Damien Rice - The Rat Within The Grain Lyrics






This would not have happened
If I hadn't missed my plane
I've would have been there when they told you
I'm the Rat within the grain

Within this big misunderstanding now
I'm being misunderstood
I think'in someones trying to fuck with me
And set fire to my wood

I wouldn't want you to want
To be wanted by me
I wouldn't want you to worry
You'd be drowned within my sea
I only wanted to be wonderful
And wonderful is true
In truth I only really wanted
To be wanted by you

It's a stupid situation now
Where everything goes wrong
If you can't tell if I am lying
Then you do not belong

In my bed
Go rest your head
Upon the bones of a bigger man
He can cover you with rock wool
And you can close up like a clam

I wouldn't want you to want
To be wanted by me
I wouldn't want you to worry
You'd be drowned within my sea

I only wanted to be wonderful
And wonderful is true
In truth I only really wanted
To be wanted by you

So go play with your piano
Write a mediocre song
Out the shell of mediocrity
And pretend there's nothing wrong

I never thought you where a chicken shit
I never thought of you at all
Until you asked me to be part of it
Now you're showing me your wall

I wouldn't want you to want
To be wanted by me
I wouldn't want you to worry
You'd be drowned within my sea

I only wanted to be wonderful
And wonderful is true
In truth I only really wanted
To be wanted by you

La la la la ……………

In truth I only really wanted
To be wanted by you





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  1. S.... B....

    2019 anyone?

  2. B.... ....

    Someone was fucking with me and sets fire to my wood... damn, it was only me

  3. q.... ....

    I've never heard this song before. I love when that happens!

  4. S.... S....

    a poet in the highest. d, never stop writing please.

  5. P.... M....

    Streets of London

  6. J.... G....

    I never thought you where a chicken shit
    I never thought of you at all
    Until you asked me to be part of it
    Now you're showing me your wall. - my story.

  7. H.... V....

    Another gem that's not on Spotify...

    H.... V....

    It is now

    H.... V....

    @Barry Murphy its gone again

    H.... V....

    Hanno Van Onselen I know!! 😩

    H.... V....

    Why I still don't have spotify. it's like Netflix for music. They can take off whatever they please

    H.... V....

    Why isn’t this on Spotify??? 😭

  8. S.... L....

    Sounds too much like Ralph mctells streets of London

  9. f.... B....

    i only wanted to be wonderful and wonderful is true ..

  10. K.... J....

    😐😓😐

  11. A.... C....

    Absolute Gem, the pinnacle of talented song writers

  12. s.... D....

    i have no words ... BEAUTIFUL all i can say ... !!

    s.... D....

    ...so you dó have words, then?

    s.... D....

    good noticing ;-)

  13. E.... B....

    what a genius.

  14. N.... C....

    Lisa :'(((((((((((

    N.... C....

    Exactly my thought.

  15. B.... ....

    This kind of feels the same as the piano man song :/?

    B.... ....

    +Barez_b that was a good song

  16. L.... V....

    Great song! The rythm reminds me quite a lot of the beginning of Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover, by Paul Simon, another gem.

    Thanks for uploading it

  17. X.... 1....

    Pretentiously similar to Lindisfarne Meet Me On The Corner!

  18. m.... S....

    Absolutely beautiful and stunning! <3

  19. E.... S....

    I THINK THIZ IZ THE MOST PAINFULL TUNE U HAVE EVRER MADE !!!

  20. j.... o....

    Sounds a bit like streets of london 

    j.... o....

    Thats because both of those songs have roughly the same chord progression, its actually originally "Canon in D" by Pachelbel. Lovely tune

  21. C.... ....

    Musique du Teaser de "Relationship" la web série de Timothée Hochet du moment à voir!! <3

  22. E.... M....

    this songs about lisa hannigan "go play the piano write a mediocre song…"

    E.... M....

    Really? :(

    E.... M....

    I don't think so, this song is older

    E.... M....

    Not everything is about Lisa...

  23. J.... S....

    I covered this song yesterday, if you have time. I'd really appreciate if you took a look at it. You can find it by clicking on my face to the left <---

  24. H.... S....

    Damien Rice - The rat within the grain #music #musiceveryday #musiceverywhere

  25. Z.... T....

    Listen to Amos Lee, you might change your mind about that however slightly you may

  26. R.... ....

    i love that part so much :)

  27. A.... R....

    I wouldn't want you to want
    To be wanted by me
    I wouldn't want you to worry
    You'd be drowned within my sea
    I only wanted to be wonderful
    And wonderful is true
    In truth I only really wanted
    To be wanted by you

  28. M.... S....

    Una delle mie preferite di Damien...

  29. B.... ....

    THIS SONG IS TOO SHORT D: <3

  30. k.... b....

    he is clearly amazing.
    his lyrics are always perfect.

  31. A.... C....

    He's the best songwriter of our generation hands down!

  32. L.... M....

    nice! nice! nice music!

  33. W.... A....

    Usually when fuck is thrown in to a song something is taken out of it. Yet, when Damien Rice does it it ALWAYS fits and ads pain and frustration to his work.

  34. L.... I....

    This is so lovely

  35. B.... J....

    This song is absolutely beautiful, I love it...Can't stop putting it on repeat! :) <3

  36. B.... J....

    i am so addicted to this song! :)

  37. B.... J....

    This is a beautiful song :) **repeat

  38. P.... M....

    Ive been trying to play this song for about 3 years now - his picking style is very particular. he played this in dingle (close to my home town), and from my own observation, for some odd reason he didnt use his thumb for when he was picking. My own interpretation of this song is very very close, but its not an exact replication.

    P.... M....

    Peter McGibney sometimes your own spin on things can make it something more!

    P.... M....

    That's really cool hey played it with no thumb. If it makes you feel better, though, there are also versions where he does use it: https://youtu.be/hhCQQAgjJjQ

  39. L.... f....

    its sound same like streets of london i think...

  40. l.... ....

    I agree. I'm trying to work out how to play this song, do you think perhaps it's the same finger plucking pattern as streets of london?

  41. G.... H....

    Check out "Damien Rice Volcano demo" it's a b side from back in 1997, it's really good. Check it out. Also, now listen to "9".

  42. a.... v....

    hey ! Ive just listened to volcano, as you told me and it is really cool, but my favourite from the album O is cheers darlin.... such a song is not found every day!!

  43. S.... ....

    now this sounds so much like streets of london

  44. a.... v....

    well in that case I guess you have a better chance to take part on one of his shows... haha

  45. G.... H....

    United States.

  46. a.... v....

    which country exactly are you from??

  47. G.... H....

    I recall some bands visit Sydney and other parts. Better than here. :(

  48. a.... v....

    haha yep, no one visit us... :(

  49. G.... H....

    Oh, also, so Australia or the poles.

  50. a.... v....

    haha when I say meet I mean knowing his work(?) haha I live in the southest country of the world... so you can have better posibilities xDD

  51. G.... H....

    Ah, one of his best off of 9. Check out, "O" and "9" those are his only 2 albums. You met Damien Rice?! I'm envious. I live on the west coast of America, no one's ever heard of him here.

  52. a.... v....

    haha elephant is definitely a nice one.. I was missing grey room...xD I like that a lot! (honestly Im just meeting damien rice, I know just one album and Im looking for the rest of them xD he is not very famous in my country... :S)

  53. G.... H....

    This, Elephant, The Animals Were Gone, The Blowers Daughter metal version, (even though it's punk), I honestly can't pick. .-. Maybe Wild and Free.

  54. a.... v....

    rootless tree or elephant, Im between them.. :D, what about yours??

  55. G.... H....

    What's your favorite?

  56. a.... v....

    this is my second favourite song from him... :D!!

  57. T.... ....

    One person thought the "I dislike this" button meant "Dis I like."

  58. x.... ....

    @bejaysus23 There was bitterness and I would guess still is...

  59. T.... ....

    @lankydevz I just did want 1 person.

  60. V.... P....

    THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!

  61. P.... M....

    @LemmingsReign good point. but a lyric like that would imply that their professional relationship was on the rocks for a while. From what i gather it was a mutual decision. there was (and still is) no bitterness between the two of them... I think!

  62. D.... C....

    1 person didn't want to be wanted by you.

  63. G.... Q....

    @rac3318 well i didn't get it lol =(

  64. r.... ....

    @jebas1322 It's a bonus track.

  65. G.... Q....

    WERE IS THIS ON THE ALBUM ? =O

  66. H.... P....

    soooo is this about Lisa? i was thinking that the whole song and it got to the part "go play with your piano write a mediocre song" and i think she broke off from him to write her own music (which is gooooood fucking music) so yea...just wondering

  67. S.... ....

    @Kelertasable I agree

  68. S.... ....

    @BlackBlueMen Well good for u then Sir.. no one cares

  69. S.... S....

    @EvaaLoveeBlack in truth it depends on how you want to understand this song. If i relate it to my life. I fell in love with this girl n ws in the process of wowing her so i can marry her. An old friend approched me and said that he had been going out with her for 2 years n really wantd to love her and keep her happy. I bought into that story. And i just fadded away from her life. I was told off tobe the "rat within the grain', was told that i was just playing with her. i lied and said its true

  70. R.... G....

    @katashtraphy712 100 here....!!!! I wanw him baaaaaaaaaaack!!!

  71. B.... D....

    anybody see the resemblance with Ralph McTell's 'Streets of london' ? not that it changes my opinion of the song, still love it. love both in fact.

  72. B.... D....

    @katashtraphy712 same!

  73. B.... ....

    who did dislike this video, hmmm maybe me hhhhhhhhhhhhh loser video

  74. B.... P....

    How bout you go out and buy the album. You know the CD? Damien will make more money from that and then you have all the songs including this one forever with perfect studio quality, itunes aint that great. You know what fuck ut go out and buy the vinyl XD

  75. p.... ....

    ALB, please forgive me.

  76. m.... c....

    needs to go on itunes. this is his only song thats not there

  77. m.... c....

    this song needs to go on itunes. all of his other songs are on itunes except this one.

  78. J.... S....

    This is officially my new favorite song.

  79. d.... ....

    Never heard this before. What album is this on?

    d.... ....

    dcoop90 it os a hidden track in 9

  80. k.... ....

    I've listened to this song at least ten times in the past hour and im not tired of it yet.

  81. x.... ....

    beautiful.

  82. c.... m....

    A beautiful song about a horrible feeling :)

  83. a.... ....

    Me like! :D

  84. D.... V....

    Wonderful!!!! I really like it......such a bloody lyrics :)))