TOM WAITS
- Earth Died Screaming Lyrics / with translationsRudy's on the midway
and jacob's in the hole
the monkey's on the ladder
the devil shovels coal
with crows as big as airplanes
the lion has three heads
and someone will eat the skin the he sheds
and the earth died screaming
The earth died screaming
while i lay dreaming of you
Well hell doesn't want you
and heaven is full
bring me some water
put it in this skull
i walk between the raindrops
wait in bug house square
and the army ants
they leave mothin' but the bones
And the earth died screaming
while i lay dreaming of you
There was thunder
there was lightning
then the stars went out
and the moon fell from the sky
it rained mackeral
it rained trout
and the great day of wrath has come
and here's mud in your big red eye
the poker's in the fire
and the locusts take the sky
And the earth died screaming
while i lay dreaming of you
tom waits: vocal, chamberlain, percussion, guitar
les claypool: electric bass
larry taylor: upright bass
sticks: kathleen brennan, joe marquez, tom waits (the boners)
and jacob's in the hole
the monkey's on the ladder
the devil shovels coal
with crows as big as airplanes
the lion has three heads
and someone will eat the skin the he sheds
and the earth died screaming
The earth died screaming
while i lay dreaming of you
Well hell doesn't want you
and heaven is full
bring me some water
put it in this skull
i walk between the raindrops
wait in bug house square
and the army ants
they leave mothin' but the bones
And the earth died screaming
while i lay dreaming of you
there was lightning
then the stars went out
and the moon fell from the sky
it rained mackeral
it rained trout
and the great day of wrath has come
and here's mud in your big red eye
the poker's in the fire
and the locusts take the sky
And the earth died screaming
while i lay dreaming of you
tom waits: vocal, chamberlain, percussion, guitar
les claypool: electric bass
larry taylor: upright bass
sticks: kathleen brennan, joe marquez, tom waits (the boners)
Facts about Earth Died Screaming
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Earth Died Screaming is written by Thomas Alan Waits.
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It is first released on August 01, 1992 as part of Tom Waits's album "Bone Machine" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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When we analyze the meaning behind the words, Tom Waits' song 'Earth Died Screaming' is a depiction of the apocalypse that is vivid indeed with its bizarre and chaotic images. The despair, angst, love, solitude, and reflection are heaviest in the lyrics and the story of the protagonist – or the world – is possibly through him. Metaphors such as thunder and lightning, falling stars, and fish rain symbolize the end of the world so that the principal character, through dreaming, may want to get mental peace or to establish a connection in a destroyed planet. 'Earth Died Screaming' is a song that, while musically dark and hopeless, still speaks of the human experience, that is, human emotions and needs. It can also be said that the song, while paradoxically, talks about the existence of and the close relationship between despair and destruction and dreams and longing. The lyrics have some mature themes and imagery that may not be appropriate for the youngest kids like references to death and surreal elements. Nevertheless, there is no use of profanity, nudity, or drugs, hence making it suitable for older kids with parental guidance.
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Earth Died Screaming falls under the genre Rock.
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Earth Died Screaming song length is 3 minutes and 38 seconds.
Who wrote Earth Died Screaming lyrics?
Earth Died Screaming is written by Thomas Alan Waits.
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When was Earth Died Screaming released?
It is first released on August 01, 1992 as part of Tom Waits's album "Bone Machine" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Earth Died Screaming lyrics?
When we analyze the meaning behind the words, Tom Waits' song 'Earth Died Screaming' is a depiction of the apocalypse that is vivid indeed with its bizarre and chaotic images. The despair, angst, love, solitude, and reflection are heaviest in the lyrics and the story of the protagonist – or the world – is possibly through him. Metaphors such as thunder and lightning, falling stars, and fish rain symbolize the end of the world so that the principal character, through dreaming, may want to get mental peace or to establish a connection in a destroyed planet. 'Earth Died Screaming' is a song that, while musically dark and hopeless, still speaks of the human experience, that is, human emotions and needs. It can also be said that the song, while paradoxically, talks about the existence of and the close relationship between despair and destruction and dreams and longing. The lyrics have some mature themes and imagery that may not be appropriate for the youngest kids like references to death and surreal elements. Nevertheless, there is no use of profanity, nudity, or drugs, hence making it suitable for older kids with parental guidance.
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Which genre is Earth Died Screaming?
Earth Died Screaming falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Earth Died Screaming?
Earth Died Screaming song length is 3 minutes and 38 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by musixmatch2Songwriter(s): Thomas Alan Waits
Record Label(s): 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc
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