Here's the shocking truth. Spotify and Apple music don't have this song. I am confounded. This is the best song by this band. They have stupid essential playlists but not this treasure for tears and fears.
Music has been a tool more than just entertainment for me. I enjoy finding music that inspires me to be a better person or makes me feel grounded (even if it just for the duration of the song). If I had to pick a song that has influenced and moved me more than any other, it would be "Biting Your Tail" by Iron & Wine.
Lyrics: May your eyes be wide and seeing May you learn from the view where you're kneeling Know the fear of the world as you're feeling Is the fear of a slave. May you know how the fire was started And want as much from the snake as the garden. Wear them both like a glove that you can't wave. May your mouth betray your wisdom May you get what they fail to mention May your love be your own religion And preach it to us all. May you lose what you offer gladly And may you worship the time and it's passing The stars won't ever wait for you to watch them fall We're the smoke on a burned horizon We're the boat on a tide that's rising Both the post and the pig you're untying The butcher gone for the blade. Someday we may all be happy Someday I'll make a face worth slapping Someday we may be shocked to be laughing at the way we behave. May your hands be strong and willing And may you know when to speak and to listen May you find every friend that you're missing There's no cheque in the mail. May you end it bruised and purple and know that peace is the shape of a circle 'Cause round and round you'll go, biting your tail. We're the children the wind is whipping The short hands on a clock still ticking Both the egg and the red fox grinning His belly full for the day Someday we may all want nothing And I'll forget that we'll get what's coming And someday I'll say the world was something That we just couldn't change. May your tongue be something wicked And know your part in the calf and the killing And see straight through the Captain you're kissing The helm loose in his hand. May your words be well worth stealing And put your hand on your heart when you're singing The Choir's sick of the song, but they've still gotta stand.
i wish i could play this song in every spoken language where appropriate, in every corner of the world for EVERY FUCKING PERSON to hear and understand at the same time.
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1 million times better than the album version.
no
@@KanwarAnand yes
yep always have to come here for this one
Every song of his is better live. He gets weird in the studio.
One billion times better
Here's the shocking truth. Spotify and Apple music don't have this song. I am confounded. This is the best song by this band. They have stupid essential playlists but not this treasure for tears and fears.
This song is like a prayer ... beautiful.
Music has been a tool more than just entertainment for me. I enjoy finding music that inspires me to be a better person or makes me feel grounded (even if it just for the duration of the song). If I had to pick a song that has influenced and moved me more than any other, it would be "Biting Your Tail" by Iron & Wine.
Waking up on a Sunday listening to this song and just crying
i relate to this so hard
No tears my friend =)
Lyrics:
May your eyes be wide and seeing
May you learn from the view where you're kneeling
Know the fear of the world as you're feeling
Is the fear of a slave.
May you know how the fire was started
And want as much from the snake as the garden.
Wear them both like a glove that you can't wave.
May your mouth betray your wisdom
May you get what they fail to mention
May your love be your own religion
And preach it to us all.
May you lose what you offer gladly
And may you worship the time and it's passing
The stars won't ever wait for you to watch them fall
We're the smoke on a burned horizon
We're the boat on a tide that's rising
Both the post and the pig you're untying
The butcher gone for the blade.
Someday we may all be happy
Someday I'll make a face worth slapping
Someday we may be shocked to be laughing at the way we behave.
May your hands be strong and willing
And may you know when to speak and to listen
May you find every friend that you're missing
There's no cheque in the mail.
May you end it bruised and purple
and know that peace is the shape of a circle
'Cause round and round you'll go, biting your tail.
We're the children the wind is whipping
The short hands on a clock still ticking
Both the egg and the red fox grinning
His belly full for the day
Someday we may all want nothing
And I'll forget that we'll get what's coming
And someday I'll say the world was something
That we just couldn't change.
May your tongue be something wicked
And know your part in the calf and the killing
And see straight through the Captain you're kissing
The helm loose in his hand.
May your words be well worth stealing
And put your hand on your heart when you're singing
The Choir's sick of the song, but they've still gotta stand.
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever listen to
My roommate brought me here! Not mad about it. Kaycee you rock!
So much meaning in one song.
See straight through the captain youre kissing, helm loose in his hands is simply an incredible lyric
best lyrics ever
i wish i could play this song in every spoken language where appropriate, in every corner of the world for EVERY FUCKING PERSON to hear and understand at the same time.
the best song ever
brightened my day and made me really calm and today i love life, thank you
One of the best songs
"May your love be your only religion, and preach it to us all." JUST SO FUCKING TRUE
Beautiful
After this song Bally is full for a day
Adoro ouvir o som, a melodia que relaxa e cativa
thanks for this
Amazing lyrics,great voice.what more do you need?
at least 50 of the views are mine.
wunderschön 🌺
Is the acoustic version of this song available anywhere?
Muito Bacana essa letra.Straight from Brasil.
so 16855 are mine !
Did paul greengrass direct this thing ?
You can't put your tongue on it but he spits all around it
Wickedstacheman, how did you become so wise? c:
Someday...peace...
This song is soo good, but also... dat beard.