fallen alien Lyrics
I was waiting for you, I was outside
Don't tell me what you want 'cause I know you lie
I see
I was waiting for you, on the outside
Don't tell me what you want 'cause I know you lie
I see the light
I was crying for you, on the outside
Don't tell me what you want 'cause I know you lie
[Chorus]
I'm a fallen alien
I never thought that you would be the one to tie me down
But you did
In this age of Satan
I'm searching for a light to take me home and guide me out
[Verse 2]
In the blazing sun I saw you
In the shadows hiding from yourself
When the lights are on I know you
See you're grey from all the lies you tell
Now you hold me close so tender
(I was waiting for you, I was outside)
In the shadows hiding from yourself
(I was waiting for you, I was outside)
When the lights are on I know you
See you're grey from all the lies you tell
(Don't tell me what you want 'cause I know you lie)
Now you hold me close so tender
When you fall asleep I'll kick you down
By the way you fell I know you
Now you're on your knees
I see the lightning flash
I'm a fallen alien
I never thought that you would be the one to tie me down
But you did
In this age of Satan
I'm searching for a light to take me home and guide me out
[Verse 2]
In the blazing sun I saw you
In the shadows hiding from yourself
When the lights are on I know you
See you're grey from all the lies you tell
Now you hold me close so tender
When you fall asleep I'll kick you down
By the way you fell I know you
(I was waiting for you, I was outside)
See you're grey from all the lies you tell
(Don't tell me what you want)
Now you hold me close so tender
When you fall asleep I'll kick you down
By the way you fell I know you
Now you're on your knees
I see the lightning flash
About
On “fallen alien,” arguably the most powerful and energetic track on the album, twigs continues the discussion on the difficulty she faces fitting in and feeling properly represented as a woman.
On the song’s Spotify Storyline, twigs described the track as:
a medieval march through the destruction of a relationship
On the one year anniversary of MAGDALENE, twigs hosted an AMA about the album and shared that the final version of the track kept the original demo vocals, as it was “hard to recreate the emotion!”
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
When you’re with someone, and they’re sleeping, and you look at them, and you just think, “No.” For me, it’s that line, [“When the lights are on, I know you/When you fall asleep, I’ll kick you down/By the way you fell, I know you/Now you’re on your knees”]. You’re just so sick of somebody’s bullshit, you’re just taking it all day, and then you’re in bed next to them, and you’re just like, “I can’t take this anymore.”
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