Villagers - Earthly Pleasure Lyrics






Naked on the toilet with a toothbrush in his mouth
When he suddenly acquired an overwhelming sense of doubt
Every single piece of baggage he'd been holding on his back
Was beginning to d-d-dig in and then his back began (began) to crack

And when he finally broke up, he found that he'd been breaking down
Little body, little soul, little shrapnel on the ground
And so he started to examine from the clumsy to the cute
From the fat, fat cat to the destitute
From the chat fat cat to the mute

Oh, earthly pleasure ring out
From the rigours of this road
Earthly pleasure ring out
From the caverns of my soul

Then suddenly he found himself in 1822
And he was in another body in a heavy sort of suit
He was surrounded but he'd started making plans to make a run
When they called to him, "Son, cock your gun..."

And so he did as all the others had already done
He put his finger on the trigger and he got 'em some
But though we don't like to admit it, it was sensual and pure
And he changed that day, though he can't be sure
If it's the sickness or the cure

Earthly pleasure ring out
From the rigours of this road
Earthly pleasure ring out
From the caverns of my soul

So there he was in front of her divine simplicity
And she was speaking Esperanto and drinking ginger tea

As she inquired about the reason for his visit here today
Well he just said, "No reason, and I really shouldn't stay"

And so he thought she would think that he was some kind of freak
And that he'd go back to the grind, and that he wouldn't last a week
But she didn't, she just sighed and added softly with a smile "Sit down, dear child, what's on your mind?"

And so he frantically described to her the kingdom at her feet
As she continued with her manicure and poured another tea
As he was recounted tales of misery and suffering and pain
She was yawning at the ceiling, so he had to up his game
The only thing that children cherish is to move up the ranks
Lucifer is in our court, Beelzebub is in our banks
And if you don't cooperate with us, we'll hound you till you're dead
So she granted him a wish and let him write it on her head
And when he read it back to her, this is all it said:

Earthly pleasure ring out
From the rigours of this road
Earthly pleasure ring out
From the caverns of my soul

Now I truly understand That I don't understand a thing
So let this earthly pleasure sing
Earthly pleasure
Pleasure





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  1. B.... T....

    This is majestic. Is anyone else reminded of Hieronymus Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights"?

  2. D.... G....

    this is unearthly tho

  3. B.... M....

    Underrated so much!!

  4. N.... 1....

    THE WOMAN IN THE BATH TUB IS MY AUNTY.

  5. a.... c....

    belle chanson. belle voix. speaking esperanto!!!

  6. A.... ....

    Love the Hieronymus Bosch reference to "The Garden of Earthly Delights" at about 3:30

  7. D.... S....

    This track is so well produced. Love a) the song itself. b) the way it's been put together on record. Brilliant.

  8. S.... ....

    its very good

  9. A.... S....

    how can they be so brilliant.

  10. J.... S....

    This song doesn't have nearly enough views.

    J.... S....

    oh yes villagers is very underrated

  11. J.... S....

    is is addictive and orgasmic!

  12. r.... t....

    Has this guy taken ayahuasca or what?

  13. S.... ....

    I was wondering the same!! but they r playin Berlin Festival next weekend, I think its happening one by one .)

  14. g.... ....

    I've played this song like 10 times in 2 days

  15. A.... K....

    This is sooo good.

  16. A.... ....

    Past life reincarnation ?

  17. M.... A....

    Those lyrics!

  18. R.... P....

    I can't handle this. I love that.

  19. n.... ....

    I love this right now

  20. J.... J....

    The chorus is so fucking good

  21. A.... A....

    it's the matrix!

  22. A.... C....

    Que doideira cara, mas é surpreendentemente...bom! Fiquei vidrada no vídeo e pirando junto.

  23. t.... ....

    okay so i listen & read the lyrics N' i think the video is cool & surely different & i like the song but... i feel like this song is purely about a boy who grew up being a chronic masturbator & he tried to keep it a secret until his girlfriend/wife/lover caught him & he had to explain what makes him do it so much

  24. M.... ....

    .....so they're singing about him Yanking it on the tolet?? ._. Im so lost.

  25. m.... ....

    Dude's songwritting style is super consistent - almost to the point that you could probably swap lyrics for a lot of the their songs. Think I might try that and see if it works.

  26. C.... ....

    yippee. cant come of out the reality of getting a iphone for doing some questionnaire :) . dont think its funny, make sure you tell the address and email properly to send the giftbox. dont run away have a try now >>> bit.ly/12KEDHm?=icdbzb

  27. J.... V....

    Thought he was saying "WIGGERS of this world".

  28. M.... ....

    This isn't my kind of music, but I think it was made well.

  29. b.... ....

    Cause there are no tits on the videoclip

  30. b.... ....

    #Tightbuns

  31. M.... O....

    Terrific. I've listened to this song about a thousand times and have, as any other thinking person would do, created my own visual images of what I hear. It's not the same as this video, naturally but I imagine the composer would encourage anyone who listens to use their own senses and make what they want of it. Such is the nature great art. Which is what this album and video are. Producers, Cast and Crew, Great Job ,Well done indeed.

  32. J.... B....

    TIGHT BUNS!

  33. p.... M....

    Mein ehmaliger Kunstlehrer, würde auf dem Video einer abgehn...

  34. A.... L....

    terrible

  35. D.... D....

    Why aren't they huge yet?!?!?!?!

  36. f.... ....

    A bit too schlocky and literal for my taste...

  37. c.... ....

    Great song and cracking video to go with it.

  38. W.... O....

    Villagers never fail to peak my interest.

  39. H.... N....

    coollllll ❤

  40. C.... ....

    awesome

  41. t.... ....

    Очень красивый клип! После просмотра я прослезился и позвонил в КГБ, они разбудили товарища Ленина и дали посмотреть этот клип. Он запретил будить его по пустякам, взял бутылку водки, балалайку и большую медведицу и закрылся в Мавзолее на 5 лет!