Words is about a mans personal experience with seeing televangelist. The words the televangelist says seem to haunt the man and put him in a painful spot.
Televangelist were preachers mainly Evangelical Christians ones who would have TV spots or shows.
Televangelists were mainly popular in the lat...
[Verse 1]
Three inches above the floor
Man in a box wants to burn my soul
And I'm tired
"Is that the truth?" he says
The pain is easy
Too many words, too many words
[Chorus]
And I can hear 'em
And I can hear 'em
And I can hear 'em, I can hear 'em
And I can hear 'em
[Verse 2]
If you're hearing screams
Come back child, come back
My hands are dry
But I know they're gonna make it just one more night
Too many words, too many words
[Chorus]
And I can hear 'em
And I can hear 'em
And I can hear 'em, I can hear 'em
And I can hear 'em
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
And I can hear 'em
And I can hear 'em
And I can hear 'em, I can hear 'em
And I can hear 'em
Words was written by Alan Sparhawk & Mimi Parker & John Nichols.
Words was produced by Kramer.
A rough sketch of a real experience. Too embarrassing to go into, but it was scary and changed my life. Richard from the band Versus thought we were singing “interlocking hero” in the chorus.
— Alan Sparhawk, 2000