Lather (2:56)
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Lather was thirty years old today,
They took away all of his toys.
His mother sent newspaper clippings to him,
About his old friends who’d stopped being boys.
There was Harwitz E. Green, just turned thirty-three,
His leather chair waits at the bank.
And Seargent Dow Jones, twenty-seven years old,
Commanding his very own tank.
But Lather still finds it a nice thing to do,
To lie about nude in the sand,
Drawing pictures of mountains that look like bumps,
And thrashing the air with his hands.
But wait, oh Lather’s productive you know,
He produces the finest of sound,
Putting drumsticks on either side of his nose,
Snorting the best licks in town,
But that’s all over…
Lather was thirty years old today,
And Lather came foam from his tongue.
He looked at me eyes wide and plainly said,
Is it true that I’m no longer young?
And the children call him famous,
What the old men call insane,
And sometimes he’s so nameless,
That he hardly knows which game to play…
Which words to say…
And I should have told him, “No, you’re not old.”
And I should have let him go on…smiling…babywide.
They took away all of his toys.
His mother sent newspaper clippings to him,
About his old friends who’d stopped being boys.
There was Harwitz E. Green, just turned thirty-three,
His leather chair waits at the bank.
And Seargent Dow Jones, twenty-seven years old,
Commanding his very own tank.
But Lather still finds it a nice thing to do,
To lie about nude in the sand,
Drawing pictures of mountains that look like bumps,
And thrashing the air with his hands.
But wait, oh Lather’s productive you know,
He produces the finest of sound,
Putting drumsticks on either side of his nose,
Snorting the best licks in town,
But that’s all over…
Lather was thirty years old today,
And Lather came foam from his tongue.
He looked at me eyes wide and plainly said,
Is it true that I’m no longer young?
And the children call him famous,
What the old men call insane,
And sometimes he’s so nameless,
That he hardly knows which game to play…
Which words to say…
And I should have told him, “No, you’re not old.”
And I should have let him go on…smiling…babywide.
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GalacticEgg wrote:
haunting, humorous, and like tomhawk said, subtle social commentary...certain parts of this song make me shiver a bit, lol
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Lizzardkinglier wrote:
sometimes I feel like beeing lather.
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Alseri wrote:
Grace´s voice is so beautiful here.
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ybitiy wrote:
beautiful song
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bascuuu wrote:
creepy????yeah... fantastic???hell yeah...
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dielucky wrote:
This song is my middle name.
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neverneverrand wrote:
A delicate balance between being Lather and living in modern Amerika. Great song,though. Soul-shaper if you're pliable.
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AylaQuark wrote:
finest of sounds
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rtcordo wrote:
trippy! My favorite.
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Geyumasan wrote:
She wispers secret things with this melodi ♫ ♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫ ♪
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smee85 wrote:
the finest of sound
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orses4corses wrote:
One of the great innovative 60's bands - all their stuffs bloody good!
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bigtimber112 wrote:
great song...the baby is fucking hilarious
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radyokafa_ wrote:
love you miss slick
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jrbatte98 wrote:
A Great Song,Classic Slick
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The_Wind86 wrote:
brillant.
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ankursatriani wrote:
ultimate!!!
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LION-MAN wrote:
Spaced out!
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ankursatriani wrote:
awesome!!
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tomhawk13 wrote:
More subtle but biting social commentary. Excellent!
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