The TV lights the room,
Like a strobe against the wall.
I've watched all afternoon without watching at all

I'm thinking of you dear,
Every moment of the way.
I tied my hands with rope now watch you escape,
And I make no mistake.

There's a demon on the loose,
He's a head under our floor.
Cause I saw him late last night,
Knocking on my bedroom door.

I have surely saved my blood,
Popping through my body's face.
And when I speak I don't make sense,
But believe me when I see.


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    The TV lights the room Like a strobe against the wall. I've watched all afternoon without watching at all. I'm thinking of you dear, Every moment I'm awake. I tug my hands with woe, now won't you escape? Did I make a mistake?

    There's a demon on the loose. He's hid under our floor, Cause he saw you late last night, Knocking on my bedroom door. I have fluids in my blood, Pumping through my body's veins, And when I speak I don't make sense, But believe me when I'm seeding[?].

    [worked out mostly from live/session versions. Not entirely sure about that last word but I'm pretty confident the rest is accurate.]

    Teliuson March 31, 2012   Link
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    the tv lights the room like a strobe against the wall

    thats all im sure about but im also pretty positive all of those are wrong

    thepurplebottleon September 29, 2011   Link
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    the tv lights the room like a strobe against the wall

    thats all im sure about but im also pretty positive all of those are wrong

    thepurplebottleon September 29, 2011   Link
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    The TV lights the room Like a strobe against the wall. I've watched all afternoon without watching at all. I'm thinking of you dear, Every moment I'm awake. I've tied my hands with woe now want to escape Did I make a mistake?

    There's a demon on the loose. He's ahead, under, I'm sure Cause I saw him late last night, Knocking on my bedroom door. I have worries in my blood, Pumping through my body's veins, And when I speak I don't make sense, But believe me when I'm singing

    This is what I've taken away from a rather clear studio session flac I have. When reading the posted lyrics above with the album cut, I couldn't quite make heads or tails of it but after repeatedly listening rendition it became obvious to me that the song is about coping with anxiety.

    negatyveon May 01, 2014   Link
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    the tv lights the room like a strobe against the wall

    thats all im sure about but im also pretty positive all of those are wrong

    thepurplebottleon September 29, 2011   Link
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    This is a totally lovely song and for me the real meaning or topic is the passion in a couple, the demon is the desire and of course he was excited and he was looking to be more close to her and also she would be allowed to that because she was flirting or maybe looking for that too. Youth and passion.

    LuckyLighton February 02, 2013   Link

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