This song is about someone the narrator loves, who has been let down time and again by the people they put their trust into. This has made the subject of the song weary of trusting people, but still no better at making decisions. The narrator is tired of hearing about their love’s misfortunes and...
Baby wants a new spin
Baby wants a broken heart
Hear you found a lynchpin to keep it all from falling apart
But you keep on rollin'
You keep on rollin'
Better find a way
Better kick it from your big, brown eyes
Hear it tightens up when you fall after fifteen tries
Like a ship at ocean
Like a ship at ocean
Like a ship at ocean
Like a ship at sea
You spit thick and you cross your heart
But the culvert's all run dry
From keeping shotgun shy all arise
Just be mine tonight
So the dollar-shop shoppers broke the lock and they knocked you down
Better call the coppers if you need someone to push you around
But you keep on stealin'
You keep on stealin'
Yes, you keep on stealin'
Well, there's nothing left to steal
You spit thick and you cross your heart
But the culvert's all run dry
From keeping shotgun shy all arise
Just be mine tonight
Just be mine tonight
Just be mine tonight
All Arise! was written by The Decemberists.
All Arise! was produced by The Decemberists & Tucker Martine.
The Decemberists released All Arise! on Fri Jan 14 2011.