| | Sleeping Lessons Lyrics Artist(Band):The Shins
Go without, Till the need seeps in You low animal, Collect your novel petals for the stem. And glow. Glow. Melt and flow. Eviscerate your fragile frame. And spill it out on ragged floor. A thousand different versions of yourself. And if the old guards still offend, They got nothing left on which you depend. So enlist every ounce Of your bright blood. And off with their heads. Jump from the hook. You're not obliged to swallow anything you despise. See, those unrepenting buzzards want your life, And they got no right. As sure as you have eyes, They got no right. Just put yourself in my new shoes. And see that I do all I do. Because the old guard still offends. (Their pudgy hearts and slimy hands) They got nothing left on which we depend. So enlist every ounce Of your bright blood. And off with their heads. Jump from the hook. You're not obliged to swallow anything you despise, That you despise. If you find some error in Sleeping Lessons Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to Breeanna for submitting the lyrics. Review about Sleeping Lessons truth. | Reviewer: england | 1/23/09 the truth of the matter is: not everything is being enunciated correctly. but that is completely irrelevant. the lyrics are beautiful, the interpretations countless. who can say what is meant, but for each his own? not to worry. | Reviewer: izzy | 4/5/08 don't think too much on what it means. we can all basically guess it's about being original to ourselves from the feel of it, and investigating it will only ruin the fun and the flow of the words. let's be mellow mellow mellow. <3 history of philosophy | Reviewer: Scott palmer | 3/29/08 I am reminded of several ideas from several great thinkers. From freeing of chains from Marx and engels to anti instituion from Calvin to God is dead from Nietche. These hard earned ideas are so important to live. Individually we must understand them and collectively we must build a better world. Bright Blood | Reviewer: Cuando | 3/3/08 I think this song is telling us that we should be individuals, like many of you have said, but that we need to take personal action and invest ourselves (enlist every ounce of your bright blood), not continue to be the passive, apathetic culture we have become. It's time to invest ourselves in a revolution that makes a difference in the world, and the only way to do that is to be brave enough to make the personal change that will cause change in the world around us. Alice in Wonder/Independence from Social Obs. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/6/08 I most definitely agree with the freeing ourselves from social observation. It makes sense to me. I also see that James was using Alice in Wonderland as a metaphor for our social deprivations. PRetending to be than being who we are. Mm | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/4/08 James Mercer (vocals, writing, guitar, etc.) was going through a crippling struggle with insomnia when he wrote this song. I'm guessing sleep is what he is referring to in the beginning of the song. Old Guard = Old Ideas | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/27/07 I think it's worth pointing out that the Old Guard doesn't refer to a literal old guard. The Old Guard, generalized in the context of this song, is a collection of older thoughts, ideas, beliefs, etc. that were established before your time. You're not bound by them though ("You're not obliged to swallow anything you despise"). So, Off with their heads, and on with new ideas. Off with their heads definitely triggered Alice in Wonderland imagery for me as well. independence from social influnence observation | Reviewer: Jason | 12/14/07 What I think the song is basically saying is, you are entitled to your own interests for your life; those things you like that you might be hesitate to embrace for fear that others might not agree or condone. Don't buy into others, media, or people. If something outside tries to change you, tempt you with their position of influence from society; (ie you are a slut for wanting to date so many guys, or you are a emo for listening to that music, or you are a jock for wearing those clothes.) you must muster up all that you have emotionally and get it out of your head. (So enlist every ounce Of your bright blood, And off with their heads.) They have no right to try and change you.(You're not obliged to swallow anything you despise.) It is a really cool song because it's saying you deserve to be yourself, and find yourself ("Collect your novel petals for the stem). Don't try to contain yourself. Be free.. :) if.. | Reviewer: Anonymous | 12/9/07 If you watch the video of the live version on their myspace page, you can very clearly hear him say "jump from the HOOK" not book. And he definitely says Shoes in both versions (the hooves incident HAD to of been a typo, or the singer can't pronounce hooves...one or the other. ;p Also, I always hear "And if the old GHOST(S) still offend." hmmm | Reviewer: ben | 12/7/07 i think the song is about heroin addiction and drugs in general. if you pay attention to the first set of lyrics this seems to make sense. further in hes talking about that "they" have nothing left on which we have to depend and then the line about not swallowing anything you despise. i dunno this made sense to me Review By Pages: 1 2 Review the song Sleeping Lessons 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 "The Shins" Music | |
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