| "Jealous Gods" | |
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| Song by Poets of the Fall | |
| from the album Jealous Gods | |
| Released | September 19, 2014 |
| Length | 4:37 |
| Label | Insomniac |
| BPM | 136 121 (ATS) |
| Key | C |
| Producer(s) | Poets of the Fall |
Jealous Gods is the second track on Poets of the Fall's 2014 sixth album Jealous Gods.
In 2020, the track was performed live and unplugged by Marko and Captain as the September entry of the Alexander Theatre Sessions.
Lyrics
| Can you feel the void between us
Nothing there but light, yet it seems like the weight of the world Keeping us here in the dark If I allow our blessings define us Bearing the scars of our loss like it's all we deserve When passions we hold will depart If I could build a bridge between us Arcs of soaring rainbows Strength of mother earth Would it fill our hearts If I instilled a faith to guide us Blind and sweet like free flow A seed in every word Could we lose the facades Are we just jealous gods With every wall ablaze around us Calling out your name like it's now and never surrender Victory is yours to claim By every trick of light by sleight of hand That makes a miracle reality right where you stand They got their claws in good and deep So you see there ain't no placing the blame And so I'll build a bridge between us Arcs of soaring rainbows Strength of mother earth For a brand new start And instil new faith to guide us Blind and sweet like free flow With every single word We won't go down as frauds Like jealous gods Like jealous gods We are the perfect flaws Perfect with our flaws Just jealous gods Just jealous gods We're the perfect flaws The perfect flaws I can sense your apprehension Fear for naught for I'm here and I'm made of your love Found in the quick of things And we can walk the bridge between us Arcs of soaring rainbows Strength of mother earth Let it fill our hearts And instil a faith to guide us Blind and sweet like free flow There's a joy for every hurt Forgiveness in the flaws Even for jealous gods |
Trivia
- The Jealous Gods is a 1928 novel by Gertrude Atherton. It is unknown whether or not this has any relation to the song. It may be a coincidence as with Signs of Life having no relation to the track by Pink Floyd.
- The chorus' opening lyrics may be in reference to the Bifrost of Norse mythology. "If I could build a bridge between us, arcs of soaring rainbows" The Bifrost is a bridge made out of rainbows.