Lungs lyrics

Top 50 by Year. Lists Explorer. Won't you lend your lungs to me?

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Lungs lyrics

Lyrics submitted by p Steve Earle said that Townes wrote this song while sick with pneumonia on a hotel bed in New York City. It is quite a literal translation. Awesome song. The treatment was "Insulin Coma Therapy" which means a coma induced by insulin shock. Townes was a college student at the time but after the treatment suffered retrograde amnesia on top of the physical side effects irregular breathing being common. He dropped out college after the treatment. I believe its about disappointments in things not being what they seem, specifically as it relates to religious hypocrites such as televangelists. It's a cracking song. Second verse amazing is a dream about panning a stream for gold at night, in which he believes the moonlight on the water is gold, but when he tries to carry it home the moonlit water slips through his hands appearing to turn his hands "to butter".

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Sign In Register. Artist: Townes Van Zandt. Album: Townes Van Zandt. Well, won't you lend your lungs to me? Mine are collapsin' Plant my feet and bitterly breathe Up the time that's passin' Breath I'll take and breath I'll give And pray the day is not poisoned Stand among the ones that live In lonely indecision Well, fingers walk the darkness down Mind is on the midnight Gather up the gold you've found You fool it's only moonlight If you try to take it home Your hands will turn to butter You better leave this dream alone Try to find another Salvation sat and crossed herself Called the devil partner Wisdom burned upon a shelf Who'll kill the raging cancer Seal the river at its mouth Take the water prisoner Fill the sky with screams and cries Bathe in fiery answers Well, Jesus was an only son And love his only concept The strangers cry in foreign tongues And dirty up the doorstep And I for one, and you for two Ain't got the time for outside Keep your injured looks to you We'll tell the world that we tried. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles CSS.

Lungs lyrics

Lyrics submitted by p Steve Earle said that Townes wrote this song while sick with pneumonia on a hotel bed in New York City. It is quite a literal translation. Awesome song. The treatment was "Insulin Coma Therapy" which means a coma induced by insulin shock. Townes was a college student at the time but after the treatment suffered retrograde amnesia on top of the physical side effects irregular breathing being common.

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My Interpretation It's a cracking song. Blue Ed Sheeran. The second verse about picking up the the water in the moonlight is him trying to justify not chasing his dreams. This song is not currently available in your region. He claimed If I Needed You came out of it. I guess it's a song about futility and letdowns. Log in to add a tag. Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. Well, won't you lend your lungs to me? He dropped out college after the treatment. The treatment was "Insulin Coma Therapy" which means a coma induced by insulin shock. So many people with negative mindsets play up their misery to make themselves a martyr.

Well, won't you lend your lungs to me?

Lungs Townes van Zandt. That's the most human thing I've ever heard. This is clearly more of a rant than the typical song of Townes. If you try to take it home Your hands will turn to butter You better leave this dream alone Try to find another. I think this part is also supposed to show us just how far gone the song narrator is. The opening lines are beyond classic, they're in some other realm entirely. Lyrics submitted by p This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage. What a great artist, to take pain and sickness and turn it into this. This site uses cookies. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner. It's seems to be about some sort of let down or dissapointment, though tracing its source would take more time than I care to. All it is, is a way for them to excuse themselves from moral actions for convenience sake. Awesome song.