There are so many apologetic undertones hidden in the way bands play nowadays, says Werth. This is not that at all. This is something right from the battlefield.
Please note that this band must not be confused with The Favourite Sons, a 1960s freakbeat group that has featured on compilations of sixties freakbeat and proto-psychedelic beat.
Fortune Teller
Favourite Sons Lyrics
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To have my fortune read
I didn't what to tell her
I had a dizzy feeling in my head
Said she'd take a look at my palm
Said "Son, do you feel kind of warm?"
And she looked into her crystal ball
Said it could not be so
Not with all the girls I know
Said when the next one arrives
Looking into her eyes
I left there in a hurry
Much to my big surprise
The next thing I discovered
The fortune teller told me lies
So I ran back to that woman
Mad as I could be
Told her I didn't see nobody
How she made a fool out of me
At last something shook me
As if it came down from above
And now the fortune teller
And I fell in love
The lyrics of Favourite Sons's song Fortune Teller narrate the story of a man who goes to a fortune teller to get his fortune read. He confesses that he had a dizzy feeling in his head and didn't know what to tell her. The fortune teller takes a look at his palm, asks him if he feels kind of warm, and then gazes into her crystal ball. She then tells him that he's in love, but he argues that it couldn't be with all the girls he knows. She responds by saying that when the next one arrives, he will know by looking into her eyes. However, when he does meet the next girl, he discovers that the fortune teller lied to him. Angry, he goes back to confront her, only to find that he has fallen in love with her.
The song is a cautionary tale about the dangers of believing in and relying on fortune tellers for finding love. The singer's initial reluctance to confess his feelings and his eventual disillusionment with the fortune teller highlights the unpredictability and uncertainty of love. Despite the seemingly humorous ending, where the singer falls in love with the fortune teller, the song is a reflection on the human desire to believe in fate and destiny.
Line by Line Meaning
Went to the fortune teller
I went to see someone who could predict my future.
To have my fortune read
I wanted to know what was in store for me.
I didn't what to tell her
I didn't know what to say to her.
I had a dizzy feeling in my head
I was feeling lightheaded and confused.
Said she'd take a look at my palm
She offered to read my palm to tell me my future.
Said 'Son, do you feel kind of warm?'
She asked if I was feeling a certain sensation.
And she looked into her crystal ball
She used a crystal ball to try and see my future.
Said 'You're in love'
She told me that I was currently in love.
Said it could not be so
I didn't believe her prediction.
Not with all the girls I know
I thought her prediction was impossible given my past experiences.
Said when the next one arrives
She claimed that I would fall in love with the next person I met.
Looking into her eyes
I would fall in love simply by looking into someone's eyes.
I left there in a hurry
I quickly left her establishment.
Much to my big surprise
I was very surprised by what happened next.
The next thing I discovered
I found out soon after leaving the fortune teller's place.
The fortune teller told me lies
I realized that the fortune teller had been lying to me.
So I ran back to that woman
I went back to confront the fortune teller.
Mad as I could be
I was very angry with her.
Told her I didn't see nobody
I told her that her prediction was incorrect.
How she made a fool out of me
I felt embarrassed and deceived by her prediction.
At last something shook me
A realization suddenly hit me.
As if it came down from above
It felt like a higher power was guiding me.
And now the fortune teller
I began to develop feelings for the fortune teller.
And I fell in love
I realized that I had fallen in love with her despite her incorrect prediction.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALLEN TOUSSAINT
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