"Tar...feathers music is recorded with birds watching over every crackling … Read Full Bio ↴"Tar...feathers music is recorded with birds watching over every crackling microphone and glowing guitar, dazzling drums and electronical additions. Sometimes the occasional accompaniment of growls from friendly creatures and 'Gyllene Gasten', a ghostly shape, can be heard in the peripheral realms of the songs. The lyrics vary from utter nonsense, to divine truth. But it is always honest and filled with soul. Someone might call it "lo-fi", others will cry out "Genius!" and heed this musical Bahamut. An untamed playfulness lets Tar...Feathers appear in many shapes and forms, so no one will ever really know what to expect, or when to (not) expect it."

was it even there?
Tar...Feathers Lyrics

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Someone got to close to what he felt and to someone else.
Someone put his trust in someone else and that someone left.
Someone now saw wings in everything.
What's to come and what has been.
Some light flickered.
Was it even there?

And I can't think of one way

In which you can suprise me.
And if I could it wouldn't
Be much of a suprise now would it?

Some night took a dark twist and someone cut up his wrist.
Some blood and some knife and someone hidden for some time.
Come on now please don't tell me that it was just a scratch.
Then let me do it again, I'd like some stitches to show my friends.

I know life is fair
I got myself here
I kicked one leg off
Off of this chair
I'm such a little shit and these hospital clothes are far too big for me.

Some nurse served me pancakes.
Yum, yum, now I feel OK.
Now if another drink would give me bad breath
Honey, I just couldn't care less
'cause I don't even want one.
I don't even want one now.
I don't even want mine.
I don't want my...

And I can't think of one way
In which you can suprise me.

And if I could it wouldn't
Be much of a suprise now would it?

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of the song talk about someone who trusted another person and got hurt in return. This could be a reference to a romantic relationship or a friendship gone sour. The line "someone now saw wings in everything" suggests that the person who was hurt is now seeing signs of hope and optimism everywhere they look. The song then takes a dark turn with the next set of lyrics talking about self-harm and suicide. The line "Come on now please don't tell me that it was just a scratch. Then let me do it again, I'd like some stitches to show my friends" highlights the severity of the situation and the desire to have physical evidence of the pain that the person is feeling.

The chorus of the song talks about how the situation has made the person cynical and jaded. The line "And I can't think of one way in which you can surprise me" suggests that the person has been let down so many times that they no longer believe in surprises or positive outcomes. The final verse of the song is a bit more lighthearted, with the singer in a hospital after attempting to harm themselves. Despite the serious subject matter of the song, there is a sense of humor and irony in the lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

Someone got too close to what he felt and to someone else.
A person became emotionally intimate with someone else and that closeness was felt by both parties.

Someone put his trust in someone else and that someone left.
Someone trusted another person and that person left them.

Someone now saw wings in everything.
Someone is now seeing hope and possibility in everything around them.

What's to come and what has been.
Reflecting on the past and looking towards the future.

Some light flickered.
There was a glimmer of hope or positivity.

Was it even there?
Questioning whether the hope or positivity was real or just imagined.

And I can't think of one way In which you can suprise me.
Expressing a lack of surprise and overall boredom.

And if I could it wouldn't Be much of a suprise now would it?
Even if something surprising were to happen, it wouldn't be that exciting.

Some night took a dark twist and someone cut up his wrist.
A night turned negative and someone resorted to self-harm.

Some blood and some knife and someone hidden for some time.
There was blood from the self-harm and the person hid for a period of time.

Come on now please don't tell me that it was just a scratch.
Asking others to not downplay the severity of the self-harm.

Then let me do it again, I'd like some stitches to show my friends.
Feeling a desire to self-harm again in order to impress or garner attention from peers.

I know life is fair
Expressing a belief that life is just and balanced.

I got myself here
Acknowledging personal responsibility for current circumstances.

I kicked one leg off Off of this chair
Lifting one's leg off of a chair, perhaps restlessly or out of boredom.

I'm such a little shit and these hospital clothes are far too big for me.
Feeling negatively about oneself and one's current situation in the hospital.

Some nurse served me pancakes. Yum, yum, now I feel OK.
Finding comfort and pleasure in small moments of joy, such as being served pancakes.

Now if another drink would give me bad breath Honey, I just couldn't care less 'cause I don't even want one.
Expressing a disinterest or lack of desire for alcohol.

I don't even want one now. I don't even want mine.
Continuing to express a lack of desire for alcohol or anything else.

Contributed by Adeline S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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