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Richie Havens Priests Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.50/10 [10 votes]Album: High Flyin' Bird / The Verve Forecast Years / Original Release Date: 2004Genre: PopSong Duration: 5 min 14 sec
RICHIE HAVENS
- Priests Lyrics / with translationsAnd who will write love songs for you
when I am lord at last
and your body is some little highway shrine
that all my priests have passed,
that all my priests have passed?
My priests they will put flowers there,
they will stand before the glass,
but they'll wear away your little window, love,
they will trample on the grass,
they will trample on the grass.
And who will aim the arrow
that men will follow through your grace
when I am lord of memory
and all your armour has turned to lace,
and all your armour has turned to lace?
The simple life of heroes,
and the twisted life of saints,
they just confuse the sunny calendar
with their red and golden paints,
with their red and golden paints.
And all of you have seen the dance,
that God has kept from me,
but he has seen me watching you
when all your minds were free
when all your minds were free.
And who will write love songs for you ...
My priests they will put flowers there
when I am lord at last
and your body is some little highway shrine
that all my priests have passed,
that all my priests have passed?
My priests they will put flowers there,
they will stand before the glass,
but they'll wear away your little window, love,
they will trample on the grass,
they will trample on the grass.
And who will aim the arrow
that men will follow through your grace
when I am lord of memory
and all your armour has turned to lace,
The simple life of heroes,
and the twisted life of saints,
they just confuse the sunny calendar
with their red and golden paints,
with their red and golden paints.
And all of you have seen the dance,
that God has kept from me,
but he has seen me watching you
when all your minds were free
when all your minds were free.
And who will write love songs for you ...
My priests they will put flowers there
Facts about Priests
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Priests is written by Leonard Cohen.
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It is first released in 2004 as part of Richie Havens's album "High Flyin' Bird / The Verve Forecast Years" which includes 39 tracks in total. This song is the 28th track on this album.
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When we think about the meaning behind each verse, the song 'Priests' by Richie Havens explores three main themes which include love and power and memory. The lyrics present a metaphor about a person transforming into a lord who represents authority through his power to govern while the song shows how time affects his life and relationships through his ability to remember things from his past. The Priests lyrics predominantly showcase love and reflection and heartbreak and nostalgia and angst. The song conveys two essential elements which include love with dedication and memory through loss and faith with uncertainty. The lyrics contain some mature themes and imagery that may not be suitable for younger children because they include references to love and memory and the complexities of life. The content remains suitable for older children when parents provide supervision because it lacks any explicit language or violent scenes or drug references.
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Priests falls under the genre Pop.
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Priests song length is 5 minutes and 14 seconds.
Who wrote Priests lyrics?
Priests is written by Leonard Cohen.
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When was Priests released?
It is first released in 2004 as part of Richie Havens's album "High Flyin' Bird / The Verve Forecast Years" which includes 39 tracks in total. This song is the 28th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Priests lyrics?
When we think about the meaning behind each verse, the song 'Priests' by Richie Havens explores three main themes which include love and power and memory. The lyrics present a metaphor about a person transforming into a lord who represents authority through his power to govern while the song shows how time affects his life and relationships through his ability to remember things from his past. The Priests lyrics predominantly showcase love and reflection and heartbreak and nostalgia and angst. The song conveys two essential elements which include love with dedication and memory through loss and faith with uncertainty. The lyrics contain some mature themes and imagery that may not be suitable for younger children because they include references to love and memory and the complexities of life. The content remains suitable for older children when parents provide supervision because it lacks any explicit language or violent scenes or drug references.
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Which genre is Priests?
Priests falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song Priests?
Priests song length is 5 minutes and 14 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by kaanSongwriter(s): Leonard Cohen
Record Label(s): 2004 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc
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