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|externalLinks = [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/matches-and-nails Needlejuice Remaster] [http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/Hip%20to%20the%20Javabean%20(2004)/07%20-%20Matches%20and%20Nails.mp3 Original lemon demon website download] [https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Lemaoke/Hip%20To%20The%20Javabean%20Stems/Matches%20and%20Nails%20(Backing).mp3 Backing] | |externalLinks = [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/matches-and-nails Needlejuice Remaster] | ||
[http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/Hip%20to%20the%20Javabean%20(2004)/07%20-%20Matches%20and%20Nails.mp3 Original lemon demon website download] | |||
[https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Lemaoke/Hip%20To%20The%20Javabean%20Stems/Matches%20and%20Nails%20(Backing).mp3 Backing] | |||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
Hello, you tiny cardboard box | |||
With matches inside | With matches inside | ||
Hello, you wooden match | Hello, you wooden match | ||
Hello, the light you provide | Hello, the light you provide | ||
You keep me warm | You keep me warm | ||
You keep me safe | You keep me safe | ||
You know that darkness isn't good | You know that darkness isn't good | ||
But nothing lasts forever | But nothing lasts forever | ||
You're only two inches of flammable wood | You're only two inches of flammable wood | ||
And when the sun comes back | And when the sun comes back | ||
There won't be any lack | There won't be any lack | ||
Of lumination in any way | Of lumination in any way | ||
But on the other hand | But on the other hand | ||
I'll never understand | I'll never understand | ||
Why it disappears after every day | Why it disappears after every day | ||
Now I've forgotten what I wanted to say | Now I've forgotten what I wanted to say | ||
Hello, you railroad nail | |||
So sharp, so rusty and red | |||
Hello, you sledgehammer | |||
Implanting it into my head | |||
And with it comes a stream of thought | |||
And soon ideas begin to form | |||
So I must thank you for it | |||
The nail in my head is the eye of the storm | |||
And with my newfound mind | |||
I make the world unwind | |||
As if the planet is made of clay | |||
This is a tragic mix | |||
Of wayward magic tricks | |||
And giant robots from far away | |||
Now I've forgotten what I wanted to say | |||
== Trivia == | |||
* An early version of this song was made available in the [[Lemon Demon 2024 Rarities Dump|2024 rarities drop]] which can be heard [https://lemondemon.com/rarities/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20Matches%20and%20Nails%20(beta).mp3 here] | |||
[[Category:Songs with backings]] | [[Category:Songs with backings]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:13, 15 July 2026
| Matches and Nails | |
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| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
|---|---|
| Written by | Neil Cicierega |
| Appears on | Hip to the Javabean |
| Sung by | Neil Cicierega |
| Duration | 2:45 |
| Tempo | 110 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | Needlejuice Remaster |
Matches and Nails is the seventh track on Hip to the Javabean
Lyrics
Hello, you tiny cardboard box With matches inside Hello, you wooden match Hello, the light you provide You keep me warm You keep me safe You know that darkness isn't good But nothing lasts forever You're only two inches of flammable wood And when the sun comes back There won't be any lack Of lumination in any way But on the other hand I'll never understand Why it disappears after every day Now I've forgotten what I wanted to say Hello, you railroad nail So sharp, so rusty and red Hello, you sledgehammer Implanting it into my head And with it comes a stream of thought And soon ideas begin to form So I must thank you for it The nail in my head is the eye of the storm And with my newfound mind I make the world unwind As if the planet is made of clay This is a tragic mix Of wayward magic tricks And giant robots from far away Now I've forgotten what I wanted to say
Trivia
- An early version of this song was made available in the 2024 rarities drop which can be heard here