I still remember bastardizing this song in a poorly-made parody ten months ago. I come back to listen to the band, and here I find one more band to love.
wow i hant herd this song since way back when it came out. and Im sitting here talkin to old friends and Im buzzin and I feel litttle High And I sit back In my blue lazy boy and think What a Beautiful fucking song.
its about a drug addict. The widow is a metaphor to the black widow which eats its mate. The drug (spider) kills (eats) its mate (addict). its a pretty cool comparison i think :D
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"And I hear him ever night, on every street, with the scales that do slither, deliver me from..." His addiction is what he is hearing calling him, you get your drugs in the streets right? and the scales are used to weigh the drugs.. The user can't hide from their own conscience, "Must I hide? cus I'll never sleep alone." And since they can't hide, they use heroin to escape the shame of being a addict.
"Must I hide, cause I'll never....never sleep alone.." Another reference to the user's conscience. "Look at how they flock to him, from an isle of open sores, he knows that the taste is such, such to die for..." Talking about how user's have open sores a.k.a track marks, but still they flock to the heroin, knowing that it is killing themselves..
I think this song is about a heroin addict...NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION. "And every time he just makes me warm..." Is a reference to the warm feeling that comes over your body after shooting up, "Freeze without an answer, free from all the shame..." Once the heroin kicks in the user is basically stuck in place "frozen" so to speak, and the user no longer has to deal with their conscience because they are so loaded they are freed from the shame of using....
@cartharses Televators is about as down tempo as it gets with these guys. but also teflon and since we've been wrong. they were actually saying their latest album is kind of pop-ish...:P
"Miranda, That Ghost Just isn't Holy Anymore" is really down tempo. Really eerie tune, one of my favorites. But it's long, and it doesn't have a lot of "music," I guess I should say. Mostly ambient stuff, with a nice psychedelic, natural feel. It picks up at around 4 minutes in. If you haven't heard it and are looking for something slower, I'd recommend it.
I was listening at this song at high volume, and my mother screamed at me "HEY!!! HEY!!" I was thinking : "Oh... I need to turn down the volume..." . Then she said : "What's that music??? IT'S SO GREAT!!". "The Mars Volta" :)
this song just flows through me like a lost spirit trying to find its way home. i cant describe the exact feeling, but i suppose that is somewhere close to it
This song makes me think that Cedric is an atheist (like me) because of lyrics like:
Look at how they flock to him
From an isle of open sores
He knows that the taste is such
Such to die for
and
The scales that do slither
Deliver me from...(I finish that sentence with "this madness"),
but that just some of what I get from this song. Those two Top comments gives me the impression that someone said something about this song being gay or that band in general, but I can't see any it or they are.
@TheChexer1231 Definitely. A talentless scene kid that has penned the lyrics for four albums, two of which went double platinum, as well as winning an Eisner award for his comic books series, on top of being a caring husband and father. I totally agree with you.
its crazyy cos i have no friends that are girls [being a girl myself] that actually listen to mars volta, it suckkks, all my friends are like wtF? wtf are we listening to?! i hate that shit.. maybe i jst needa new crowd lol
@Onelove73009 Yeah, all my friends listen to the pop and hip-hop shit or whatever they hear on radio, too lazy to make their own taste. They are sheep, just going with the flock.
It's the hispanic version of the Fall of Troy.. or maybe the Fall of Troy is the white version of the Mars Volta.. EITHER WAY I WOULD LOVE TO GET IN A GANG BANG WITH THE MARS VOLTA / THE FALL OF TROY / PROTEST THE HERO
did someone below me really use this comment board to give a shout out to their "peeps" how fuckin gay is that.... Yo big ups to my peeps down souwff to all da chicana whores with unibrows and black nipples and fuck you el paso this stuffs made in new york city.... u fucking twat!!! get off this page so i can read posts about this amazing song!!!
AAHHKIKIKIKIKKKIKI What Up I wanna give a big shout out to all my Fam and peoples in the 915, and to Prince Makevelis and all you BEAutiful Chicanas I had on the hood of my Cadi up on scenic driveYou know who are/
PS>FUCK YOU TO THE EL PASO COURT SYSTEM AND THE ANNEX!!
Well, you see, some people have different tastes in music. Not everyone enjoys the music that you like, and viceversa. They just don't enjoy it. THe dislike button is there for a reason.
never heard a song from this band till this song, wow!!!! i loved it, i have heard of the band like 9 years ago from an old boss who said i looked like the singer of mars volta and i was mars who???? lol, anyways imma start listenin to this group and see whats up, great song
arggghhh this is a good song but does anyone know this song "ur looking at a widow widow widow.... something something a misssss......yay im a widow widow widow.....yay im a widow, yay im a widow..."
Why Isn't all Rock and in fact, all Music anything close to this these days. Fuck Lady CACA and Chris Dirty Brown Asshole!!!!!!! Great Music Shall Live ON!!!!!!
I got drunk one night and barricaded my door to my apartment and blared this song on repeat for 4 hours. My neighbors hated me after that. hahahahaha.
@poisonousabsinthe Oh shut the fuck up, I'm bisexual, gay people don't care, unless they're annoying and well, gay (as in stupid, it's slang, go away) <3
i have so many songs like this 3098 somfin like tht songs no one lisens 2 and songs like this actually have a reason not just about sex or somfin just important stuff :) tht ppl dont give a shit it seems like :{
i herd this band a week ago, and EVERY.SINGLE.SONG by them is SO amazing
RhcpTMV1920 1 day ago
Where's the psycho "instrumental" part?? Too short
RhianonnAkira 5 days ago
Eh first time checking out this band and frankly,im not at all impressed.
ssskittles666 1 week ago
FREEZE WITHOUT AN ANSWER
FREE FROM ALL THE SHAME
Anitaska84 1 week ago
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Anitaska84 2 weeks ago
Their greatest album ,,this band jams ,,now this making music ..not that shit on the radio,,put a ring on it
deansusky 2 weeks ago
This song reminds me to my grandpa
bombarbigban 4 weeks ago
I still remember bastardizing this song in a poorly-made parody ten months ago. I come back to listen to the band, and here I find one more band to love.
Lutetia720 1 month ago
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brownstain3000 1 month ago
excelente canción excelente letra ... wow esta genial
strokersita 1 month ago 2
¡Que buena Rola!
r3simpson 2 months ago 2
What a sick tune!
1probisvet 2 months ago
wow i hant herd this song since way back when it came out. and Im sitting here talkin to old friends and Im buzzin and I feel litttle High And I sit back In my blue lazy boy and think What a Beautiful fucking song.
MrJumentous 2 months ago 3
i had forgotten about this band luckily protest the hero brought me here
coheedchannel 2 months ago
Best Song Ever. Enough Said.
TheWanderingWitch 2 months ago in playlist GRB GRIND
btw every song ever written (whether it is or isnt) could be construed as"about drugs"
Barmijo741 3 months ago
who gives a fuck what the songs about its badass
Barmijo741 3 months ago
its about a drug addict. The widow is a metaphor to the black widow which eats its mate. The drug (spider) kills (eats) its mate (addict). its a pretty cool comparison i think :D
panterarules96 3 months ago 2
It is about death, wanting to die... That´s why it´s called "The widow"
macakuaya 3 months ago
Holy fuck, If you cant read the lyrics and figure this song out then shame on you,
hahah, so obvious
stillfiddlevision 3 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
I'm pretty sure cedric said this was about one of thier sound engineers who OD'ed on heroin.
Ryan115121225 3 months ago
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Lolcatsman1337 3 months ago 24
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@Lolcatsman1337 the 16 ppl that dislike this aint got dicks
that is the coment that lasean09 said ^_^
SignoraArcobaleno 2 months ago
"And I hear him ever night, on every street, with the scales that do slither, deliver me from..." His addiction is what he is hearing calling him, you get your drugs in the streets right? and the scales are used to weigh the drugs.. The user can't hide from their own conscience, "Must I hide? cus I'll never sleep alone." And since they can't hide, they use heroin to escape the shame of being a addict.
MrAaronreina 4 months ago 2
"Must I hide, cause I'll never....never sleep alone.." Another reference to the user's conscience. "Look at how they flock to him, from an isle of open sores, he knows that the taste is such, such to die for..." Talking about how user's have open sores a.k.a track marks, but still they flock to the heroin, knowing that it is killing themselves..
MrAaronreina 4 months ago 2
I think this song is about a heroin addict...NOTHING TO DO WITH RELIGION. "And every time he just makes me warm..." Is a reference to the warm feeling that comes over your body after shooting up, "Freeze without an answer, free from all the shame..." Once the heroin kicks in the user is basically stuck in place "frozen" so to speak, and the user no longer has to deal with their conscience because they are so loaded they are freed from the shame of using....
MrAaronreina 4 months ago 2
that song isnt about gays, its about comunication with god and devil
omnisius1 4 months ago
@omnisius1 You sure it's not about a heroin addict?
MrAaronreina 4 months ago
wow i can imagine so many things happening wuith this song..........it takes me to another level!!!!!!!!!!!
finniga 4 months ago 5
this is about gays?
AresCosmos 4 months ago
i love this song but i cant listen to the other stuff. do they have any more down tempo songs?
cartharses 5 months ago
@cartharses Televators is about as down tempo as it gets with these guys. but also teflon and since we've been wrong. they were actually saying their latest album is kind of pop-ish...:P
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@cartharses
"Miranda, That Ghost Just isn't Holy Anymore" is really down tempo. Really eerie tune, one of my favorites. But it's long, and it doesn't have a lot of "music," I guess I should say. Mostly ambient stuff, with a nice psychedelic, natural feel. It picks up at around 4 minutes in. If you haven't heard it and are looking for something slower, I'd recommend it.
DemonicCollusion 4 months ago
I was listening at this song at high volume, and my mother screamed at me "HEY!!! HEY!!" I was thinking : "Oh... I need to turn down the volume..." . Then she said : "What's that music??? IT'S SO GREAT!!". "The Mars Volta" :)
belzoboy 5 months ago 13
We're using this song for a project in school! ' u ' I now love this song.
LichanLuvsU 5 months ago
they are brilliant!
elenafv90 5 months ago
dude...greatest song when you're high
blade777aster 6 months ago 8
@blade777aster ....Or when you're not....
andthemushrooms123 6 months ago
@blade777aster greatest song whenever
Ophiuchus123456789 5 months ago
so much judgment. if you don't like the song then search something else don't post pissy prejudice comments
brs677 6 months ago
this song just flows through me like a lost spirit trying to find its way home. i cant describe the exact feeling, but i suppose that is somewhere close to it
OptimusStroodle 7 months ago 2
@Kraized. u dont sound atheist u sound emo
and everyone knows emo= FAG
RankingEZ075 7 months ago
At the Drive-in > The Mars Volta
alexisonfireization 7 months ago
@alexisonfireization nah. at the drive in was great, but mars volta is a whole other level.
shayshaygotsit 5 months ago in playlist shayshaygotsit's Favorited Videos
vocals working better than my A/C
ACorganicks 7 months ago 3
he sounds liek a gurl haha sick ass song tho
jamesturner262 8 months ago
i love this song and all the songs of mars volta! wiiiii
BeLeNiLoVeMaC 8 months ago
i love this song!!
BeLeNiLoVeMaC 8 months ago
Damn this song is good.
When I first heard it, I was hooked.
VERY expressive.
drunkandmisguided 8 months ago in playlist Variety 3
This song makes me think that Cedric is an atheist (like me) because of lyrics like:
Look at how they flock to him
From an isle of open sores
He knows that the taste is such
Such to die for
and
The scales that do slither
Deliver me from...(I finish that sentence with "this madness"),
but that just some of what I get from this song. Those two Top comments gives me the impression that someone said something about this song being gay or that band in general, but I can't see any it or they are.
Kraized 8 months ago
@Kraized Yeah, you're really cool for being atheist, kid. That's nice.
IronyBeaver 7 months ago
ewwww
Nozz65 8 months ago
Scientologists
NotTooWellKnown 8 months ago
wow i totally just felt this song go trough the pores of my lungs
youwatchmebe 8 months ago 2
amazing vocals on this song
Filmblanc 9 months ago 3
I hate how on the album there's just three minutes of white noise instead of just the song.
BadReligion93 9 months ago
dude needs a fucking haircut..
lambovsatan225 9 months ago
@whatacatchmarla
Except Gerard Way...is a talentless scene kid
TheChexer1231 9 months ago
@TheChexer1231 Definitely. A talentless scene kid that has penned the lyrics for four albums, two of which went double platinum, as well as winning an Eisner award for his comic books series, on top of being a caring husband and father. I totally agree with you.
littlegurlini 9 months ago 2
Im not gay cause im a girl so i gess it wouldnt be bad if i gave it a thumbs up.....or would??????
justmemy1banana 9 months ago in playlist Main List
listened to the song 5 times in one day. I CANT GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD !
PR1Chris 9 months ago
@JuddCaster fuck yo couch bro
Hellomanization 9 months ago
@Ghinshu No one asked for your life story.
Hellomanization 9 months ago
@Hellomanization Did you not read the comment he was responding to?
JuddCaster 9 months ago
I always thought it was "Breathe without an answer" not "Freeze", heh.
pashedmotatos 10 months ago
2:00 EARGASM
EpiqProductionz 11 months ago
@EpiqProductionz actually, 1:58, my bad
EpiqProductionz 11 months ago
Cool song Mars Volta.
-Mor
raffareal78email 11 months ago
It calms the nerves and
AbsinthDoll 11 months ago
This is such a beautiful song.
Eden4231 11 months ago 2
the 16 ppl that dislike this aint got dicks
lasean09 11 months ago 3
@lasean09 I don't have a dick & I like this song. :o(
SignoraArcobaleno 11 months ago 56
@SignoraArcobaleno Me neither. oUo amazing.
RemorseOfTheImposter 4 months ago
@SignoraArcobaleno I have a dick and do as well. Priorities;)
verbalswordsman 3 months ago
@SignoraArcobaleno Marry me? :3
Redeemedsinner17 2 months ago 4
its crazyy cos i have no friends that are girls [being a girl myself] that actually listen to mars volta, it suckkks, all my friends are like wtF? wtf are we listening to?! i hate that shit.. maybe i jst needa new crowd lol
Onelove73009 11 months ago 2
@Onelove73009 Yeah, all my friends listen to the pop and hip-hop shit or whatever they hear on radio, too lazy to make their own taste. They are sheep, just going with the flock.
Ajsinka212 11 months ago 3
@Ajsinka212 My Friends Are The Same Way
lasean09 11 months ago
It's the hispanic version of the Fall of Troy.. or maybe the Fall of Troy is the white version of the Mars Volta.. EITHER WAY I WOULD LOVE TO GET IN A GANG BANG WITH THE MARS VOLTA / THE FALL OF TROY / PROTEST THE HERO
MasterZealot09 11 months ago 2
@MasterZealot09 hahahahhahaha i couldnt have said that better my self
MrTimTimmyTimothy 7 months ago
I am totally gay for this song...if I could,I would climb into bed and I would let it put its dick in me
KingKushy56 11 months ago 4
I love this song <3, it's on replay right now, it relaxes me so much ,
TheCraziestxlatina 11 months ago
AHHH THANKS FOR UPLOADING THIS MAN. xD
Onelove73009 11 months ago
almosttttt forgot how much I love these guys.
HeWh0Thrashes 1 year ago
Goodness this song reaches right into your guts and swishes them around ^_^
DeviantEquine 1 year ago 3
@whatacatchmarla Definitely Robert Plant.
Skwigelf100 1 year ago
did someone below me really use this comment board to give a shout out to their "peeps" how fuckin gay is that.... Yo big ups to my peeps down souwff to all da chicana whores with unibrows and black nipples and fuck you el paso this stuffs made in new york city.... u fucking twat!!! get off this page so i can read posts about this amazing song!!!
accretioncleansing 1 year ago
AAHHKIKIKIKIKKKIKI What Up I wanna give a big shout out to all my Fam and peoples in the 915, and to Prince Makevelis and all you BEAutiful Chicanas I had on the hood of my Cadi up on scenic driveYou know who are/
PS>FUCK YOU TO THE EL PASO COURT SYSTEM AND THE ANNEX!!
chessinfantry 1 year ago
@whatacatchmarla i, fucking, agree. :'D
xXxXDisasterpiece 1 year ago 2
Rly, rly awesome !!
HellPinell 1 year ago
The weeder
XeroxTorquemada 1 year ago 2
how can anyone dislike the mars volta?
lisaaababyy 1 year ago
@lisaaababyy
Well, you see, some people have different tastes in music. Not everyone enjoys the music that you like, and viceversa. They just don't enjoy it. THe dislike button is there for a reason.
coheed0211 1 year ago
how can anyone dislike the mars volta?
lisaaababyy 1 year ago
14 people slept alone.
Skiz0id 1 year ago 3
Geez! I looooove the choruuus!<3
cutegirlkami96 1 year ago
I love this song!!!
..and interesting to read the lyrics too. can someone tell me more about the meaning of this song please?
indigovenice 1 year ago
@indigovenice pretty sure it's about heroin
andrea585ny 1 year ago
never heard a song from this band till this song, wow!!!! i loved it, i have heard of the band like 9 years ago from an old boss who said i looked like the singer of mars volta and i was mars who???? lol, anyways imma start listenin to this group and see whats up, great song
chiquisslp 1 year ago
is this song about smoking???
mulholland1985 1 year ago
Help! Why can'y I find any songs from these guys that I like as much as the widow and televators?:/ Song suggestions anyone?
technicolorexplosion 1 year ago
mariah what??? whitney what???...he's got the highest notes I've ever heard...and his music is great
caritoj19 1 year ago
The first time i heard this song was at 4 am...PERFECT TIMING
TheSaisman1 1 year ago
first time i ever got high was to this song.
crismmercado 1 year ago 2
10 fucking people don't know what REAL music is!
xElectricVibe 1 year ago 4
q hermosa cancion
orlaxsuklan 1 year ago
This is why I love rock and hate rap.
Frances3654 1 year ago
the organ part at 2:45 is awesome
SSselfsponsored 1 year ago
i could love this band on lyrics alone! What is NOT to love?!
MochizMuM 1 year ago
the greatness of the mars volta
akdons3 1 year ago
Cedric is a fucking genius: At the drive in & The Mars Volta! Wow! Amazing bands! He is a good vocalist... :)
Brollyhero99TOP10 1 year ago
9 justin beiber fans need to clean the wax out of there ears
xxDGxx10 1 year ago
arggghhh this is a good song but does anyone know this song "ur looking at a widow widow widow.... something something a misssss......yay im a widow widow widow.....yay im a widow, yay im a widow..."
0RedTree0 1 year ago 4
@0RedTree0 WTF???
thespecter2 1 year ago
@thespecter2 it's a song i heard on hot 89.9 but can't find it ANYWHERE DD:
0RedTree0 1 year ago
@0RedTree0
best. comment. ever...everyone give this kid the highest rated
TheChexer1231 9 months ago
@TheChexer1231 sarcasm?
0RedTree0 9 months ago
I love this song so much...:) TMV enriched my life.
LuckyNumberLana 1 year ago
omg my bus driver recomended this to me! but this song makes me sad with the nice voice....
HGoldandSSilver 1 year ago
Why Isn't all Rock and in fact, all Music anything close to this these days. Fuck Lady CACA and Chris Dirty Brown Asshole!!!!!!! Great Music Shall Live ON!!!!!!
Alexander87oclock 1 year ago
the mars volta, graphic novels, grand theft auto 4, and metalica, thats my scedule
business555 1 year ago
one of the best songs ive ever heard
layla2251 1 year ago
BEAUTIFUL.
<3
xElectricVibe 1 year ago
haha 8 stupid people missed the "like" button XD
sofi1996101 1 year ago
i recently gotten into them and such a great band i love the head trips they produce
toonheaded1 1 year ago
I can't stop listening to this song! My only criticism is it should be longer.
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Is this song about a Heroine addict or something?
barbie00771 1 year ago
Is this song about a heroine adict or something?
barbie00771 1 year ago
like i thought. it makes no sense.
RomulusvsRemus 1 year ago
Tis is my song love it and the singer's voice is so desireable.
KemoBeckyFan 1 year ago
I love the song. heard it like a million time. Never gets old
TheGharsha 1 year ago 2
I got drunk one night and barricaded my door to my apartment and blared this song on repeat for 4 hours. My neighbors hated me after that. hahahahaha.
xkoolerxthanxjeebusx 1 year ago 5
The 150 people that put thumbs up on this or awesome as fuck
12jo0 1 year ago
the video for this song scarys me.
inspiredbyutada 1 year ago
@inspiredbyutada word. it's weird this song makes me feel so good and the video makes me feel so dirty...
StoneyPerkLane 1 year ago
This song is simply amazing :)
doruke95 1 year ago
Amazing. I love this song...
PodunkCircean 1 year ago 2
I have literally addicted to this song for the past week since i heard it!
porter121290 1 year ago 2
the 2 people who put thumbs down on this are gay as fuck
losersalwayswin 1 year ago 55
@losersalwayswin lmao haha ur right !
Evtingperfect 1 year ago 13
@losersalwayswin Now there are three, LOL
And of course I'd hit thumbs up.
RealRiotTV 1 year ago
@losersalwayswin What if gay people like this song huh? Need to find a more adequate insult don't you think?
poisonousabsinthe 1 year ago
@poisonousabsinthe Oh shut the fuck up, I'm bisexual, gay people don't care, unless they're annoying and well, gay (as in stupid, it's slang, go away) <3
losersalwayswin 1 year ago
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@losersalwayswin What if gay people like this video huh? Need to find a more adequate one don't you think?
poisonousabsinthe 1 year ago
@losersalwayswin fuck its getting worse its at 5 now.........mother fuckers
highonfire3653 1 year ago
@losersalwayswin are you sure? I was the 8th!
pawnscrusher 1 year ago
@pawnscrusher WHY?! And cool sn mate.
losersalwayswin 1 year ago
@losersalwayswin Nothing wrong being gay, there just beings faggots!
SOURCEw00t 1 year ago
@SOURCEw00t lol.
GunzBlazin87 1 year ago
@losersalwayswin I'm gay and I hit thumbs up. :/
LaddyTehOne 1 year ago 2
@losersalwayswin I'm gay as fuck and I STILL like this song! ^^ lol
habitualxrandomness 1 year ago 7
@losersalwayswin Or stupid as fuck
boardking123 1 year ago
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siegeay 1 year ago
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@losersalwayswin not as gay as the guy singing this song....read the lyrics and weep...
siegeay 1 year ago
@losersalwayswin yo
jol35600 1 year ago
@losersalwayswin Don't slam the gay! I'm bi, and I love the way this song gets under my skin.
SignoraPsycheZenobia 11 months ago 34
esa si es un gran cancion
angeldark1010 1 year ago
Where have you been all my life Mar Volta
cahaleym 1 year ago
This song has been a favorite of mine for years.. When I first heard it, I thought it was a woman singing lol..
Weezydropsthebomb 1 year ago 2
great !
elreverendohijodeput 1 year ago
LOVE THIS SONG<3
XxGirAddictxX 1 year ago
freeze without an aswer
fatmunchy 1 year ago
Cedric has the most amazing voice. I don't get it. I just don't. I'm a girl and his range goes a half octave higher than I could ever dream of.
Pillowchii 1 year ago 27
@Pillowchii yeah your right !! I hope he come in Canada one day...
Evtingperfect 1 year ago 8
@Evtingperfect they did already
MrRandyJohnston 1 year ago
@Pillowchii
Agreed. His voice is amazing. This band is amazing.
InnocenceCocoon 1 year ago
@Pillowchii He's alot like geddy lee from rush he has a crazy voice that he can do almost anything with or ben from billy talent
mickmuncher1 1 year ago
@Pillowchii relaxation is the key...lol...and genetics
KingTthewicked 1 year ago
Fuckin tune and a half
VonKutlery 1 year ago
i have so many songs like this 3098 somfin like tht songs no one lisens 2 and songs like this actually have a reason not just about sex or somfin just important stuff :) tht ppl dont give a shit it seems like :{
BrIeTaRdEd7 1 year ago
i LOVE this song <3
Makes wanna hug an old dude
fer some reason xDD
xDropDeadTannix 1 year ago