Salvation Tambourine
Journey of Redemption: A Salvation Tambourine Tale
Lyrics
I could go to London, I could go to London
The singer contemplates the possibility of going to London, emphasizing the repetition for emphasis or indecision.
I could go to London, I could go to London
-I could go to London, I could go to London
-I could go to London, I could go to London
-I packed a lung with smoke, crossed the line
The singer reflects on past experiences and challenges, expressing uncertainty about where to start again.
There'll be no glory train for me this time
-Now just where do I begin
-After all I've taken in
-I bought your fire trees, your Sunday bells
Mentions of religious symbols and experiences, possibly exploring the disillusionment or changes in the speaker's faith.
Spoke your Holy Ghost, drunk your wells
-Now that tongue has had to go
-Sight and centigrade in tow
-Take me crawling from the corner
Expresses a desire to be helped or rescued from a difficult situation, using imagery of crawling from a corner.
Would you lay your love on me?
Asks for love and cleansing, metaphorically represented by a "salvation tambourine."
Could you shake me ?till I'm clean?
-A salvation tambourine
-I heard from Canada the day she died
Mentions receiving news about someone's death and feeling pressured or tempted to join a negative influence represented by clowns.
The clowns are killing me to join their side
-Certain I can't pay the fare
-Bloodshot vision keeps me here
-Take me crawling from the corner
Reiteration of the desire for love, cleansing, and salvation, using the metaphor of a tambourine.
Would you lay your love on me?
-Could you shake me ?till I'm clean?
-Would you lay your love on me?
-Could you shake me ?till I'm clean?
-A salvation tambourine
-I could go to London, maybe that's where you are
Repeats the contemplation of going to different places, possibly searching for someone.
I could go to Paris, I could look from the Tower
-I could go to London, maybe that's where you are
-I could go to America, I could go to America
-I could go to London, maybe that's where you are
Continues the contemplation of travel, including dramatic options like jumping from a tower or going to Jerusalem.
I could go to Paris, I could jump from the Tower
-I could go to London, maybe that's where you are
-I could go to Jerusalem, I could go to Jerusalem
-I could go to Jerusalem, I could go to Jerusalem
Repeats the idea of going to Jerusalem with a sense of urgency or determination.
I could go to Jerusalem, I could go to Jerusalem
-I could go, I could go, I could go, I could go
-I could go to Jerusalem, I could go, I could go, I could go
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