Lyrics on artwork

[Rue Saint-Denis]

does anyone recognize the lyrics on the artwork?

'she unties my rope so I fly for a while im a lie in anothers sky'

'are we in doubt/or is she just giving me an out/ she lovers her head/ like a child toned and sore'

'wait for you like a dog' is from she comes out so slow.

[Spamlet]

Originally Posted by Rue Saint-Denis

does anyone recognize the lyrics on the artwork?

'she unties my rope so I fly for a while im a lie in anothers sky'

'are we in doubt/or is she just giving me an out/ she lovers her head/ like a child toned and sore'

'wait for you like a dog' is from she comes out so slow.

I think those'd be:

"So I fly for a while in a lie in another's sky"

"she covers her head like a child tired and sore"

Also, the last line (as written) isn't actually from "She"

He doesn't say "I wait for you like a dog" He says "So I wait like a dog by her side" because he's singing about her rather than to her in that version.

However that's exactly why I think these are probably all lines from that song since it was clearly in its very early stages of being written when he played it live. He's probably re-written it. Personally, I hope so since these two new lines are much more poetic and intriguing than the ones we had.

I offer these lines of evidence for my theory:

1) Thematically, there are already mentions in the song of her being "like a child" and several times where he talks about separation and lies.

2) You can also sing these three lines to that melody because they fit the syllabic pattern of short mostly twos, threes and occasional fours for emphasis. The word groupings themselves per line are seemingly all in (albeit slightly irregular) iambic trimeter. It was first used by the Greeks and then almost completely abandoned in English until an unwitting genius named Emily Dickinson (who, being self-taught, didn't know to shun it) revitalized it.

3) The overwhelmingly trochaic nature of the lyrics when sung. Shakespeare only occasionally uses trochees for very specific effect, Longfellow made famous use of them in "Hiawatha". They often result in feminine line endings or even catalectic ones. Damo actually uses this rhythm somewhat frequently because it's gentleness and simplicity is associated with soothing forms like the lullaby.


4) It's just like Damo to put lyrics for a song on the jacket which isn't on the CD. It may've been once intended to be included and he decided it didn't fit but still liked the artwork they'd done. It may also be left on to give people a taste of album 3 which he's claimed will be coming out quite soon after this one.

[Nine]

Originally Posted by Spamlet

It may also be left on to give people a taste of album 3 which he's claimed will be coming out quite soon after this one.

Ha - where have we heard him say something along those lines before?
If i remember rightly, it was about four years ago?

hehe
x

[VolcanoesMeltUDown]

Ahh I hope for another one soon. did anyone take a look at the interview/documentary on the WB sampling site? It's pretty...okay, I guess.

[Windgirl]

Shout out to Spamlet for such an awesome post! :-D:-D:-D:-D

[ru_benr]

Anyone Have Pics Of The Artwork??

[Spamlet]

Thanks Windy,

Rueben,

This thread has all the album art:

http://www.eskimofriends.com/forum/s...6&postcount=12

[Rue Saint-Denis]

Thank you, Spamlet.

[Spamlet]

Y'all are too kind but very welcome!

Admittedly though, for all my erudite logic the theory's still nothing more than purely speculative.

[ru_benr]

Sweet Artwork,Thought I'd Add A Few Pics...