Tonight I'll have a look
And try to find my face again
Buried beneath this house
My spirit screams and dies again
Out back a monster wears a cloak of Persian leather
Behind the TV screen
I've fallen to my knees
I said you got me where you want me again
And I can't turn away
I'm hanging by thread and I'm feelin' like a fool
I'm stuck here in-between
The shadows of my yesterday
I want to get away
I need to get away
Blanket of silence
Makes me want to sink my teeth in deep
Burn all the evidence
A fabricated disbelief
Pull back the curtains
Took a look into your eyes
My tongue has now become
A platform for your lies
I said you got me where you want me again
And I can't turn away
I'm hanging by thread and I'm feelin' like a fool
I'm stuck here in-between
The shadows of my yesterday
I want to get away
I need to get away [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/cage_the_elephant/back_against_the_wall.html ]
Now you know
Yeah you got my back against the wall
Oh god
I ain't got no other place to hide
Chained down
Like a sittin' duck just waitin' for the fall
You know
Yeah you got my back against the wall
Deep in the jungle
Camouflaged by all the fallen leaves
A hand holds up the sky
While shamefully I make my plea
The alters callin'
But my legs won't seem to stand
Guess I'm a coward
Scared to face the man I am
I said you got me where you want me again
And I can't turn away
I'm hanging by thread and I'm feelin' like a fool
I'm stuck here in-between
The shadows of my yesterday
I want to get away
I need to get away
Now you know
Yeah you got my back against the wall
Oh god
I ain't got no other place to hide
Chained down
Like a sittin' duck just waitin' for the fall
You know
Yeah you got my back against the wall
Now you know
Yeah you got my back against the wall
Oh god
I ain't got no other place to hide
Chained down
Like a sittin' duck just waitin' for the fall
You know
Yeah you got my back against the wall
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Back Against The Wall lyrics
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by Unregistered on Jan 11th 2012 4:43 pm
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by Unregistered on Jan 11th 2012 4:42 pm
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It is about his rehab and getting of the drugs. I have to do a song analysis on this song for school :)
by Unregistered on Jan 4th 2012 4:47 pm
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Most of the album (except for "in one ear" and perhaps "judas") is about change, relations between the past and present in particular. This song in about fear of the past catching up with you, trying to forget it- "burn all the evidence of fabricated disbelief", "want to get away, i need to get away". He wants to burn down his past, start over, get as far away from his past as he possibly could- "i'm stuck in right between the shadows of my yesterday".
He fails in the end- hence the title and the chorus. Think about it.
by Unregistered on Dec 22nd 2011 9:24 am
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Obviously, it's about cheese cakes... Or is it not?
by Unregistered on Dec 3rd 2011 6:30 pm
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The song could apply to a number of scenarios i don't believe it is meant to apply to just one scenario but have a general idea that many people can relate to. The song revolves around the idea of feeling trapped and others are manipulating you. Some main scenarios this could apply to include a girlfriend, a job, an addiction, or just life. I think the song is either directed towards a specific person or god asking why they were put in this situation.
by Unregistered on Dec 2nd 2011 8:47 pm
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I think the meaning is falling into like drug or alcohol addiction.
by Unregistered on Nov 19th 2011 11:53 pm
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Why does a song need a meaning? Love it for what it is, not what people overanalyze it to be.
by Unregistered on Oct 31st 2011 8:27 am
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Yeah me too xd i like it very much but i don't get it's meaning...
by Unregistered on Oct 25th 2011 6:57 am
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Can someone tell me the meaning of this song?
I dont get it, like the song very much but its kinda' confuse