I really want it to be "pray like a martyr does till dawn"

i posted these "my edits" when it first came out... thought i would again



02 jambi •
[Here from] the king's mountain view
[Here from] the wild dream come true
Feast like a sultan, I do
On treasures and flesh never few

But I would wish it all, away
If I thought I'd lose you just one day

The devil and his had [missed out]
In love with the dark side I've found
Dabblin' all the way down
Up to my neck soon to drown.

But you changed that all for me
Lifted me up, turned me round

So I, I would wish this all away

Pray like a [martyr] [ dusk] to dawn
Beg like a hooker all night long
Shout to the devil with my song
And got what I wanted all along

But I
I would
If I could
I would
Wish it away
Wish it away
Wish it all away
Wanna wish it all away
No [pressure could ] hold sway
[Or justify my]
[Kneeling] away, [my sinner]

So if I could I'd wish it all away
If I thought tomorrow, they'd take you away

You're my piece of mind,
[my all]
my center I'm just trying to hold on
One more day

[Dim my eyes]
[Jam-bi-eye]
[Damn my eyes]
If they should compromise
A fulcrum
[Want and need]
[If I leave it]
Then I might as well be gone...

Shine on forever
Shine on benevolent sun
Shine down upon the broken
Shine [on 'til] the two become one

Shine on forever
Shine on benevolent sun
Shine down upon the severed
Shine [on 'til] the two become one

[Divide and wither away] X2

Shine down upon the many, light our way,
Benevolent sun.

Breathe in union

So, as one, survive
Another day and season
[Silently, just] save your poison
[Silently, just] stay out of my way

pretty much the samw way i hear it....though he does say "damn my eyes"....

i think that it is suppose to be shine on benenolent SON when i was at one of the shows this fall during jambi there was a baby in the animation, he also talks about two becoming one

Yeah, it's "Shilah, benevolent son." Shilah=Native American for Brother.=my unborn son, due Jan.2...not...the baby part is true, not the lyrics.

About the "Pray like a..." line. I still say it's "Brave like a martyr dusk to dawn."
But if it's pray ...IF! Than it's as follows. ...father prays like a hooker begs, they both have to, to survive...

Oh boy...

Well, a martyr prays fervantly, too.

Here are some correct lyrics for you guys, I'm very sure on these after listening to it in quite a few different live settings.

Damn my eyes if they should comprimise our fulcrum
Want and need divide me
Then I might as well be gone

Except it's "wants and needs"

Yeah your right. I guess it had been too long since I had listened to the album version.

Hello everyone - here is what I hear when I listen to the song. Brackets indicate where I really can't tell.

If in the king's mountain view
If in the wild dream come true
Feast like a sultan I do
On treasures and flesh never few

But I
I would
Wish it
All away

If I
Thought I'd
Lose you
Just one day

The devil and his had me down
In love with the darkside I found
Dabbalin' all the way down
Up to my neck soon to drown

But you'd change that all for me
Lifted me up turned me 'round
So I, I, I, I, I would, I would, I would wish this all away

Brave like a martyr dusk to dawn
Beg like a hooker all night long
Tempted the devil with my song
And got what I wanted all along

But I, I would, if I could, I would
Wish it away, wish it away, wish it all away, wanna wish it all away
No price it could hold sway or justify my [kneel]? and awake my sin
I said if I could I'd wish it all away
If I thought tomorrow they'd take you away
You're my peace of mind, my own, I said I'm just trying to hold on one more day
Damn my eyes
Jambi eyes
Damn my eyes if they should compromise a fulcrum
[Once I need you if i'm leavin I might as well be gone]?

Shine on forever, shine on benevolent sun
Shine down upon the broken, shine until the two become one
Shine on forever, shine on benevolent sun
Shine down upon the sever, shine until the two become one

Divided I'm withering away
Divided I'm withering away
Shine down upon the many light our way, benevolent sun

Breathe in union

So as one survive another day
In season silent leigons save your poison
Silent leigons stay out of my way.

It doesn't really make sense to "pray to dawn" as in, it makes sense to "pray to god". I really dont get how you think it has to be "to dawn" if its father, I mean, they have the same amount of syllables and can sound very similar (father, martyr).

"Dim my eyes if they should compromise our fulcrum
Wants and needs divide me
Then I might as well be gone"

meaning: dim my eyes if they contribute to me wanting and needing more. this song is mainly about letting go of our own personal wealth. so if your eyes are making you want and need more, then dim your eyes.

"Want and need divide me then I might as well be gone!"

As in; if I Want something that divides me from what I/we Need, then I might as well be out of the picture completely. Plus, I really don't hear any S's, or any effort of the words being pluralized.

Peace.

Hmm, after listening to it again with these lyrics in mind I believe you are correct. Makes a hell of a lot more sense then what I originally heard.

i'm hearing "dividing'll wither her away" or "divide and you'll wither her away" or "divide and i'll wither her away." i'm pretty sure it's the last one.

As for that "her". I hear it like "Divided where the Hell are we."

Perhaps.

divide hell withering away?

Okay, we're discussing the phonetics, and that's good, this is the lyrics page, after all.

However, is there anyone who actually thinks it's NOT "Divided I'm withering away"?

going off the theory that this song is about Devo, i've always told myself that the line is:

"Once your need divides me then I might as well begone"

saying that if he should even consider anything before his son, he might as well not be there at all

If it were a simple "withering" that he sung , why the funky H-sound... "...witherhing away." ok, that's plausable, but the second one... "...witherHEng away." it's REALY funky the second time.
This is one of those where, my heart WANTS to agree w/ you, but my brain(n ear) is telling me something is off.

I think what's being said is either 'divided, I'm withering away' or 'divided, withering away.' I'm really not hearing anything else.

Didn't you say "going OFF the Devo theory."?

Personally, I still say it's a love song.

Personally, I still say it's a NOT "once/wants" or "needS" ...I hear a distict "Want and need divide me then I might as well be gone!"

Q: How might one "compromise a/our fulcrum" ?
Q: What is creating said fulcrum? The wants and needs right? A fulcrum to me, in this metaphoric sense, would mean not just a pivot or a manipulatable utencile, but a fixed point in a center position as for balancing opposites (or equals) or some such... my point being that, if I should fuck up our balancing act between wanting and needing, well you know the rest.

typo

I'll have to see if I can hear this. If so, I like it. But I think it may also be "Once your needs divide me" - only slightly different.

here's my best estimation:

here from the king's mountain view
here from the wild dream come true
feast like a sultan i do
of treasures and flesh never few

but i
i would
wish it
all away
if i
thought i'd
lose you
just one day

the devil and his had me down
in love with the dark side i'd fell*
dabblin all the way down
up to my neck soon to drown
but you changed that all for me
lifted me up turned me around

so i
i
i
i
i would
i would
i would
wish this all away

prayed like a martyr dusk till dawn
begged like a hooker all night long
tempted the devil with my song
and got what i wanted all along

but i
'n i would
if i could
'n i would
wish it away
wish it away
wanna wish it all away
wanna wish it all away
no pressure could hold sway
or justifiy my 'n givin away my sinner

so if i could i'd wish it all away
if i thought tomorrow they'd take you away
you're my piece of mind my home
i said i'm just tryin to hold on
one more day

'n damn my eyes
damn my/jambi eyes**
jambi eyes if they should
compromise our fulcrum
once it need divide me
then i might as well be gone

shine on forever
shine on benevolent sun
shine upon the broken
shine until the two become one

shine on forever
shine on benevolent sun
shine upon the severed
shine until the two become one

divided i'll wither her away
divided i'll wither her away
shine upon the many light our way
benevolent sun

breathe in union
breathe in union
breathe in union
breathe in union
breathe in union
sow as one
survive
another day
and season
silent leech and
stay your poison
silent leech and
stay out of my way

*not grammatically correct, but i kept hearing it, then i realized it sounds like "died." the sentence makes even less sense if you try to work that in (in love with the dark sigh died fell?), so i think it's a play on words.
**i'm not sure but there may be two vocal tracks superimposed on the cd at this part, one in which he sings "damn my" and one in which he sings "jambi." during live shows, he sings "damn my" at this point, i believe.

i actually like that better :P

as for hellen keller, "Once it need divide me" doesn't make sense grammatically or any other way. other than that you just reiterated the general consensus on what the rest of the lyrics are

maybe compromised fulcrums divide you

fulcrum: [n] the pivot about which a lever turns

so it's circular, something circular that's compromised might be described as divided, right?

it's quite a stretch, just to make the lyrics you came up with work...

Here from the king's mountain view. Here from the wild dream come true. Feast like a sultan I do; treasures and flesh never few. But I would wish it all away. If I thought I'd lose you--just one day. The devil it has had me down; in love with the darkside I found--the devil went all the way down--up to my neck so to drown. But you changed that all for me; lifted me up turned me around... so I... I... I... I... I would wish it all... away... (and so on)... Prayed like a martyr... dusk til dawn... begged like a hooker all night long--tempted the devil with my song--and got what I wanted all along... But I would if I could wish it all away... (repeat) No prize that could hold, sway or justify my... (limit, living, somehthing... duh... my center) ... You my piece of mind my home my center I'm just trying to hold on one more day. Tear my eyes! Tear my eyes! Tear my eyes if they should compromise our fulcrum--watching me divide me then I might as well be gone!
Shine down forever shine down bonevelant son. Shine down upon the broken shine until the two become one. Shine on forever shine on bonevelant son! Shine down the polar center--shine until the two become one! Divide and I'll wither away! Divide and I'll wither away! Shine down upon the many light our way--bonevelant son. Breathe in union--so as one survive another day in season; silently gestate your poison. Silently gestate and run my way...

Will you please listen closely to "...dusk __ dawn" I swear, I only hear "dusk TO dawn" It's the exact same sentiment, imo, but spoken "to" instead of "til.

He doesn't say "jambi eyes" ever. Jambi is pronounced jahm-bee, not jam-bye, and the phrase has no meaning anyway. See the topic at the bottom of this forum. Also, I would contest the "damn my eyes" - I am quite sure he says "dim my eyes". See aforementioned topic for reasoning. Also, try watching a live show. The vocals are a lot clearer, and I have no doubt he's saying "dim my eyes".

*blinks*

EDIT: Okay, I had to read it again. Now I'm smiling.

"Shunted* the Devil with my song"
Shunted means to bypass.

at least someone finally got 1 piece right... AWAKE.


it is absolutely incredible that nobody has come on here and said it's...

wish it away...

WINCH it away... (clear as day)

wish it all away

wanna wish it all away...


... actually, it's really not that incredible

it doesn't make any sense for him to say 'wish' the whole song and then randomly throw 'winch' in there for just one of 4 lines that also say 'wish'.

as a sidenote, ryan brock cambell needs his ears checked or a better sound system

silent leech and
stay your poison
silent leech and
stay out of my way

what the fuck??

how about

Silently just
Take your poison
Silently just
Stay out of my way

edit: actually i can hear the slienCE

Silence, Legion! Save your poison!
Silence, Legion! Stay out of my way!

that sounds right.

*winks* That's because it is right.

I take issue w/ the thought that the 2 lines start the same, he says them diferently. ...the 1st time: (silently) sounds like one word, the 2nd though, sounds like 2... also, llisten to "poison" it's said kinda quick and, funny as this seems, sounds to me more like poise and, than poison...


"What's he saying?"
"what's he saying?"

...inFUCKINGdeed...

Maynards an ass-whole.