Here are the ACTUAL lyrics, if anyone even comes here anymore, or ever will again. I’ve left a signpost if you do, with the correct directions written on it, to help you find your way, Foals in winter coats, White girls of the North, File past: one, five and one, They are the fabled lambs, Of Sunday ham, Thee H.S. norm. And they can float above the grass, In circles if they tried, A latent power I know they hide, To keep some hope alive, That a girl like I could ever try, Could ever try So we just skirt the hallway sides, A phantom and a fly, Follow the lines and wonder why There's no connection. A week of rolling eyes, And cheap shots from the tribe, And we're off to Nemarcas' porch again, Another afternoon with the goat head tunes, And pill fed booze. We wandered through her mama's house, And the milk from the window lights, Family portraits circa ninety-five, This is that foreign land, With the sprayed on tans, And it all feels fine, Be it silk or slime. So, when they tap our Monday heads, Two zombies walk in our stead. This town seems hardly worth the time. And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme, Too far along in our climb, Stepping over what now towers to the sky, With no connection. So, when they tap our Sunday heads, Two zombies walk in our stead. This town seems hardly worth the time. And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme, Too far along in our crime, Stepping over what now towers to the sky, With no connection.
I think all your corrections are right, but I do REALLY hear “to zombie-walk in our stead”. I can’t hear zombie as plural, there’s no “S” sound in the studio recording or in any live performances I’ve heard. It’s interesting because the Spotify lyrics say “two zombies walk in our stead” but Apple Music says “to zombie-walk in our stead”.
Have you never listened to The Shins before? Nothing they write generally tells a story. They're pretty much tone poems, sets of phrases that evoke a tone. At least that's what I think since I can never make any sense of their songs. Its funny how much you can love a band's sound but still have no clue what they're saying or trying to say.
I always figured that it was talking about the bars we follow along the road, like ants, in our cars. Travelling along a path we haven't made for ourselves.
Foals in winter coats, White girls of the North, File past one, five and one, They are the fabled lambs, Of Sunday ham, The E.H.S. norm. And they can float above the grass, In circles if they tried, A latent power I know they hide, To keep some hope alive, That a girl like I could ever try, Could ever try. So we just skirt the hallway sides, A phantom and a fly, Follow the lines and wonder why There's no connection. A week of rolling eyes, And cheap shots from the trite, And we're off to Nemarcas' porch again, Another afternoon with the goat head tunes, And pilfered booze. We wandered through her mama's house, And the milk from the window lights, Family portraits circa ninety-five, This is that foreign land, With the sprayed on tans, And it all feels fine, Be it silk or slime, So, when they tap our Monday heads, Two zombies walk in our stead. This town seems hardly worth the time. And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme, Too far along in our climb, Stepping over what now towers to the sky, With no connection. So, when they tap our Sunday heads, Two zombies walk in our stead. This town seems hardly worth the time. And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme, Too far along in our crime, Stepping over what now towers to the sky, With no connection.
@BandoNintendo Apparently the song was written about a lesbian couple in Iowa. If you examine the song closely with this reason in mind, some of the lines make sense! :)
BRO!!! We have the same profile photo! What are the odds, huh? Anyways, it's a nice song. I used to listen to it all the time a few years back and eventually forgot it existed. I thought about it earlier and here I am. I feel strangely nostalgic listening to this. Brings back good memories, you know?
You have a few errors. Here are the correct lyrics. :) Foals in winter coats, White girls of the North, Fire past one, five and one They are the fabled lambs of Sunday ham, The EHS norm And they can float above the grass, In circles if they tried, A latent power I know they hide, To keep some hope alive, That a girl like I'm Could ever try, Could ever try. So we just skirt the hallway sides, A phantom and a fly, Follow the lines and wonder why There's no connection. A week of rolling eyes, And cheap shots from the trite, And we're off to Nemarca's porch again, Another afternoon of the goat head tunes, And pilfered booze. We wander through her mama's house, And the milk from the window lights, Family portrait circa ninety-five, This is that foreign land, With the sprayed on tans, And it all feels fine, Be it silk or slime, So, when they tap our Monday heads, Two zombie walk in our stead, This town seems hardly worth the time, And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme, Too far along in our crime/climb? Stepping over what now towers to the sky, With no connection. So, when they tap our Sunday heads, Two zombie walk in our stead, This town seems hardly worth the time, And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme, Too far along in our crime/climb? Stepping over what now towers to the sky, With no connection.
Since nobody's answered your question for four years: it's about a lesbian couple growing up in a severely Christian-dominated town. Its a beautiful song, I love it!
These are what I call first acid trip lyrics!! Wonderfully juxtaposed and multi dimensional use of the language! Be careful however- It only happens once- By the next trip The brains get scrambled into a jumbled mash of meaninglessness- Never to return!
Anyone else wonder why James Mercer writes as a female sometimes? For example, in this song he says "a girl like I". In New Slang, the lyrics in the chorus that goes "I'd a danced like the king of the eyesores" turns into "I'd a danced like the queen of the eyesores" in the final chorus. It's always boggled me.
MrNickelCobalt I think in New Slang, that last chorus is from the perspective of the girl (the story is about a guy looking back and regretting his lack of action regarding a romantic interest), showing that she was also attracted and waiting for the other one to make the first move. In this song, I think he is simply talking about a girl that is similar to him, not that he is also a girl.
To be fair, I can't never make out any of the words to The Shins' songs. Which is where you and other lyric videos come in! Thanks for videos, please keep making these videos and I hope you propser with 10K Subs!
the story starts out being told by a girl "that a girl like i could ever try" and the girl is with another girl " we wandered through her mama's house" and then they (get it on) " this is that foreign land with the sprayed on tans.. and it all feel fine be it silk or slime" it is about lesbians
Foals in winter coats White girls of the north File past one five and one They are the fabled lambs of Sunday ham The EHS norm And they could float above the grass In circles if they tried A latent power I know they hide To keep some hope alive That a girl like I could ever try Could ever try So we just skirt the hallway sides A phantom and a fly Follow the lines and wonder why There's no connection
Wrong, a lot of their songs he wrote have some stuff to do with him or other events in his life, they are not just "Catchy Songs" I think you should maybe watch an interview with James Mercer, maybe if you hear him talk about some of the songs that might just understand them a bit more. The 98.7 with Kennedy was good.
what does the following phrases mean : (1) That a girl like I Could ever try, Could ever try" (2) "They are the fabled lambs of Sunday ham, The EHS norm" i like several of their songs but the lyrics are hard to understand what they are trying to convey.
+cruisernet sorry i keep replying just trying to help you understand the song, the EHS norm part is in reference to Eldorado Highschool in New Mexico where the song is suppose to take place.
oh no need to apologize. thanks for your input i had read somewhere the same idea that the song dealt with love between 2 gay females. I like to learn songs to play on guitar and just wanted to understand this song better. there are several songs from this group that i like.
What does this song have in relation to spain invading Mexico killing the natives and stealing their gold so much that ships sunk from the weight never to be seen again and rapping the native women thus creating Mexicans which is what those kids were doin their play on?
ok, so the lyrics are astoundingly WRONG, but i sorta get how a person could hear what u hear. altho the lyrics r supposedly part of the physical release...and they're all over the web, accurately uploaded. this song is too dense and uber-effing great to be here on youtube in such a botched version! you're so silly!
Why not just find a lyric site and then copy the actual lyrics?? These lyrics are like you’ve just made them up, which, although providing much entertainment and amusement, is very unprofessional.
![The Shins - Phantom Limb - LYRICS [HD]](/img/n.gif)
This song can never get played out.
no matter how many times i hear a shins song i hear it an all new way, a brand new time.. the meaning, the melody, the introspection.
Here are the ACTUAL lyrics, if anyone even comes here anymore, or ever will again. I’ve left a signpost if you do, with the correct directions written on it, to help you find your way,
Foals in winter coats,
White girls of the North,
File past: one, five and one,
They are the fabled lambs,
Of Sunday ham,
Thee H.S. norm.
And they can float above the grass,
In circles if they tried,
A latent power I know they hide,
To keep some hope alive,
That a girl like I could ever try,
Could ever try
So we just skirt the hallway sides,
A phantom and a fly,
Follow the lines and wonder why
There's no connection.
A week of rolling eyes,
And cheap shots from the tribe,
And we're off to Nemarcas' porch again,
Another afternoon with the goat head tunes,
And pill fed booze.
We wandered through her mama's house,
And the milk from the window lights,
Family portraits circa ninety-five,
This is that foreign land,
With the sprayed on tans,
And it all feels fine,
Be it silk or slime.
So, when they tap our Monday heads,
Two zombies walk in our stead.
This town seems hardly worth the time.
And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme,
Too far along in our climb,
Stepping over what now towers to the sky,
With no connection.
So, when they tap our Sunday heads,
Two zombies walk in our stead.
This town seems hardly worth the time.
And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme,
Too far along in our crime,
Stepping over what now towers to the sky,
With no connection.
I think all your corrections are right, but I do REALLY hear “to zombie-walk in our stead”. I can’t hear zombie as plural, there’s no “S” sound in the studio recording or in any live performances I’ve heard. It’s interesting because the Spotify lyrics say “two zombies walk in our stead” but Apple Music says “to zombie-walk in our stead”.
@@123unknownsoldier126 - Yes to 'zombie-walk in our stead' - also, I hear 'pilfered booze' which makes more sense than 'pill-fed booze'
Have you never listened to The Shins before?
Nothing they write generally tells a story. They're pretty much tone poems, sets of phrases that evoke a tone. At least that's what I think since I can never make any sense of their songs.
Its funny how much you can love a band's sound but still have no clue what they're saying or trying to say.
I'm glad I am not the only that has no idea what the lyrics are.
Same
neither does the creator of this video
Be it silk or slime
"follow the lines and wonder why
theres no connection" the point is that it doesnt make any sense and nobody seems to realize it. What a godly song.
I always figured that it was talking about the bars we follow along the road, like ants, in our cars. Travelling along a path we haven't made for ourselves.
Whenever I try to understand these lyrics I just try to remember "there's no connection"
Sethel Willi 😂
This is one of my favorite songs.Thank you sooooooo much for uploading this.
Foals in winter coats,
White girls of the North,
File past one, five and one,
They are the fabled lambs,
Of Sunday ham,
The E.H.S. norm.
And they can float above the grass,
In circles if they tried,
A latent power I know they hide,
To keep some hope alive,
That a girl like I could ever try,
Could ever try.
So we just skirt the hallway sides,
A phantom and a fly,
Follow the lines and wonder why
There's no connection.
A week of rolling eyes,
And cheap shots from the trite,
And we're off to Nemarcas' porch again,
Another afternoon with the goat head tunes,
And pilfered booze.
We wandered through her mama's house,
And the milk from the window lights,
Family portraits circa ninety-five,
This is that foreign land,
With the sprayed on tans,
And it all feels fine,
Be it silk or slime,
So, when they tap our Monday heads,
Two zombies walk in our stead.
This town seems hardly worth the time.
And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme,
Too far along in our climb,
Stepping over what now towers to the sky,
With no connection.
So, when they tap our Sunday heads,
Two zombies walk in our stead.
This town seems hardly worth the time.
And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme,
Too far along in our crime,
Stepping over what now towers to the sky,
With no connection.
@etothej720 it's definitely mundane heads, good job on the "be it silk or slime though" i never checked my album pamphlet until recently.
There's definitely a message to this song.
Just got on demand and I can listen to this song every day. I love the music video!
@BandoNintendo Apparently the song was written about a lesbian couple in Iowa. If you examine the song closely with this reason in mind, some of the lines make sense! :)
I have always been drawn to this song, despite having no clue what the lyrics are about. I have a "feeling" about them, but that's about it.
BRO!!! We have the same profile photo! What are the odds, huh? Anyways, it's a nice song. I used to listen to it all the time a few years back and eventually forgot it existed. I thought about it earlier and here I am. I feel strangely nostalgic listening to this. Brings back good memories, you know?
You have a few errors. Here are the correct lyrics. :)
Foals in winter coats,
White girls of the North,
Fire past one, five and one
They are the fabled lambs of Sunday ham,
The EHS norm
And they can float above the grass,
In circles if they tried,
A latent power I know they hide,
To keep some hope alive,
That a girl like I'm
Could ever try,
Could ever try.
So we just skirt the hallway sides,
A phantom and a fly,
Follow the lines and wonder why
There's no connection.
A week of rolling eyes,
And cheap shots from the trite,
And we're off to Nemarca's porch again,
Another afternoon of the goat head tunes,
And pilfered booze.
We wander through her mama's house,
And the milk from the window lights,
Family portrait circa ninety-five,
This is that foreign land,
With the sprayed on tans,
And it all feels fine,
Be it silk or slime,
So, when they tap our Monday heads,
Two zombie walk in our stead,
This town seems hardly worth the time,
And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme,
Too far along in our crime/climb?
Stepping over what now towers to the sky,
With no connection.
So, when they tap our Sunday heads,
Two zombie walk in our stead,
This town seems hardly worth the time,
And we'll no longer memorize or rhyme,
Too far along in our crime/climb?
Stepping over what now towers to the sky,
With no connection.
Thanks!
thank you
Bernadete Fraga my pleasure :)
H
I think it is "To zombie walk" not ... "Two zombie walk" cause that kinda doesn't make sense
Makes perfectly good sense to me.
The essence of my life up to now.
Please explain then lmao
Lyrics are close. You should buy the CD
i have no idea what this song is about but it makes me really happy either way
Since nobody's answered your question for four years: it's about a lesbian couple growing up in a severely Christian-dominated town. Its a beautiful song, I love it!
What a poet I think I could fall in love with him
Uh, roses are red?☺️
One of my favorite songs!!!
...white girls of the North :-)
i stopped listening to this song for over a year because it reminded me of my ex but now i am sorry i missed out on it all that time.
I was born in your last name.
such inspiring music fave part :07- :47
Haha, until I read the lyrics I thought the line "and pilfered booze" was "with perfect boobs."
wow ! i am speechless !
@GamerKid165 It's not a hard connection to make... Also they've said in an interview it's about a young lesbian couple in a small town.
These are what I call first acid trip lyrics!!
Wonderfully juxtaposed and multi dimensional use of the language!
Be careful however-
It only happens once-
By the next trip
The brains get scrambled into a jumbled mash of meaninglessness-
Never to return!
In all fairness, *Beats citrus slime* is a lot better than anything I could have come up with.
I
Anyone else wonder why James Mercer writes as a female sometimes? For example, in this song he says "a girl like I". In New Slang, the lyrics in the chorus that goes "I'd a danced like the king of the eyesores" turns into "I'd a danced like the queen of the eyesores" in the final chorus. It's always boggled me.
MrNickelCobalt I think in New Slang, that last chorus is from the perspective of the girl (the story is about a guy looking back and regretting his lack of action regarding a romantic interest), showing that she was also attracted and waiting for the other one to make the first move. In this song, I think he is simply talking about a girl that is similar to him, not that he is also a girl.
I'm surprised I can't find a karaoke version of this song.
wow, you just added this this and i find it... lol
well, nice lyrics vid
cool song
To be fair, I can't never make out any of the words to The Shins' songs. Which is where you and other lyric videos come in! Thanks for videos, please keep making these videos and I hope you propser with 10K Subs!
great job!:)
im sure! it makes total sense.
the story starts out being told by a girl "that a girl like i could ever try" and the girl is with another girl " we wandered through her mama's house" and then they (get it on) " this is that foreign land with the sprayed on tans.. and it all feel fine be it silk or slime" it is about lesbians
Just because something doesn't tell a story doesn't mean there isn't meaning. Take the High Road for example
Foals in winter coats
White girls of the north
File past one five and one
They are the fabled lambs of Sunday ham
The EHS norm
And they could float above the grass
In circles if they tried
A latent power I know they hide
To keep some hope alive
That a girl like I could ever try
Could ever try
So we just skirt the hallway sides
A phantom and a fly
Follow the lines and wonder why
There's no connection
"beat citrus slime" is my new instagram bio, i'm not even lying @miasanythingacc
That’s the best line ever!!
@etothej720 it is "be it silk or slime"
Wrong, a lot of their songs he wrote have some stuff to do with him or other events in his life, they are not just "Catchy Songs" I think you should maybe watch an interview with James Mercer, maybe if you hear him talk about some of the songs that might just understand them a bit more. The 98.7 with Kennedy was good.
Be it silk or slime
@etothej720 isnt it " beautiful sign"?
I’m an english speaker and I absolutely don’t understand any lyrics lol. Looks like im not the only one given the videos with wrong lyrics
what does the following phrases mean : (1) That a girl like I Could ever try, Could ever try" (2) "They are the fabled lambs of Sunday ham, The EHS norm" i like several of their songs but the lyrics are hard to understand what they are trying to convey.
+cruisernet from what iit sounds like its about 2 girls in love with each other but get backlash from their peers
+cruisernet also phantom limb is the phenomenon of feeling pain in an amputated limb
+cruisernet sorry i keep replying just trying to help you understand the song, the EHS norm part is in reference to Eldorado Highschool in New Mexico where the song is suppose to take place.
oh no need to apologize. thanks for your input i had read somewhere the same idea that the song dealt with love between 2 gay females. I like to learn songs to play on guitar and just wanted to understand this song better. there are several songs from this group that i like.
I have always been terrible at deciphering song lyrics, how did you come to this conclusion about the songs tale?
wow
...the citrus slime...
This guy is right, you can hear an "L" sound being pronounced in the 'slime' part.
0:49 here it is
well those are the lyrics.
It's "Beats circus line".
@1RyuHayabusa you we're definitely right the first time, this guy is mistaken about the mundane heads.
0:56
love the song, but the lyrics makes no sense to me
probably because they aren't correct in the video lol
find a video with correct lyrics
They make sense to in a strange ethereal way..
lots of incorrect lyrics on this
what accent? they are from new mexico...
These are not the lyrics at the beginning
1 person has a phantom limb.
@BandoNintendo Some of them, like turn on me, I can make sense of, but, this one, not at alllll.
be it silk or slime
I think it's a "weekend" of rolling eyes
and it all feals fine... be it silk or slime and this song is abouts lesbians if you're wondering
What does this song have in relation to spain invading Mexico killing the natives and stealing their gold so much that ships sunk from the weight never to be seen again and rapping the native women thus creating Mexicans which is what those kids were doin their play on?
Its "be it silk or slime"
it's goathead tunes (rolling stones)
I did the same!
you spelled waooooo wrong, it's waoooo..
these lyrics are obtusely incorrect
WTF, THESE LYRICS ARE SO WRONG!
lmao who made this
It's hallway sides not signs
I don't even remember doing that, sorry...
ok, so the lyrics are astoundingly WRONG, but i sorta get how a person could hear what u hear. altho the lyrics r supposedly part of the physical release...and they're all over the web, accurately uploaded. this song is too dense and uber-effing great to be here on youtube in such a botched version! you're so silly!
Why not just find a lyric site and then copy the actual lyrics?? These lyrics are like you’ve just made them up, which, although providing much entertainment and amusement, is very unprofessional.
Beat circus slime
Beats citrus slime😅🤣🤣
beats citrus slime doesn't make any sense!
These lyrics are way off, goat head tunes ,not gold ,its a reference to rolling stones goat head soup
butchered the lyrics
These lyrics are wrong haha
Wtf?
racist
Get out of here! Go ask your crush out, don't post this garbage around. How obnoxious
Be it silk or slime
0:53
0:50