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Yeah, when I was only seventeen
I could hear the angels whispering
So I drove into the woods
And wandered aimlessly about
Until I heard my mother shouting through the fog
It turned out to be the howling of a dog
Or a wolf, to be exact
The sound sent shivers down my back
But I was drawn into the pack and before long
They allowed me to join in and sing their song
So from the cliffs and highest hills
Yeah, we would gladly get our fill
Howling endlessly and shrilly at the dawn
And I lost the taste for judging right from wrong
For my flesh had turned to fur
Yeah, and my thoughts they surely were
Turned to instinct and obedience to God
You can wear your fur
Like a river on fire
But you'd better be sure
If you're making God a liar
I'm a rattlesnake, babe,
I'm like fuel on a fire
So if you're gonna get made
Don't be afraid of what you've learned
On the day that I turned 23
I was curled up underneath a dogwood tree
When suddenly a girl
Her skin the color of a pearl
She wandered aimlessly, but she didn't seem to see
She was listening for the angels just like me
So I stood and looked about
I brushed the leaves off of my snout
And then I heard my mother shouting through the trees
You should have seen that girl go shaky at the knees
So I took her by the arm
We settled down upon a farm
And raised our children up as gently as you please
And now my fur has turned to skin
And I've been quickly ushered in
To a world that, I confess, I do not know
But I still dream of running careless through the snow
And through the howling winds that blow
Across the ancient distant flow
To fill our bodies up like water till we know
You can wear your fur
Like a river on fire
But you'd better be sure
If you're making God a liar
I'm a rattlesnake, babe,
I'm like fuel on a fire
So if you're gonna get made
Don't be afraid of what you've learned

old_shep Apr 12, 2013 - 13:17	I was thinking Emerson, Lake and Palmer.... or Mason Proffet. [ Reply ]
ziakut Jan 11, 2013 - 17:29	cShaggy wrote: ..band/disc graphics don't jibe with tune (which is quite good)..just noticed the other comment on this in the thread.. ..also, the wood grain background is mismatched w/the disc name..go fig!.. [ Reply ]
colleen Jan 08, 2013 - 09:28	Puppy reincarnation music! Love it! [ Reply ]
pcicatar Jan 08, 2013 - 09:27	I really want to like this son, but I absolutely hate double-tracked vocals. It's the primary reason that to this day I can't listen to Elliot Smith. [ Reply ]
cShaggy Dec 08, 2012 - 00:30	..band/disc graphics don't jibe with tune (which is quite good)..just noticed the other comment on this in the thread.. ..also, the wood grain background is mismatched w/the disc name..go fig!.. [ Reply ]
kingart Nov 06, 2012 - 15:07	Brilliant! [ Reply ]
melissakennedy Nov 06, 2012 - 15:04	love. [ Reply ]
rdo Sep 30, 2012 - 13:51	berck wrote: Is it just me, or do these guys sound like a more melodic Neutral Milk Hotel? This is a good song, but restrained compared to NMH. Horns are a big part of their music. [ Reply ]
berck Apr 25, 2012 - 13:45	Is it just me, or do these guys sound like a more melodic Neutral Milk Hotel? [ Reply ]
scraig Sep 22, 2011 - 09:46	Their new album is out and it's pretty good. [ Reply ]
ziggytrix Jun 14, 2011 - 08:53	Umberdog wrote: Great poetic use of metaphor... I like it quite a lot. I relate, and the music is interesting... giving it an 8. Would have gave a 9 if it wasn't for the weird distracting ephemerals. Great example of conceit . [ Reply ]
tjnor Jun 14, 2011 - 08:52	First heard this on "Chuck." It has become one of my most listened-to songs! [ Reply ]
sirdroseph May 13, 2011 - 18:11	Fantastic! Love this band! [ Reply ]
fredriley Dec 07, 2010 - 09:21	mcYammer wrote: My son's favorite from this album: "he's a GOOD lycanthrope, daddy!" Good doggie! Down boy, down! [ Reply ]
Radio_Man Sep 09, 2010 - 07:15	They will never trap Blitzen...he has more super powers than you know... [ Reply ]
Mandible Sep 09, 2010 - 07:12	Yeah, when I was only 17, I could hear the angels whispering So I droned into the words and wandered aimlessly about Until I heard my mother shouting through the fog It turned out to be the howling of a dog Or a wolf to be exact, the sound sent shivers down my back But I was drawn into the pack and before long They allowed me to join in and sing their song So from the cliffs and highest hill, yeah We would gladly get our fill Howling endlessly and shrilly at the dawn And I lost the taste for judging right from wrong For my flesh had turned to fur, yeah And my thoughts, they surely were Turned to instinct and obedience to God. You can wear your fur like a river on fire But you better be sure if you're makin' God a liar I'm a rattlesnake, Babe, I'm like fuel on fire So if you're gonna' get made, Don't be afraid of what you've learned On the day that I turned 23, I was curled up underneath a dogwood tree When suddenly a girl with skin the color of a pearl She wandered aimlessly, but she didn't seem to see She was listenin' for the angels just like me So I stood and looked about I brushed the leaves off of my snout And then I heard my mother shouting through the trees You should have seen that girl go shaky at the knees So I took her by the arm We settled down upon a farm And raised our children up as gently as you please. And now my fur has turned to skin And I've been quickly ushered in To a world that I confess I do not know But I still dream of running careless through the snow An' through the howlin' winds that blow, Across the ancient distant flow, It fill our bodies up like water till we know. You can wear your fur Like a river on fire But you better be sure If you're makin' God a liar I'm a rattlesnake, Babe, I'm like fuel on fire So if you're gonna' get made, Don't be afraid of what you've learned [ Reply ]
freeone1 Jul 01, 2010 - 04:51	this has an old sound to it. really nice feel to this and great use of metaphor and imagery here. [ Reply ]
Umberdog May 30, 2010 - 08:56	Great poetic use of metaphor... I like it quite a lot. I relate, and the music is interesting... giving it an 8. Would have gave a 9 if it wasn't for the weird distracting ephemerals. [ Reply ]
socalhol Apr 28, 2010 - 16:26	4 —-> 6 Somehow this song is more agreeable to me today.... Reading the other posts I decided to pull up the lyrics, and they are interesting, poetic even. [ Reply ]
lmic Mar 26, 2010 - 12:46	On_The_Beach wrote: (Well, maybe a little VH wouldn't kill us) Furr sure. We get Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company, but no Eddie VH? It just doesn't make sense to me. [ Reply ]