Elephants
Rachael Yamagata"Elephants" is a song by Rachael Yamagata, released in 2008 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:56 long and contains 36 lines and 264 words.
Lyrics
0:16If the elephants have past lives
0:21Yet are destined to always remember
0:28It's no wonder how they scream
0:33Like you and I they must have some temper
0:39And I am dreaming of them on the plains
0:45Dirtying up their beds
0:51Watching for some kind of rain
0:56To cool their hot heads
1:01And how dare that you send me that card
1:06When I'm doing all that I can do
1:13You are forcing me to remember
1:21When all I want is to just forget you
1:37If the tiger shall protect her young
1:42Then tell me how did you slip by
1:47All my instincts have failed me for once
1:51I must have somehow slept the whole night
1:56And I am dreaming of them with their kill
2:02Tearing it all apart
2:06Blood dripping from their lips
2:11And teeth sinking in to heart
2:16And how dare that you say you will call
2:21When you know I need some peace of mind
2:26If you had to take sides with the animals
2:34Won't you do it with one who is kind
2:56If the hawks in the trees need the dead
3:01If you're living you don't stand a chance
3:05For a time though you share the same bed
3:10There are only two ends to this dance
3:15You can flee with your wounds just in time
3:20Or lie there as he feeds
3:25Watching yourself ripped to shreds
3:30And laughing as you bleed
3:35So for those of you falling in love
3:41Keep it kind keep it good keep it right
3:47Throw yourself in the midst of danger
3:56But keep one eye open at night
If the elephants have past lives Yet are destined to always remember It's no wonder how they scream Like you and I they must have some temper And I am dreaming of them on the plains Dirtying up their beds Watching for some kind of rain To cool their hot heads And how dare that you send me that card When I'm doing all that I can do You are forcing me to remember When all I want is to just forget you If the tiger shall protect her young Then tell me how did you slip by All my instincts have failed me for once I must have somehow slept the whole night And I am dreaming of them with their kill Tearing it all apart Blood dripping from their lips And teeth sinking in to heart And how dare that you say you will call When you know I need some peace of mind If you had to take sides with the animals Won't you do it with one who is kind If the hawks in the trees need the dead If you're living you don't stand a chance For a time though you share the same bed There are only two ends to this dance You can flee with your wounds just in time Or lie there as he feeds Watching yourself ripped to shreds And laughing as you bleed So for those of you falling in love Keep it kind keep it good keep it right Throw yourself in the midst of danger But keep one eye open at night
Translation
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