Regina Spektor - Pound Of Flesh Lyrics






If you're never sorry
Then you can't be forgiven
If you're not forgiven
Then you can't be forgotten
If you're not forgotten
Then you can live forever
If you live forever
Then you'll begin to dream
Of death...

Ezra pound sat upon my bed
Asked me which books as of late I've read

Ezra pound sat upon my bed
Asked me which books as of late I've read
Asked me if I've read his own
And whether I could spare a pound
Of flesh to cover his bare bones
I says, man, take a pound, take two
What's a pound of flesh between
Friends like me and you?
What's a pound of flesh among friends?

But if you're never sorry...

If you're never sorry
Then you can't be forgiven
If you're not forgiven
Then you can't be forgotten
If you're not forgotten
Then you must live forever
If you live forever
You cannot be reborn
If you're not reborn then
You can't be a baby
If you're not a baby
You can't learn how to crawl
If you cannot crawl away
Then you must stay in bed all day
If you stay in bed all day
You're sure to have some visitors

Ezra pound'll sit upon your bed
Ask you which books as of late you have read
Ask you if you've read his own
And whether you could spare a pound
Of flesh to cover his bare bones
You'll say, man, take a pound, take two
What's a pound of flesh between
Friends like me and you?
What's a pound of flesh among friends?...





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  1. 5.... ....

    makes my hair stand up a little

  2. v.... p....

    What's a pound of flesh amongst friends?



    Seriously what is this song about. Somebody give me there perspective on these lyrics.

    'If your never sorry,' part is poetically genious.

    v.... p....

    It's about a poet Ezra Pound who was a political prisoner.

  3. P.... G....

    Wow I love this song

  4. B.... H....

    Love the way she says flesh

  5. F.... H....

    I wonder if this song is about regret for a mistake

  6. F.... H....

    Wait does this mean Regina didn’t apologize to someone once and is now paying the price?

  7. A.... A....

    :))) regina has a beautiful voice and can sing wonderfully well but I don't like in most of her songs there is no consistency as it's like free verse scattered all over the place but then some are great like this:)

  8. S.... B....

    If you're never sorry,
    Then you can't be forgiven.

    S.... B....

    If you're not forgiven.. then you can be forgotten.

    S.... B....

    If you not forgotten, then you can live forever

    S.... B....

    @Anubis Statue if you live forever, you cannot be reborn.

  9. Z.... R....

    was looking for pound of flesh by the tubes, got this instead. wasn't expecting to like it so much, wtf

  10. K.... B....

    Reminds me of "If you give a mouse a cookie."

  11. K.... ....

    "Pound Of Flesh"

    If you're never sorry
    Then you can't be forgiven
    If you're not forgiven
    Then you can't be forgotten
    If you're not forgotten
    Then you can live forever
    If you live forever
    Then you'll begin to dream
    Of death...

    Ezra pound sat upon my bed
    Asked me which books as of late I've read

    Ezra pound sat upon my bed
    Asked me which books as of late I've read
    Asked me if I've read his own
    And whether I could spare a pound
    Of flesh to cover his bare bones
    I says, man, take a pound, take two
    What's a pound of flesh between
    Friends like me and you?
    What's a pound of flesh among friends?

    But if you're never sorry...

    If you're never sorry
    Then you can't be forgiven
    If you're not forgiven
    Then you can't be forgotten
    If you're not forgotten
    Then you must live forever
    If you live forever
    You cannot be reborn
    If you're not reborn then
    You can't be a baby
    If you're not a baby
    You can't learn how to crawl
    If you cannot crawl away
    Then you must stay in bed all day
    If you stay in bed all day
    You're sure to have some visitors

    Ezra pound'll sit upon your bed
    Ask you which books as of late you have read
    Ask you if you've read his own
    And whether you could spare a pound
    Of flesh to cover his bare bones
    You'll say, man, take a pound, take two
    What's a pound of flesh between
    Friends like me and you?
    What's a pound of flesh among friends?

  12. M.... C....

    Where is the band 's song 02? Carbon Monoxide ? :o

  13. T.... I....

    this is really one of the best tekst i've ever heard

    T.... I....

    +T P Ja tamar? ;) haha

    T.... I....

    Hahaha omg dscht al dat je het zou lezen geen wonder :,)

    T.... I....

    +T P mhihiih 😂

    T.... I....

    Stelletje Nederlanders :P

  14. J.... S....

    I want to be a baby!

  15. k.... f....

    I want the 'Gina Spek' bobble head doll for keeps,forevah  ya git it ? {:{>

  16. G.... D....

    I really wish songs like this were put on television. I have always loved her work. Big fan!

    G.... D....

    Its strange how this is kept hidden from mainstream media but garbage like Cardi B doesn't even have to try, kids buy up that shit like crack. No flashing lights, glitter, and ass and titties with Regina spektor. Just pure talent.

    G.... D....

    She has done music for the movie '500 days of Summer' which I really enjoyed.

  17. R.... H....

    Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic who was a major figure of the early modernist movement. Pound helped discover and shape the work of contemporaries such as T. S. Eliot, James Joyce, Robert Frost and Ernest Hemingway. Pound was arrested for Treason in Italy by U.S. Counter Intelligence Corps in 1945 and was sent to St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington D.C. after being found "Incompetent" to stand trial. During his stay at St. Elizabeth's, he befriended Eustace Mullins, the most definitive author on the Federal Reserve System. Pound was released and returned to Italy, stating upon his arrival; " When I left the hospital I was still in America, and all America is an insane asylum." He died in Italy in1972.

    R.... H....

    Thanks so much for explaining! Now these lyrics really make sense!:)

    R.... H....

    You R Welcome! I luv this song so much!

    R.... H....

    He was a political prisoner. He was persecuted and committed to an asylum for his red-pilled political views. Pretty horrifying.

  18. T.... �....

    The first Regina's song I discovered was Pound of Flesh...
    I'm glad I did it, because from then on, I've always been in love.

    T.... �....

    The first song I ever heard by her back in the mid 2000s during an NPR interview. I was immediately struck by the wordplay and imagery, and became a huge fan over the years..

  19. D.... L....

    I think you nailed it. Since you seem your Spektorology, what do you think the song "Us" is about?

  20. S.... U....

    This song actually deals, as I feel it at least, with the feeling one gets from loving a poet like Ezra Pound who was indeed anti-Semitic--much like the era he grew up in, though this hardly makes it excusable--and only in his later years apologized deeply for his "mistakes in youth." In his old age he grew very close with noted Jewish poet Allen Ginsberg, even influencing his work to a large extent, which I always saw as an interesting fact.

  21. C.... i....

    You are awesome

  22. d.... b....

    Uwahh same! This morning, I was looking for other Regina Spektor songs, and I literally found at least 20 more. I'm so glad an artist like Regina Spektor exists. Her songs are really meaningful, and it's worlds better than the music that we have today.

  23. H.... ....

    I cannot find a Regina Spektor song that I dislike. I am continuously amazed at how many songs of hers I have not found. Her songs fit every subject, and I await my return to school, for I have chosen two songs- Fidelity and How- depending on what my boyfriend says. I don't care if he breaks up with me, for if he does so I will fill his heart with guilt using a song and my expansive vocabulary. :)

    H.... ....

    Look at this fucking heterosexual bullshit what the fuck you're a lesbian, fuckass

    H.... ....

    I hate everything about you

    H.... ....

    Galactic Lesbian you need to cut the drama and ignorance.

    H.... ....

    Me neither and his music doesn't get any older or wasted on me.

  24. e.... ....

    this was the second song by regina spektor that I ever heard. she did a duet with the strokes called "modern girls and oldfashioned men."

    she's a genius.

    and despite that, she's also probably the sweetest human who's ever lived

  25. W.... S....

    Wow Ezra. For a poet, you sure seem to have misplaced your capitalization skills.

  26. l.... ....

    i didn't realise this was live until i heard the applause... wow.

  27. J.... S....

    I am never sorry. I never want to be reborn. I don't ask forgiveness.

  28. T.... s....

    This is pretty much one of my fav. Regina Spektor songs. It gives me chills. And this is LIVE! Isn't she just amazing?

  29. P.... R....

    Hey. my name is Ezra,

  30. O.... S....

    It's in the same key as and uses similar chord progressions to Apres Moi.

  31. k.... l....

    Ezra Pound wasn't anti-semetic. He was anti-zionist and trying to spread the truth about zionist banker thugs that hold the world hostage... including the US off and on, but on since the Federal Reserve came into this country in 1913. Every war zone is usually attributed to them. It's pretty sad that he was demonized for trying to take a true stand for his country. So, this song should be an ode to them. They aren't sorry. Therefore, they can't be forgiven. They bare our bones.

    k.... l....

    What a bunch of absolute bullshit from the mouth of an absolute idiot. Fuck off with this antisemitic conspiracy theory trash.

  32. F.... ....

    I wrote a paper on Ezra Pound in high school. :)

  33. E.... K....

    One thing for the 102 people who liked this - Ezra himself states he was not an anti-Semitic. His anti-usury comments was directed towards anyone who controlled money and 'shackled' the world utilizing capital. He was not against Jews, nor was he truly for Mussolini and the fascist regime of Italy. He once was pictured making the salute of the fascist regime - if you know pound, you know his humor. He was irreverent to the small things, and this he considered small.

    E.... K....

    You're full of shit. He was a fascist and made over a hundred radio broadcasts from Mussolini's Italy during ww2 to prove it. Go listen to the broadcasts. Fuck off with your apologetics.

  34. U.... K....

    Poet Ezra Pound was born on October 30, 1885, in Hailey, Idaho. He studied literature and languages in college and in 1908 left for Europe, where he published several successful books of poetry. Pound advanced a "modern" movement in English and American literature. His pro-Fascist broadcasts in Italy during World War II led to his arrest and confinement until 1958.

  35. l.... ....

    same mindfuck here:O damn she is talented

  36. U.... ....

    This is a new favorite of mine and I keep thinking about how cool it would be to have on the new album, but, much like with Aquarius, I kind of like the quality of the live recording so much so that it's perfect as is.

  37. c.... ....

    oh my god, mindfuck! it's live!

  38. K.... w....

    @Shakes0214 Nice use of Google.

  39. Z.... c....

    BEER ME!

  40. C.... P....

    Here, take a pound of flesh, why don't you take all my pounds of excess flesh LOL

  41. a.... ....

    well since im reading hamlet now i might as well read the merchant of venice. btw hi lilyfloss:) on a totally unrelated topic i just lost my love. but i will never loose regina, my other love.

  42. B.... S....

    what is flesh if you aren't sorry?

  43. L.... ....

    @FutureJadeHarley I was constantly singing this song around one of my friends when I first heard it, especially the "death Death DEATH DEEEEATH" part and she got veery annoyed with me lol

  44. s.... ....

    I had no idea this was live until I heard clapping at the end. For a second I was surprised but then I thought, hold up this is Regina Spektor we're talking about of course she's this good live!

  45. M.... ....

    her voice!

  46. I.... ....

    @AnthonyMinsky Seriously, she's one of the few artists today whose music actually challenges your mind without failing to entertain you. And the best part is that she's not the slightest bit pretentious about it.

  47. T.... ....

    Music for the thinking person.

  48. A.... D....

    @Pottersginger just labels. If her music turns you on, go with it.

  49. F.... ....

    @Pottersginger You don't even know - it's so awesome to be a guy sometimes.

  50. E.... ....

    @YourRealBestFriend You have a very valid point.. It wouldn't surprise me either :P

  51. f.... ....

    @Pottersginger I get that, but there is obviously some attraction going on here! I mean it wouldn't surprise me one bit if a girl went totally bi just for Regina.

  52. E.... ....

    @YourRealBestFriend cause im straight :P

  53. f.... ....

    @Pottersginger Well, assuming you are a gall, why don't you? I mean, you don't need a penis to masturbate.

  54. E.... ....

    If i were a guy, i would masturbate to fully clothed pictures of Regina whilst listening to her music.

  55. r.... ....

    child makes me eargasm! x

  56. D.... L....

    @alicepotter777 thanks. I looked up Ezra Pound and one thing led to another. Plus I watched a rendition of Merchant of Venice at the Shakespeare Theater a long time ago. Regina right now is the only artist I'm very passionate about. She is very smart, but not pretentious about it.

  57. a.... ....

    @BlackHearrrt EPIC:):):)

  58. a.... ....

    @Shakes0214 wow you you are a bigger nerd than me. thanks for the info. now itt makes sense:):):):)

  59. r.... ....

    i love how it says no description available, cos there is one good enough to explain how incredibley amazingly wonderful ths song is.

  60. S.... D....

    I don't know how many people were in the audience but they did not clap nearly loud enough!!!!
    I fall head over heels in love with her every time I hear a song.

  61. A.... ....

    Wow, who else instantly falls in love with her all over again with each song you discover? I know I do...

  62. O.... M....

    This is epic,

  63. g.... ....

    When I first listened to this song it was a bit too eerie for me. But don't worry, I became obsessed after a few more listens and now LOVE IT!

  64. k.... ....

    PURE AWESOMENESS!

  65. S.... ....

    This song is now on U.s iTunes along with the rest of the Bull Moose Live Ep! ( -:

  66. D.... L....

    This song is about Ezra Pound who was an Anti-Semitic poet. In the song borrows a "pound of flesh" which that term was derived from the Shakespeare play Merchant of Venice. In the play Shylock was the Jewish merchant that demanded a pound of flesh from Antonio who could not pay his debt. The irony in the song is when Ezra asks "you" for a pound of flesh, like Antonio asked Shylock for money. Such a great song.

  67. I.... ....

    THANK YOU! I've been looking for this song for what feels like forever!

  68. R.... H....

    My favorite Regina Tune. Thank you for the upload.