Armistice
PhoenixȀ Lyrics


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Dally used to come from me
Go on mister, get well
Daddy wasn't thinking that you're no good
Don't worry 'cause you're not the kind to kiss and tell
Dally and cherry trees
I don't recall them anyway
So long as no one here is gonna wear out
To which isn't the same
Look what you wasted

When the lights are coming out
And I come down in your room
Our daily compromise, it is
Written in your signed armistice
And when the lights are coming out
And I come down in your room
Well well the sign is always
Here is your signed armistice

It's time to fall, oh, not to heat it up
The question is plain as a propeller
In the middle of the course
When ambitions are low
Head on close, hang on before you lose control
We ought to go
And look how to rip it off
December for message on the lips
Some love is, no, it ain't gonna wear out
To which is all the same
One of us is wasted

When the lights are coming out
And I come down in your room
Our daily compromise, it is
Written in your signed armistice
And when the lights are coming out
And I come down in your room
Well well the sign is always
Here is your signed armistice

Fallin' out, he's in a rush, fallin' out, he's goin in, fallin out, he's in a rush
Keep your promises
Fallin' out, he's in a rush, fallin' out, he's goin in, fallin out he's in a rush
Fallin' out he's always,
Fallin' out, he's in a rush
Keep your promises




Fallin' out, he's in a rush,
Fallin' out, he's always

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Armistice" by Phoenix are quite abstract but could be interpreted as a reflection on relationships and human nature. The opening lines "Dally used to come from me, go on mister, get well, daddy wasn't thinking that you're no good" suggest a sense of detachment and disapproval towards someone's actions. It could be referring to a past relationship or a friend who has made poor choices. The subsequent lines "don't worry 'cause you're not the kind to kiss and tell, dally and cherry trees, I don't recall them anyway" could imply a disregard for the past and a preference to move on, regardless of the memories associated with it.


The chorus "When the lights are coming out and I come down in your room, our daily compromise, it is written in your signed armistice" could signify two people coming together and finding a way to compromise, possibly after going through a rough patch. The use of the word "armistice" suggests a temporary truce or agreement, indicating that while things might be okay for now, it might not last. The song then goes on to suggest that it's important to keep one's promises and not fall back into old patterns.


Line by Line Meaning

Dally used to come from me
I used to have a friend named Dally


Go on mister, get well
Goodbye, hope you feel better


Daddy wasn't thinking that you're no good
My father didn't approve of you


Don't worry 'cause you're not the kind to kiss and tell
I'm not worried about you revealing our secrets


Dally and cherry trees
Memories of Dally and cherry trees


I don't recall them anyway
I don't really remember them


So long as no one here is gonna wear out
As long as nobody gets tired of us


To which isn't the same
Which is different


Look what you wasted
Look at what we've wasted


When the lights are coming out
As the sun is setting


And I come down in your room
When I visit you


Our daily compromise, it is
Our daily arrangement is


Written in your signed armistice
Agreed upon and recorded in a peace agreement


Well well the sign is always
The signature is always there


Here is your signed armistice
This is the peace agreement we've made


It's time to fall, oh, not to heat it up
It's time to calm down, not to make things worse


The question is plain as a propeller
The question is simple and straightforward


In the middle of the course
Halfway through the situation


When ambitions are low
When we're not sure what we want


Head on close, hang on before you lose control
Stay close to me and hold on tight


We ought to go
We should leave


And look how to rip it off
And figure out how to end the situation


December for message on the lips
A message to be delivered in December


Some love is, no, it ain't gonna wear out
Some love never fades


To which is all the same
Which is all equal


One of us is wasted
One of us is lost


Fallin' out, he's in a rush
He's leaving quickly


Keep your promises
Stay true to your word


Fallin' out, he's always
He's always leaving




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CHRISTIAN MAZZALAI, FREDERIC MOULIN, LAURENT MAZZALAI, THOMAS CROQUET

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Browntau

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."

Lest we forget


The treaty of Versailles was indeed harsh. To quote General Foch: "This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years"...he was out by 65 days.

Thanks so much for making this video!



Hellriegel

On this day, November 11th, 2018 at 11:00 AM, marks the 100th year of the end of World War 1. A war sparked by Extremist Serbian nationalists assassinating the Austrian-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife, Sophia. At first, many people believed this war would be over before Christmas 1914, but little did they know this war would last for 4 years, costing lives of millions of men, women, and children, and nations across the world.

Nations like Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and the Russian monarchy fell from the results of the Great War. Whether it was from revolutionists who would create the soviet union, or battle proven soldiers from the Gallipoli campaign. Some men use the anger and hatred from their people’s poverty and aftermath of the Great War, to create a facist power that caused atrocities that people will never forget, or never forgive to this day.




Even though the brave soldiers who fought in the trenches and no man’s land, to the nurses who treated the wounded, to the civilians back home hoping to see their fathers, their sons, or their brothers come back alive, and to the leaders who started and ended this war are long gone, and this war is sometimes forgotten by the people of today, this war has left scars, in the earth, in nations around the world, and history.

We must not forget this war occurred, the last time people forgot, it created another war with more casualties, more atrocities, and giving man the atomic bomb, and if we forget, another war could start, and one in which humanity will never survive, or recover from.

They said that this was the war to end all war, but it was instead, the War that changed the world forever.



Kimchiii

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Edit: the last Canadian who died in this war charged a German machine gun when he was shot by a sniper. Two minutes later the war was over. Lest we forget



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Twodollarrobot

Marshal Ferdinand Foch: “This is not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years.”

iands1

he wasn't cappin

Clementina Sahin

November 10th is my birthday

Marci Forgacs

lol

Edwin Lindley

@Diego Alvarez or the Japan vs the Soviet Union in Mongolia in August of 1939. Just two weeks before Germany invaded Poland.

Pro Aaron

@Diego Alvarez Foch is french and france declared war in 1939 though.

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whittyjd

Someone has probably already said this, but the same train carriage the armistice was signed in was used by Hitler again when he made France surrender in WW2. He then burnt it down.

Rosaria

Lovely revenge.

Wicked Onezz

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TicTac 2 : The Revenge

@Wicked Onezz cool, good one

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