| | Priests And Paramedics Lyrics Artist(Band):Pedro The Lion
Up before the break of dawn Putting poker faces on Broken bodies all day long The neighbors heard a fight Someone had a knife It must have have been the wife Husband's lost a lot of blood He wakes up screaming "Oh my God, am I gonna die? Am I gonna die?" As they strapped his arms down to his sides At times like these they'd been taught to lie "Buddy just calm down, you'll be alright" Several friends came to his grave His children were so well-behaved As the priest got up to speak The assembly craved relief But he himself had given up So instead he offered them this bitter cup "You're gonna die, we're all gonna die Could be twenty years, could be tonight Lately I have been wondering why We go to so much trouble to postpone the unavoidable And prolong the pain of being alive" If you find some error in Priests And Paramedics Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Review about Priests And Paramedics Love this song. | Reviewer: PassionateFruit | 11/22/09 It shows how hopeless life can be. Life can simply suck. But, the lyrics are a bit weird, because a normal priest would actually do the opposite of that. He would preach how you should live your life and how life is a gift from God. But that priest is someone who interprets life differently, and he doesn't view it as a gift, he thinks it's a curse. And he doesn't know why people try to postpone it. But there is a reason why people want to live, why we want to live. There is just something always pulling us to stay alive, although some others not so much. We do not know why we try to stay alive, but paramedics help us do that. They lie to us and try to let us live. The whole song depends on how you view life. life and death and in between | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/30/09 as a hospice caretaker, i have to say some of these lyrics pop into my head when i least expect them. i do not lie, it is my job to face death head on, to confront it and allow my residents to ask questions about death...some want to swift relief it will bring, i do have to say, sometimes after work i put this song on to get any heavy feelings i have on my heart out, and then i feel better and can get to the rest of my _life_. music doing its job... my two cents | Reviewer: Flossy | 6/19/09 I never usually bother to read comments on anything I listen to or watch - but I did this time... and now I must join in. Firstly - I think this is just a beautiful song. It's .... harsh and soft and melodic and unsettling and comedic and meloncholy all at once. As everyone is saying (and it's pointless of me to say -) it's open to interpretation - but I like the parody pointed out by "joshuaquintana" - wouldn't it be lovely to be told the truth once in a while. but lyrical crap aside - it's still a really moving song. I really like how quietly empty it is - and I'll probably listen to it till I'm completely sick of it. They really are taught to lie | Reviewer: chris | 6/3/09 it deffinately reminds you of the akwardness of death. The number one thing said by grown men right before they die is call out for their mothers. Death is unavoidable, but even after realizing it's pointless to attempt to cheat it, we still will always try to stay alive. We are such akward creatures, bumbling through the song of life and trying to stay in tune. this song | Reviewer: Mike G | 4/13/09 It is a great song. The way I see the song, because David is a christian, I think he might be trying to bring up the point that the whole purpose of a Christian is to spread the word of God, die, and go to heaven, but people do as much as they can to postpone that. Thats what I hear. I love the song. you're gonna die | Reviewer: jayme | 1/15/09 no one's posted in a long time. i love this song. it's amazing. & definitely, the interpretation is up to the listener. the priest was telling the truth. honesty, even if it's ugly, is much more of a virtue than a pretty, and short-lived lie. i can't imagine a priest ever really saying that to anyone. but i can't imagine a paramedic saying "yeah, man, you're gonna die." either i hope if i were dying, someone would be straight up with me about it. hahaha | Reviewer: JoshuaQuintana | 10/30/07 Well now since these comments have become as useless as youtube. I agree with nathan that, "interpretation is up to the listener." To me this song is about faith. It is ironic that the paramedics offered the dying man more comfort before he died that the priest offered his congregation. A "who is the real hero" kind of song. haha | Reviewer: JoshuaQuintana | 10/30/07 Well now since these comments have become as useless as youtube. I agree with nathan that, "interpretation is up to the listener." To me this song is about faith. It is ironic that the paramedics offered the dying man more comfort before he died that the priest offered his congregation. A "who is the real hero" kind of song. Uh, John | Reviewer: Nathan | 9/29/07 Anyone can interrupt any work of art how they choose. I'm not a cynical art critic, nor am I all about everything being art... but with music, interpretation is up to the listener. Uh, Steve... | Reviewer: John | 8/26/07 Steve, there is so much more to this song than the fact that the man dies. It's the circle of hopelessness in the man's life, and the priests life, and everyone else. That fact is we're all going to die, even though we work so hard and spend so much money to avoid it. The hopelessness is not at all realized. Review By Pages: 1 2 Review the song Priests And Paramedics The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Pedro The Lion" Music | |
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