The Bible Didn't Mention Us
You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
I have to go, I have to go
Your hair was long when we first met
Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed
And history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once
You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads
But they're just old light, they're just old light
Your hair was long when we first met
Samson came to my bed
Told me that my hair was red
Told me I was beautiful and came into my bed
Oh I cut his hair myself one night
A pair of dull scissors in the yellow light
And he told me that I'd done alright
and kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light
and he kissed me 'til the mornin' light
Samson went back to bed
not much hair left on his head
Ate a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed
Oh, we couldn't bring the columns down
Yeah we couldn't destroy a single one
And history books forgot about us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once
You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first
Currently playing on repeat on my ipod is Regina Spektor's song, Samson. It's a song filled with sweet ancient melancholy, and almost makes me miss the stories I can't remember from my previous lives. There's something oddly comforting about the idea of being forgotten by history, left in peace to be a secret silent memory forever. Maybe it's a product of our tabloid culture, but I can't help feeling that a story omitted is a story unmolested for the masses. Still, I love this song, which is the story. Huh.
Give it a listen, it's a lovely song.
posted by Maxwell at 11:20 PM
