| "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.