He doesn't dare breath because he knows if he does it will only be a lie. Another way I understood this since he speaks of a mirror, is that he talking to himself in the mirror. I once talked to a friend who said this same line. We get the idea once again that he is no longer able to fight temptation. But oh, my heart was flawed. He is telling himself he will not talk about it anymore… in a way this goes back to the line about lying in reference to himself. Find more lyrics at ※. Babel by Mumford and Sons raced past albums by long time stars like Justin Bieber to make it the best selling album in 2012.
To me that says this song is something very personal, possibly even about family. Mumford & Sons Broken Crown Lyrics. The crown is not the only thing that is broken. At the beginning of the song, he was trying to hide from temptation but now he is surrendering to it. Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography: Style: MLA Chicago APA.
Picture: All credit to the creator. Broken Crown Songtext. Perhaps because he feel she isn't worthy and perhaps because he is so far down his other path that he doesn't care. I think Marcus is speaking of the brokenness of the human condition, and that it offers only two, also broken, choices. Mumford & Sons - Broken Crown MP3 Download and Lyrics. On another level that line could be read as the speaker telling a loved one that he is tempted by them but he knows he will never belong to them, they will never chose him. Email: I tabbed this song using parts of other tabs and by ear to make it playable on an. Review this song: Reviews Broken Crown. Type the characters from the picture above: Input is case-insensitive.
Lyrics taken from /lyrics/m/mumford_sons/. I also want to be clear that I don't read the desire here as necessarily sexual. Please check the box below to regain access to. So crawl on my belly till the sun goes down. Yet, we get the idea that there is hope for him because he wouldn't be so angry about letting his choices lead him down that path if he didn't still care a little. Do you like this song? How fast does Mumford & Sons play Broken Crown? When I read those lyrics I think of Satan tempting Jesus in the desert. Help us to improve mTake our survey! The pull on my flesh was just too strong It stifled the choice and the air in my lungs Better not to breathe than to breathe a lie 'Cause when I open my body, I breathe a lie.
Ll never wear your broken crown. However, we get the sense that he is losing the battle because he says, " The pull on my flesh was just to strong…" and goes on to speak of how the choice and the air was stifled from his lungs. My interpretation is based on the fact that Marcus grew up as a pastors kid in the Vineyark UK Church. Thanks to Wolf for these lyrics! Of course, this is only how I understand the song and what I take from it. I can take the road and I can f*ck it all away. Your values[ Bb] ar[ Dm]eee[ C]ee[ Dm]eee [ C]all[ Dm] shot. CD Universe is your source for Mumford & Sons's song Broken Crown MP3 download lyrics and much more. What is the genre of Broken Crown? Yet, unlike Jesus in the desert, the speaker is feels themselves caving under the draw of temptation. Thanks for stopping by and joining the ink angels community.
It screams passion and when we take a closer look at the lyrics I think the meaning of the song really shines through. Popularity Broken Crown.
1-----1--0-----0-----------1-----1--------------------------------------| |------3--------1--------? As the music picks up and intensifies we get the chorus repeated twice. The 'Him' in this instance is capitalized so it may also reflect back on biblical language referring to Jesus. He exposes that he is broken too. But in this twilight our choices seal our fate.
But unlike "Little Lion Man", this one's a darker, more menacing tune. More Mumford & Sons lyrics and MP3 downloads. Well touch my mouth and hold my tongue. He prefers to be like the serpent in Genesis, condemned to crawling on his belly but he will not wear the crown, because the crown is broken. Writer(s): Marcus Oliver Johnstone Mumford, Winston Aubrey Aladar Marshall, Benjamin Walter David Lovett, Edward James Milton Dwane Lyrics powered by. Yet, it ends just as softly as it began. Perhaps he was encouraged or told that he has a specific role or calling. He states this person or system has completely wrong values, but they cannot even see this in the mirror.