Thoughts about song lyrics

Jun 24, 2010 13:52


Although the wording changes on subsequent instances, the 1st chorus on "Roll the Bones" starts with, "We come out in the world / and take our chances…" It changes later to "come into," but considering all the gambling imagery in the song, the original phrasing is no fluke. In Craps, the first roll by a new shooter is called the "come out roll."

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frito_kal June 24 2010, 18:44:48 UTC
I hate to burst your bubble, but the first chorus is "We GO out in the world." (Yes, I totally just replayed it on iTunes about 5 times to check)

Edit: Genuinely not trying to be all KNOCKED OVER! here. I think it'd be more clever the way you heard it, but both my studio and live versions are "go".

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