More songs by Big Thief
Description
Sometimes it all comes down to the body - not because there is nothing to say, but because words get in the way. Here, feelings are not put on display; they are exhaled into the skin, dissolve at the touch, and become something ancient and simple, like breathing or gratitude. The line between poison and sugar is thinner than one would like, but you still find a taste that is not false. This is not a song about love - rather, it is about trust that does not need a name. About how quiet it becomes inside when two people stop pretending to be human and become something closer to light.
Lyrics and translation
Original
All night, all day
I could go down on you
Hear you sing your pleasure
God is good
Or whatever made the mouth
To drink the treasure
Swallow poison, swallow sugar
Sometimes they taste the same
But I know your love is neither
And love is just a name
It's a thing we say
For what pulls through
'Til we come together
You scratch my skin to help me feel
'Cause I ask you to
We see the blood returning
Reaching through the veil
Teach me
It's you I'm learning
Swallow poison, swallow sugar
Sometimes they taste the same
But I know your love is neither
And love is just a name
It's a thing we say
For what pulls through
'Til we come together
No beauty shackle or shame
Is banished here
In this room, your temple
Let patience reign
And thank you for being gentle
Swallow poison, swallow sugar
Sometimes they taste the same
But I know your love is neither
And love is just a name
It's a thing we say
For what pulls through
'Til we come together
English translation
All night, all day
I could go down on you
Hear you sing your pleasure
God is good
Or whatever made the mouth
To drink the treasure
Swallow poison, swallow sugar
Sometimes they taste the same
But I know your love is neither
And love is just a name
It's a thing we say
For what pulls through
'Til we come together
You scratch my skin to help me feel
'Cause I ask you to
We see the blood returning
Reaching through the veil
Teach me
It's you I'm learning
Swallow poison, swallow sugar
Sometimes they taste the same
But I know your love is neither
And love is just a name
It's a thing we say
For what pulls through
'Til we come together
No beauty shackle or shame
Is banished here
In this room, your temple
Let patience reign
And thank you for being gentle
Swallow poison, swallow sugar
Sometimes they taste the same
But I know your love is neither
And love is just a name
It's a thing we say
For what pulls through
'Til we come together