Them Crooked Vultures - Elephants Lyrics






Painted as monsters
Borracho, cansado
Do you know what the people say?
Plucked from the garden
Of wretched beliefs
I offer a rose
And smile with harmless teeth

Then slick back my hair
You know the devil's in there?
Alone in the garden
Like lumbering giants
In a shameful parade
We came to ruin all and
Make a rotten trade

And make you roll over
So roll over...

Scattered on the shore
Surely washed away
Feeling somewhat deserving
Of what will be someday
No I can never stay melancholy
I've the memory of your face
No I can never stay melancholy for long...

Before I move on

We're unwanted strangers
Exploited and dangerous
Unable to hide or even dream of it
Como estas?
Parting the seas
We're lepers who stroll
Why you afraid sweety?

I slick back my hair
You know the devil's in there?
So keep one eye open baby
We're so easy to spot
Lepers riding atop
Pachyderms full of germs
Elephants broken and screaming and...

(Roll over) And we're coming over

Scattered on the shore
Surely washed away
Scattered on the shore
Surely washed away
Away, away
Feeling somewhat deserving
Of what will be someday
No I can never stay melancholy
I've the memory of your face
All alone in the garden
Of long lost hopeful plans
No I can never stay anything.....
For long





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  1. P.... L....

    Where the fuck is the outro.

  2. J.... B....

    this song deserves more views .

  3. N.... ....

    Why'd you cut the last 20 seconds?

  4. F.... ....

    MISH- MOSH ROCK.........'been there , done that' .......(END OF STORY)

  5. J.... I....

    It's the gang stalking theme song. Don't join. All these songs were warnings to me. Thank you Mr. Homme. Thanks Meshuggah for the Bleed Music video and Bloodbath for Brave New Hell.

  6. L.... S....

    Still feels as fresh and wicked a decade from then

  7. M.... T....

    Ten stone skeleton

  8. T.... R....

    This sounds like Them Crooked Vultures

    T.... R....

    I wonder where they will have been inspired

  9. j.... l....

    Qué temazooo por Dios!!! Te amo Josh

  10. K.... M....

    I'm not sure why I like this, but in a way it reminds me of Cream in the early days. It doesn't remind me of Led Zeppelin at all. and I'm a Deadhead, so if I like this, well, it must mean something or other.

  11. M.... y....

    The Stone Zeppelin Fighters

  12. A.... W....

    Queens of the Led Age

    A.... W....

    Queens of the Foo Zeppelin

  13. V.... d....

    Porca troia ma il finale brutti bastardi che non siete altro?..

  14. S.... C....

    Man, Josh Homme's voice is dripping with sensual badassery

  15. A.... E....

    this is me and my family's favorite song!!!!!

  16. C.... ....

    "I slick back my hair, you know the Devil's in there"

  17. r.... m....

    Nothing more to say than : dave grohl is a genius when it comes to drums and groove....

  18. N.... ....

    Why the fuck did you cut off the ending

  19. f.... ....

    Very shitty to cut out the last part... Very shitty...

  20. D.... A....

    wOw SoUnDs LiKe A cOmBinAtIOn of Nirvana, queens of the Stone Age and led zeppelin

    D.... A....

    The vocalist is josh homme

    D.... A....

    @Juan Ojeda Yeah, and the Drummer is Dave Grohl, and the bassist is John Paul Jones. Hence the joke.

    D.... A....

    @SonofSethoitae huh so i didn't get the joke...my life is ruined

  21. S.... Q....

    I played this song to my seven year old son and he loved it. It's the third time I play it for him.

  22. p.... ....

    There is just so much detail going on on this track (and the entire album)lol It's really incredible.

  23. G.... L....

    2019 anyone´s?

  24. D.... M....

    Nos pintan como monstruos: Borracho, Cansado! <3

  25. S.... ....

    Borracho, cansado

  26. J.... H....

    2018 anyone's?

    J.... H....

    2019 :)

    J.... H....

    2019🤘

    J.... H....

    puny beings, I am already in 2020

  27. c.... ....

    This reminds me of Batman The Abridged Series. Who here remembers that?

  28. r.... K....

    Unreleased Led Zepplin track

  29. Y.... G....

    wtf? music stops before the actual end? Completely killed my boner

  30. v.... ....

    I read "them crooked elephants" lol

  31. t.... ....

    is dave grohl drumming in this?

    t.... ....

    theMetal973 Dave was drumming on the whole album

  32. r.... s....

    I AM SLO LEHREN?? Doopy snubjeect dlow learner?

  33. H.... T....

    The first time I heard this song I cried

  34. J.... D....

    I can never get through this song without repeating the intro!

  35. L.... ....

    What happened to the end?? That brings the song full circle, kinda necessary imo

  36. E.... E....

    3:48 Como estass ?

    E.... E....

    Me llamo...

  37. B.... M....

    Who'd have thought so long after In Through The Out Door, piloted by JPJ finished Zeppelin on a sad, mellow note JPJ would be the one blowing the walls off our homes with a song that sounds like a cross between Classic Zeppelin, 90s Rock and a steamroller plowing through a wall. Seriously, this rocks the walls off the house. It's been many years since this album, but these guys really need to do another one.

  38. M.... F....

    monsters on the horizon...

  39. G.... S....

    Amazing

  40. R.... F....

    I love this album..

  41. w.... e....

    Definitley has a led zeppelin sound to it. Probably because John Paul Jones is on bass

    w.... e....

    w eppolito719 I’d say Grohl definitely had the Bonham spirit inside of him.

    w.... e....

    @Ukiyomis damn dude ur a fucken genius. Very obsrrvant

    w.... e....

    For a so called supergroup this band music has nothing but a gruesome copy of many other bands' tunes. Overrated as fuck!

  42. G.... S....

    The first part of the song sounds like Wearing and Tearing of Zepplin, wish they w'd continue to play !

  43. J.... A....

    Ten Tonne Skeleton by Royal Blood right here

    J.... A....

    Creo que es al revés. Royal Blood salió mucho después.

    J.... A....

    This is much better that Ten Tonne Skeleton. Dont get me wrong tho. I adore Royal Blood

    J.... A....

    Royal blood is 2014 this shit 2009 gtfo, don't even try to compare legends to their fans

  44. S.... H....

    Love this awesome Band!

  45. I.... D....

    and... they cut the last part...

  46. E.... G....

    We need a second Vultures album.

    E.... G....

    More than anything

    E.... G....

    Yes please

    E.... G....

    Its so good its painful.... Man this is Josh Hommes pinnacle. This is THE Album of the first decade of the 2000s.

    E.... G....

    I hope you've been reading the news. It may be happening right now !!!

  47. F.... B....

    want to make a video for this song depicting Negan and the Saviors....

  48. M.... H....

    Definitely hear some "Cult of Personality" in Josh's riff...well, done sir.

  49. A.... M....

    this has got to be top of the albums released in the 21st century, without a doubt. music has been rubbish for 15 years. brilliant.... just glad these guys are in top and it's not no - one else.

  50. J.... S....

    that opening riff sounds kinda like Cult of Personality ...

  51. M.... K....

    What a shit place to end the video.

  52. C.... M....

    Best mixture of artists!! Damn genius riffs & rythm !!!

  53. N.... J....

    Sounds like living color - cult of personality at the beginning

    N.... J....

    Name Jeff thought the same thing when I first heard it years back.

    N.... J....

    @4thworlds i hear that slightly. I think it might be because homme rubbed off slightly on the arctics

    N.... J....

    thoughts exactly

    N.... J....

    Now I gotta listen to it

  54. j.... g....

    pinches videos pendejos

  55. B.... ....

    Why is this not on spotify anymore?? Love this song! Love this band!

    B.... ....

    David james your right

    B.... ....

    It is on Spotify

    B.... ....

    it's not, for sure in the UK atleast for me

    B.... ....

    its on there for me now im from the uk

    B.... ....

    I think it is now again.

  56. m.... P....

    Sick dud <3 it

  57. B.... B....

    this band fucking rocks

    B.... B....

    Brandon Bowman YES!!

    B.... B....

    Brandon Bowman fuckin A

  58. C.... ....

    wrong. song was cut short.

  59. I.... ....

    Awesome power group.  Music at its best!

  60. j.... ....

    What is the riff in the beginning from? it sounds like a song but i can't put my finger on it

    j.... ....

    @jimbev4 Aerosmith - Walk This Way

    j.... ....

    @jimbev4 waitttttttttttt NO! Its Living Color - Cult of Personality  

    j.... ....

    Darude - Sandstorm

    j.... ....

    @Nathan Yocum holy shit your right

    j.... ....

    magic8ball Fuck off with that I'm curious too!

  61. j.... j....

    Borracho cansado is how im feeling right bout now

  62. M.... B....

    My favorite song from them. So much groove and make me wanna go dance and do air drums/air guitars. :D

  63. J.... K....

    This And spinning in the daphodils are my 2 favorites songs on the album but the whole album is just incredible though

  64. A.... L....

    Uh... what happened to the last 30 seconds?

  65. W.... G....

    @mspet75 LMFAO!!!!!

  66. S.... ....

    The opening sounds like it was cut from a Zeppelin song.

    S.... ....

    Stoite well John Paul Jones is the bassist

    S.... ....

    Probably the best opening to a song ever

  67. L.... U....

    do you knowwwwwwwww what the people say?

  68. t.... p....

    yo's trollin

  69. M.... J....

    @lilylolbigfoot ;)

  70. J.... H....

    This song makes me so psyched

  71. J.... F....

    Living Colour,Led Zeppelin, Queens of the Stone Age,Every song somewhere sounds something like something else! This song has a great groove and even better structure. Beats the shit out of 99% of the crap playing on the airwaves nowadays!

  72. P.... S....

    @matheusbernardo2 I don't really its a rip-off, its just the first three notes, and even so, its not like two bands are never going to use similar notes in a similar sequence.

  73. M.... B....

    This riff is copy of Living Colour : Cult of Personality

    M.... B....

    it is not...

  74. H.... S....

    there isn't a bad song on this album proof their legends

  75. a.... ....

    @5Cincinnatus: Well, they're entitled to their opinions but they're wrong. Anyone who doesn't like this doesn't have much taste in good music

  76. H.... ....

    best song in the album, IMHO

    those riffs are just mind blowing, the damn drums are increadible and the bass is great as well. Love those off-tune riffs that sound like they're in tune.