mewithoutYou - Goodbye, I!

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Lyrics:

the farmer drove his tractor
where the soil had been tilled
planting corn in rank and file
from the silo to the lumber mill
he rode along in silence
as looked out past the honeysuckle field
watched the water turn
turn the water wheel
started thinking about his daughter's affection
her reaction of disdain
the day he replaced the blue hydrangea
with the climbing grain
while her disappointed sister
looked on quiet as the snow
knowing well that those that know don't talk
and those that talk don't know

but she couldn't help but sing

the tortoise in the wheelchair
wrapped his forehead in a bandage
with a cast they made from plaster
for his phony broken leg
so he'd get pushed around the sidewalk
by the zookeeper's assistant
with the hummingbird obeserving
from behind the yellow flower
and he flapped his tiny wings
they moved so fast you couldn't see them
with resentment for the tortoise
which was clear by his expression
but the tortoise turned and smiled
with a peacefulness which proved
that there's a movement in our stillness
and however much we move

we're bound to stand completely still

come tortoise, standing still
go hummingbird, my will
come tortoise, stumbling blind
go hummingbird, my eyes
come tortoise, empty hand
go hummingbird, my plan
come tortoise, undefined
go hummingbird, my mind
come tortoise, letting go
go hummingbird, i know
come tortoise, come and die
go hummingbird, my I
goodbye, I
goodbye, I
bye, bye, bye

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• without
• you
• goodbye
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[byergler06]

Such great symbolism here! The Hummingbird strives so hard but doesn't go anywhere; the tortoise just sits and gets moved. We can strive all we want, but without God we aren't going to go anywhere. So beautiful...

[LoveHumbug]

My love for this song is becoming quite absurd. In the best way possible though (:

[elmerfudd4516]

@TheMarsVo1ta Jesus still loves you and theres nothing you can do about it

[HNUFAR]

@TheMarsVo1ta Look I know it's hard to understand these songs. And they're not for everyone. keep listening to The Mars Volta [they rock!]

[Rxe08]

I am an atheist, I love this music for the music.

[Spartans1ify]

@TheMarsVo1ta OH MY GOSH! My douce-o'-meters running wild, and I think it's because of you!!! Seriously, you're on the internet. If you can't play nice, then gtfo.

[FrontyardFlatground]

@TheMarsVo1ta If a religion keeps one within a set of morals that will make others existence higher in quality, then it makes more sense than whatever you're doing because you just aim at making other peoples lives worse. I'm not saying I follow any specific religion, but I definitely lack respect for someone who aims at making other people experiences of this life worse.

[CaptainCarthex]

@TheMarsVo1ta That wasn't very nice!

[ViewtifulRosee]

@TheMarsVo1ta

Psychopaths are devoid of emotion or have very little emotion. I believe Psychotic is what you meant. Yeah, I know it's confusing. Anyway, there's no reason to be bashing Christians because of what some people think this song means.

[evanyandibory]

@byergler06 i don't see how that is a metaphor for god helping us, maybe i haven't read the lyrics but i think ur symbolism is a little off

[TheMarsVo1ta]

Da song isuh clear tuh me now da turtle is aboud Jesus Fucking Christ. i SEE da lite!!! DA LITE is clear tuh me now its all about dem Jebuses. WIDOUT GAWD WE BE NOWER!! PRAY I GED SUMODAT JEBUS ASS I LUV ME SOME JEBUSES.

That's how much sense you retarded Christians just made.

Literally, go fuck yourselves deluded psycopaths

[ZeppelinForever9]

@Michaelgoround Aaron is very studied and open to various forms of 'enlightenment' almost the the point of being a universalist, not quite, but i wouldn't doubt for a second the reference to Taoism.