Telling Tellers Tell Me
Calm Souls in Purple Gold: Decoding Portugal. The Man's Musical Narrative
Lyrics
Summer came and I lost my shoes
Summer arrived, and I lost my shoes.
Purple gold linens, pressed them down in the basement
Purple gold linens were pressed down in the basement.
And if you don't know or see them clouds
If you are unaware or don't notice the clouds.
Will step to the sky and wind down
We will rise to the sky and wind down.
(Tell me what you know, tell me what we get)
Asking for information or knowledge.
(Tell me where we go then tell me when you come back around)
Seeking direction and timing for a return.
Calm will find your soul
Calmness will reach your soul.
Those tired lonely lips dragged him down to the train tracks
Tired and lonely lips led someone to the train tracks.
Calm will find your soul
Calmness will find your soul again.
Left them purple gold lids sitting down in the basement
Purple gold lids left in the basement.
Calm will find your soul
Repeated emphasis on calm finding the soul.
And if we die here will we ever be back again?
Raising the existential question of returning after death.
Calm will find your soul
Reiteration of calm finding the soul.
Dawn was likely lined in the coming of men
Dawn marked by the arrival of men.
That shuffled, slithered legs till they knew how to stand
Describing the process of learning to stand on legs.
Every time I grow, I know I'll never change
Expressing a lack of fundamental change despite growth.
Because the lemon tree sways, but I knows he'll never find me
Comparing personal growth to a swaying lemon tree.
I know my problems and know where they lie
Acknowledging personal problems and their location.
(Tell me what you know, tell me what we get)
Repetition of seeking knowledge and understanding.
Tell me where we go, then tell me when you come back around
Repeating the question of direction and timing for return.
Calm will find your soul
Reiteration of calmness reaching the soul.
Those tired lonely lips dragged him down to the train tracks
Tired and lonely lips leading to train tracks, again.
Calm will find your soul
Emphasizing calm finding the soul.
Left them purple gold lids sitting down in the basement
Repeating the image of purple gold lids in the basement.
Calm will find your soul
Restating calm finding the soul.
And if we die here will we ever be back again?
Pondering the possibility of returning after death, again.
Calm will find your soul
Reiteration of calm finding the soul.
Dawn was likely lined in the coming of men
Connecting dawn to the arrival of men, again.
That shuffled, slithered legs till they knew how to stand
Describing the process of learning to stand on legs, again.
My brother's busy laughing at the end of the hall
Brother laughing at the end of the hall.
Said "That man's not a doctor if he cures no cancer"
Questioning someone's credentials as a doctor.
Placed in the back where there are no dancers
Placement where there are no dancers.
Crooked steps, diamonds and a bag housing answers
Reference to crooked steps, diamonds, and a bag holding answers.
I step to sky and wind down
Rising to the sky and winding down, again.
(Tell me what you know, tell me what we get)
Repetition of seeking knowledge and understanding.
Tell me where we go and when you come back around
Repeating the question of direction and timing for return.
Calm will find your soul
Emphasizing calm finding the soul, again.
Those tired lonely lips dragged him down to the train tracks
Tired and lonely lips leading to train tracks, again.
Calm will find your soul
Reiteration of calm finding the soul.
Calm will find your soul
Repetition of emphasizing calm finding the soul.
And if we die here will we ever be back again?
Pondering the possibility of returning after death, again.
Calm will find your soul
Reiteration of calm finding the soul.
Dawn was likely lined in the coming of men
Connecting dawn to the arrival of men, again.
That shuffled, slithered legs till they knew how to stand
Describing the process of learning to stand on legs, again.
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