. It’s because you learn to make the most of what you have and appreciate it. Having gone through what I did, I’m grateful to have the perspective that I have now. The experience gave me a greater appreciation for my life when I came out on the other side. I’m thankful for where I’m at now in this new chapter. As a band, we were able to reclaim the ability to write a song rooted in a difficult and turbulent real-life event, but do it in a lighthearted way. I hope it helps someone else the way it helped me.
— via Consequence
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For futher reading, feel free to check lyrics' annotations.
what does it all mean?
Matt Shultz:
‘Beaches In Tennessee’ is about wanting to be rescued from everything. Sonically, it took shape fairly quickly. We all fell in love with Brad’s guitar part, and we built the track from there. Personally, I felt good writing it. We’re presenting some heavy and dark subject matter in a lighthearted way, but the situation is no longer in the present tense, thankfully.
It’s no secret that I went through a mental health crisis a few years back; this song for me symbolizes me finally being able to move past it,” Matt added. “I was hospitalized for nearly three months, the song addresses it by creating a fictionalized account of it. It was my attempt at reclaiming the ability to write about something serious that happened in my life, from a place of genuine experience. There’s a saying, ‘There’s nothing better than a poor Christmas’. It’s because you learn to make the most of what you have and appreciate it. Having gone through what I did, I’m grateful to have the perspective that I have now. The experience gave me a greater appreciation for my life when I came out on the other side. I’m thankful for where I’m at now in this new chapter. As a band, we were able to reclaim the ability to write a song rooted in a difficult and turbulent real-life event, but do it in a lighthearted way. I hope it helps someone else the way it helped me.
— via Consequence
* * *
For futher reading, feel free to check lyrics' annotations.
Painful and the repetition is more exhausting than the sum of it's parts.
If you wanted to drive a hostage-taker crazy, this song could be played over and over again.
sounds like Spoon
Gotta be metaphorical...
It does rock though.
It does rock though.
theralph wrote:
Ask Carl Jung .. he described all my exes perfectly
what does it all mean?
Ask Carl Jung .. he described all my exes perfectly
At first, I kept hearing "bitches in Tennessee" instead of "beaches in Tennessee".
The nature of the Volunteer State's fine residents notwithstanding, a glance at a map suggests the former are more abundant than the latter.
The nature of the Volunteer State's fine residents notwithstanding, a glance at a map suggests the former are more abundant than the latter.
what does it all mean?