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Schweiz (Deutsch)head full of doubt road full of promise lyrics
head full of doubt road full of promise lyrics
Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 00:57
Not sure if this has been posted or not yet but these lyrics are incredible. I'm not 100% sure on the accuracy, especially "So I scream till I die and don’t ask for those bad thoughts to find me now"
let me know if you have any corrections, enjoy.
-greg
Head full of doubt, Road full of Promise – The Avett Brothers
There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light
In the fine print they tell me what’s wrong and what's right
And it comes in black and it comes in white
And I'm frightened by those who don’t see it
When nothing is old deserved or respected
And your life doesn’t change by the man that’s elected
If you’re loved by someone you’re never rejected
Decide what to be and go be it.
There was a dream
One day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage a broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid, with a head full of doubt
So I scream till I die and don’t ask for those bad thoughts to find me now
There’s a darkness upon you that’s flooded in light
In the fine print they tell you what’s wrong and what's right
And it flies by day and it flies by night
And I’m frightened by those who don’t see it
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Here's what I have:
There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light
In the fine print they tell me what’s wrong and what’s right
And it comes in black and it comes in white
And I’m frightened by those that don’t see it
When nothing is owed or deserved or expected
And your life doesn’t change by the man that’s elected
If you’re loved by someone, you’re never rejected
Decide what to be and go be it
There was a dream and one day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid with a head full of doubt
So I’ll scream til I die and the last of those bad thoughts are finally out
There’s a darkness upon you that’s flooded in light
And in the fine print they tell you what’s wrong and what’s right
And it flies by day and it flies by night
And I’m frightened by those that don’t see it
There was a dream and one day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid with a head full of doubt
So I’ll scream til I die and the last of those bad thoughts are finally out
There was a dream and one day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid with a head full of doubt
So I’ll scream til I die and the last of those bad thoughts are finally out
There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light
In the fine print they tell me what’s wrong and what’s right
There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light
And I’m frightened by those that don’t see it
Who knows...we both could be wrong! I guess we'll find out when the album comes out!
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Team Avett #36
lildeadhead: that pen she uses to keep her setlists? it's a human-finger bone. dipped in the blood of the ones who yell out during "murder in the city". poetic, no?
either way, it's beautiful
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"Hell has no fury like a woman; happy, scorned, or otherwise"
ahh yours makes much more sense, thanks!
I've got the same as Littledeadhead, except I never could figure out "the last of those bad thoughts are finally out"
Nice, thanks!
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There was a dream, and one day I could see it, like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it.
littledeadhead... you've nailed it, except some very minor changes in the first two verses.... heres what i got
There’s a darkness upon me that’s flooded in light
In the fine print they tell me what’s wrong and what’s right
And it comes in black and it comes in white
And I’m frightened by those who don’t see it
When nothing is owed, ( no or) deserved, or expected
And your life doesn’t change by the man that’s elected
If you’re loved by someone, you’re never rejected
Decide what to be and go be it
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Well Locust, Mount Pleasant, Concord.... LETS GOOO!
Anybody got video of this song?
I have video from the Charlotte show, but I'm not releasing it till Sept 29.
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"The words you wish your head didn't say are the ones their heart will hold onto the longest." -- Bill Mallonee
I couldn't tell if it was, "and I'll scream til I dies AND the last of those...." or
"and I'll scream til' I dies OR the last of those bad thoughts.."
Don - I have "and" - it also fits better in the message... "or" just doesn't quite make as much since....
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Well Locust, Mount Pleasant, Concord.... LETS GOOO!
I believe he says each once
It's sounds like
"I'll scream til I die OR the last of the bad thoughts are finally out"
to me.....
Makes sense that he's trying to exorcise those bad thought OR die trying.....
just my take.
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http://www.tablive.net
I would like to mention that I think the line is "If you're loved by someone you'll never reject it" instead of "If you're loved by someone you're never rejected." I don't know if one fits better than the other. I just don't hear "rejected" at all.
And I think that I can agree with TAFKAM on "or" versus "and." Makes sense to me, and I think that's what I hear.
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~Megan
"Life's too short, just be nice."
damn...i still hear "and" but i see your points
you ever have those moments when you read something you posted earlier and completely disagree with yourself later? Well i was simply not paying close attention and was reading the line in a different way - however, I believe ya'll are right...but i still hear "and" - but my ears aren't what they used to be either
I will put in a complaint that they didn't produce this enough to clearly hear all of the lyrics...
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Well Locust, Mount Pleasant, Concord.... LETS GOOO!
The irony of that gets to me. Seth mentioned how excited he was to have the clarity of a high quality production, yet we have had several recent debates about lyrics. Maybe it's us, or maybe this isn't what he meant by clarity.
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~Megan
"Life's too short, just be nice."
I, for one, can't wait to get the boxset with complete lyrics.
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Team Avett #36
lildeadhead: that pen she uses to keep her setlists? it's a human-finger bone. dipped in the blood of the ones who yell out during "murder in the city". poetic, no?
Such a great song.. and i agree boxset with complete lyrics will be awesome..
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-Wence-
Awesome Lyrics ! ! ! I thank my good friend Jim u> for sharing this song with me via YouTube.com and FaceBook !
I might also recommend a fav of mine that also has great lyrics: " Long Long Time" by artist Guy Forsyth.