out the airlock

[invisibleink]

Thrown out of a moving limousine
Tied up in corners with no hope of escape
Followed at high speed
Roughed up and handcuffed and led away

Dangled upside-down from a great height
Tied to the rails as the train rounds the bend
Hijacked and hotwired
Snarled at by dogs against the chain-link fence
Then she tells you
Then she tells you
Then she tells you you’re not home

Sucked out of the airlock
Cornered like a rat in the crowded city square
Lowered into volcanoes
Bound up back to back in smart matching chairs
Then she tells you
Then she tells you
Then she tells you you’re not home

My sweetheart dreams
My sweetheart dreams in an empty bed
My sweetheart dreams of revenge

Left for dead in Mexico
Forged and counterfeit invisible ink
Cut out words on a ransom note
Oh, I beg you honey, it’s not what you think
Then she tells you
Then she tells you
Then she tells you you’re not home
Then she tells you you’re not home
Then she tells you you’re not home
Then she tells you you’re not home
”

we need a section for paul's solo album now

[somethingforkirsty]

This has possibly been the first PD song that's easy to understand the lyrics.......only thing is I think it might be "handcuffed and led away". I also think Robbie Buck had a point when he aligned the song to Bon Iver's album, I can hear similarities.

[invisibleink]

oops, yep. it's led away. i edited

[equalheights]

What did Robbie Buck say aligning it to Bon Iver? Bon Ivers lyrics seem to evoke stronger images and seem more inventive to me (I cant really see the similarity at all to be honest), but I do like PDs melodic sense of closure.

[invisibleink]

i find bon iver dreadfully boring. this is not boring.

[jess]

mm id hardly compare it to bon iver.
though i appreciate both, i do agree bon iver is somehow much more emotional.
but much to different to compare them.

[faster697]

You know I always thought he sang "hijacked and heartwired"; I love the idea of "heartwired".

But now I think I was wrong. Did anyone else hear this differently?

[jess]

does anyone else feel just a teeny bit sad demps has posted the lyrics for his new songs on his new website.
i miss the ambiguity.