I wanna tell you there's a really good reason
why I came home wasted in the middle of the night
a tiny kingdom at the bottom of the trees
where I was always a winner and I was usually right
oh, you can watch it when you get a bit older
but for now in the bad bits, I should cover your eyes
she painted pictures with the tips of her fingers
sewing buttons to Bambi, tying strings to a kite
turning into black and white
underneath the swinging lights
barely awake
but I still got my stripes
'cause you're the killer with the colored kite
I wanna tell you there's a really good reason
why I came down easy, spinning threads to a throne
a tiny kingdom at the bottom of the trees
where I was always a winner and I was barely alone
turning into black and white
underneath the swinging lights
barely awake
but I still got my stripes
'cause you're the killer with the colored kite
tangled up, tongue tied
tell me what to do
tangled up, tongue tied
tell me what to do
turning into black and white
underneath the swinging lights
barely awake
but I still got my stripes
'cause you're the killer with the colored kite
turning into black and white
why I came home wasted in the middle of the night
a tiny kingdom at the bottom of the trees
where I was always a winner and I was usually right
oh, you can watch it when you get a bit older
but for now in the bad bits, I should cover your eyes
she painted pictures with the tips of her fingers
sewing buttons to Bambi, tying strings to a kite
turning into black and white
underneath the swinging lights
barely awake
but I still got my stripes
'cause you're the killer with the colored kite
I wanna tell you there's a really good reason
why I came down easy, spinning threads to a throne
a tiny kingdom at the bottom of the trees
where I was always a winner and I was barely alone
turning into black and white
underneath the swinging lights
barely awake
but I still got my stripes
'cause you're the killer with the colored kite
tangled up, tongue tied
tell me what to do
tangled up, tongue tied
tell me what to do
turning into black and white
underneath the swinging lights
barely awake
but I still got my stripes
'cause you're the killer with the colored kite
turning into black and white
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I must say you have to read the lyrics a few times in order to get a solid idea on what's going on. Because I've never been drunk before maybe adults have experience this feeling of free-ness and POWER. My first time actually reading through the lyrics, I thought the singer was really "wasted". I still do. I see two different emotions in these lyrics. If you were to listen to the song and read the lyrics at the same time, you'd feel excitement and tons of energy coming out of the speaker. If you were to read the lyrics on its own, then you'd think the speaker is very protective and secretive. The speaker says "you can watch it when you get a bit older but for now in the bad bits, I should cover your eyes". Perhaps I am unable to fully understand this song until I get older... The symbols he speaks of seem to be for eyes only. Ultimately, I see someone having the best time of his life but it won't last.
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