Molly and The Zombies : Red Lights Lyrics

Lyrics pulled from The "Molly and the Zombies" thread (https://thegaslightanthem.forumotion.com/t5331-molly-the-zombies  ) Edited lyrics and discussion of song here. Not guaranteed to be accurate.

Thank you to the following members for Lyric revisions: ( StitchesOnTheRadio, eagles1139, Debonair)



In all good faith and sentiment 
I can't believe somehow
that I haven't died of grief or something
Since you left this town
I'm all undecorated cigarettes,
and standard white apartment walls



At 3 AM and 4 AM,
it's impossible to sleep
I'd do anything to hold you
and feel you next to me
But I'm all sore eyes and beasts 
at my backdoor, pulling out their claws


so yes I will take those
whatever else they give me
if it stops the nightmares
it probably won’t kill me
and if I slow it down I’ll end up on one of my accusers knives
so I only stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights


And all in all I'm wrecked you see
From years of piping down
and piping up about the things,
that never mattered anyhow
When you change too much you lose yourself
and some times you just cant get them back 


And you might be an angel, or devil I don’t know
but if in fact you are now love 
Well I’ve been there before
 I’ve fallen on my face
and I’ve been burned so near to death I probably won’t live through it
anyhow

so yes I will take those
whatever else they give me
if it stops the nightmares
it probably won’t kill me
and if I slow it down I’ll end up on one of my accusers knives
so I only stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights


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Man I laugh at what my ears are hearing! wtf is a "libelous state liberty" ears!   
Anyone care to fix my mistakes and fill the gaps.



Red lights

In all good faith and sentiment I can't believe some how that I - -(tired?) of grief or something since you left this town

I'm all -  - cigarettes standing by the _ bars

At 3 am or 4 am
It's impossible to sleep
I'd do anything to hold you to feel you next to me

- - - - and Reset
My back door - - - - (rolling out their cars?)

So yes I will take those (libelous state liberty? )
If it stops the nightmares it probably won't kill me
And if I - (slow?) it down - - - - - - - -
So I hope to stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights

- - - - (Back to sleep?) - - - - - - -popping up About A few things - the matter - - -

and you change to much you lose yourself sometimes you just don't get - - (it back?)

And who's that pretty little Angel a devil I don't know - - - - - - - - - - - -

And I've Fallen on my face and I've been burned so near to death I probably won't live through this anyhow

So yes I will take those (libelous state liberty?)
If it stops the nightmares it probably won't kill me
And if I - (slow?) it down - - - - - - - -
So I hope to stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights

Debonair wrote:

Man I laugh at what my ears are hearing! wtf is a "libelous state liberty" ears!   
Anyone care to fix my mistakes and fill the gaps.



Red lights

In all good faith and sentiment I can't believe some how that I - -(tired?) of grief or something since you left this town

I'm all -  - cigarettes standing by the _ bars

At 3 am or 4 am
It's impossible to sleep
I'd do anything to hold you to feel you next to me

- - - - and Reset
My back door - - - - (rolling out their cars?)

So yes I will take those (libelous state liberty? )
If it stops the nightmares it probably won't kill me
And if I - (slow?) it down - - - - - - - -
So I hope to stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights

- - - - (Back to sleep?) - - - - - - -popping up About A few things - the matter - - -

and you change to much you lose yourself sometimes you just don't get - - (it back?)

And who's that pretty little Angel a devil I don't know - - - - - - - - - - - -

And I've Fallen on my face and I've been burned so near to death I probably won't live through this anyhow

So yes I will take those (libelous state liberty?)
If it stops the nightmares it probably won't kill me
And if I - (slow?) it down - - - - - - - -
So I hope to stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights

Haha you had trouble with a lot of the same spots I had trouble with.

Here's the only differences I had from yours that I'm at all confident in...

In all good faith and sentiment
I can't believe somehow
that I haven't died of grief or something
Since you left this town

Instead of "rolling out their cars" I had "pulling out your claws" but I'm not confident there.

for the chorus:

so yes I will take those
and whatever else they give me
if it stops the nightmares
it probably won’t kill me
if I slow it down I'll end up on my accusers' knives"
so I only stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights
at the red lights

I had no clue for the next verse

and you might be an angel, or devil I don’t know
but if in fact you are my love
then I’ve been there before
and I’ve fallen on my face
and I’ve been burned so near to death I probably won’t live through this
anyhow


I'm currently working on the other songs. Should have something up soon. If anyone else has thoughts, let us know! I'd love to fill in the gaps or catch any mistakes.

StitchesOnTheRadio wrote:

Debonair wrote:

Man I laugh at what my ears are hearing! wtf is a "libelous state liberty" ears!   
Anyone care to fix my mistakes and fill the gaps.



Red lights

In all good faith and sentiment I can't believe some how that I - -(tired?) of grief or something since you left this town

I'm all -  - cigarettes standing by the _ bars

At 3 am or 4 am
It's impossible to sleep
I'd do anything to hold you to feel you next to me

- - - - and Reset
My back door - - - - (rolling out their cars?)

So yes I will take those (libelous state liberty? )
If it stops the nightmares it probably won't kill me
And if I - (slow?) it down - - - - - - - -
So I hope to stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights

- - - - (Back to sleep?) - - - - - - -popping up About A few things - the matter - - -

and you change to much you lose yourself sometimes you just don't get - - (it back?)

And who's that pretty little Angel a devil I don't know - - - - - - - - - - - -

And I've Fallen on my face and I've been burned so near to death I probably won't live through this anyhow

So yes I will take those (libelous state liberty?)
If it stops the nightmares it probably won't kill me
And if I - (slow?) it down - - - - - - - -
So I hope to stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights

Haha you had trouble with a lot of the same spots I had trouble with.

Here's the only differences I had from yours that I'm at all confident in...

In all good faith and sentiment
I can't believe somehow
that I haven't died of grief or something
Since you left this town

Instead of "rolling out their cars" I had "pulling out your claws" but I'm not confident there.

for the chorus:

so yes I will take those
and whatever else they give me
if it stops the nightmares
it probably won’t kill me
and if I slow it down I’ll end up … my accusers lives??? (<<idk, it's just what I heard)
so I only stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights
at the red lights

I had no clue for the next verse

and you might be an angel, or devil I don’t know
but if in fact you are my love
then I’ve been there before
and I’ve fallen on my face
and I’ve been burned so near to death I probably won’t live through this
anyhow


I'm currently working on the other songs. Should have something up soon. If anyone else has thoughts, let us know! I'd love to fill in the gaps or catch any mistakes.

Yay glad to know my hearing is somewhat competent  

Good job on the additions/corrections. Anyone else want to take a jab at completing them?

And in the Red Lights chorus I think it's "If I slow it down I'll end up on my accuser's knife"



my go at RL:

In all good faith and sentiment
I can't believe somehow
that I haven't died of grief or something
Since you left this town
I'm all undecorated cigarettes,
and standard white apartment walls

At 3 AM and 4 AM,
it's impossible to sleep
I'd do anything to hold you
and feel you next to me
I'm all ______
at my backdoor, pulling out their claws


so yes I will take those
whatever else they give me
if it stops the nightmares
it probably won’t kill me
and if I slow it down I’ll end up on my accusers knife
so I only stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights

???????
and popping off about the things,
that never mattered anyhow
If you change too much you lose yourself
and you just don't get them back (?)

you might be an angel, or devil I don’t know
but if in fact you are my love
then I’ve been there before
and I’ve fallen on my face
and I’ve been burned so near to death I probably won’t live through this
anyhow

Nice! I can definitely hear the stuff you filled in so it's probably pretty accurate. Good work!

I'm still not sure between "knife" and "knives" because the next work is "so" so I might be hearing that "s" sound because he says those words so close together, or he might be saying knives. I'm not sure.

Anyone know the chords? Is it the capo on 4 am/c/g/f?

33RPMHero wrote:

Anyone know the chords?  Is it the capo on 4 am/c/g/f?

Yeah it's in E I believe. Similar to Great Expectations especially in the verses

Does this not sound like a Matthew Ryan song?! Reminds me SO MUCH of a lot of his stuff.

33RPMHero wrote:

Anyone know the chords?  Is it the capo on 4 am/c/g/f?

EDIT: Chords for "Lucky"

DeathoftheCool wrote:

33RPMHero wrote:

Anyone know the chords?  Is it the capo on 4 am/c/g/f?

Yeah it's in E I believe. Similar to Great Expectations especially in the verses

It's in Bb.

Capo III

Intro: G C

Verse: G Em C G D (I think, I'm doing this by ear without a guitar near me)

Chorus: Em C G D

I think it's "whatever else they're giving me" because there's something longer than "give" there.

I think that chord chart is just for Lucky since it's written at the top-right hand corner.

Jack wrote:

I think that chord chart is just for Lucky since it's written at the top-right hand corner.

Thank you for figuring out what that said! It's been driving me nuts. I see it now but it looked like Weky to me before, haha. I think you're right, that makes perfect sense.

Found a new video of red light full song. Best quality so far to me. You better listening people should be able to finish off the lyrics now!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TJjVQCIdWZw

StitchesOnTheRadio wrote:

Jack wrote:

I think that chord chart is just for Lucky since it's written at the top-right hand corner.

Thank you for figuring out what that said! It's been driving me nuts. I see it now but it looked like Weky to me before, haha. I think you're right, that makes perfect sense.

Oh damn it really does look like Weky haha.

Debonair wrote:

Found a new video of red light full song. Best quality so far to me. You better listening people should be able to finish off the lyrics now!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TJjVQCIdWZw

From this video I'm hearing

"and hiding all, I'm left to see
the years of popping down
and popping off about the things that never mattered anyhow
when you change too much you lose yourself
and sometimes you just don't get it back"

except that doesn't entirely make sense to me? If you change "of" to "a" like a-popping, that kinda helps but I have no idea if it's right. I've never seen the word "popping" used in this context before.

and I've kinda been hearing this for awhile..

"at 3am and 4am it’s impossible to sleep
I’d do anything to hold you
to feel you next to me
Well I’m sore with eyes and ___ at my back door
pulling out your claws"

StitchesOnTheRadio wrote:

Debonair wrote:

Found a new video of red light full song. Best quality so far to me. You better listening people should be able to finish off the lyrics now!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TJjVQCIdWZw

From this video I'm hearing

"and hiding all, I'm left to see
the years of popping down
and popping off about the things that never mattered anyhow
when you change too much you lose yourself
and sometimes you just don't get it back"

except that doesn't entirely make sense to me? If you change "of" to "a" like a-popping, that kinda helps but I have no idea if it's right. I've never seen the word "popping" used in this context before.

and I've kinda been hearing this for awhile..

"at 3am and 4am it’s impossible to sleep
I’d do anything to hold you
to feel you next to me
Well I’m sore with eyes and ___ at my back door
pulling out your claws"

Im pretty sure it's

"and hiding all, I'm left to see
the years of falling down
and popping off about the things that never mattered anyhow
when you change too much you lose yourself
and sometimes you just don't get it back"

Makes sense for the popping off if it is.

Debonair wrote:

StitchesOnTheRadio wrote:

Debonair wrote:

Found a new video of red light full song. Best quality so far to me. You better listening people should be able to finish off the lyrics now!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TJjVQCIdWZw

From this video I'm hearing

"and hiding all, I'm left to see
the years of popping down
and popping off about the things that never mattered anyhow
when you change too much you lose yourself
and sometimes you just don't get it back"

except that doesn't entirely make sense to me? If you change "of" to "a" like a-popping, that kinda helps but I have no idea if it's right. I've never seen the word "popping" used in this context before.

and I've kinda been hearing this for awhile..

"at 3am and 4am it’s impossible to sleep
I’d do anything to hold you
to feel you next to me
Well I’m sore with eyes and ___ at my back door
pulling out your claws"

Im pretty sure it's

"and hiding all, I'm left to see
the years of falling down
and popping off about the things that never mattered anyhow
when you change too much you lose yourself
and sometimes you just don't get it back"

Makes sense for the popping off if it is.

I don't hear "falling" at all but it certainly would make more sense if it is what he's saying!

so shelby i went back to your video and compared the new lyrics and now it hear

"and hiding all, I'm left to see
the years of piping down
and popping off about the things that never mattered anyhow
when you change too much you lose yourself
and sometimes you just don't get it back"

piping down being a term of staying quiet, which makes sense for the next line popping off.

Debonair wrote:

so shelby i went back to your video and compared the new lyrics and now it hear

"and hiding all, I'm left to see
the years of piping down
and popping off about the things that never mattered anyhow
when you change too much you lose yourself
and sometimes you just don't get it back"

piping down being a term of staying quiet, which makes sense for the next line popping off.

Ooo that would make sense. Like he spent time keeping quiet when it did matter and letting it build up and then popping off in kinda an explosive way about stuff that's not even important.

Man I wish we could be sure, haha. But I can definitely see that.

The __ is sounding like ____ eyes to me. I'm hearing sordid or sorted eyes. Really hard to hear, though.

The real mystery is what is at his back door pulling out their claws.

eagles1139 wrote:

The real mystery is what is at his back door pulling out their claws.

I think figuring out that line is literally going to drive me insane.

I'm all sewn eyes and knees, sat at my back door

...I've ever seen, the years are popping down...

That's all I got.

Well we got pretty close! I was even right about the pipping down lol. Had fun, But all good things come to an end ;)So Let's finish this off!

In all good faith and sentiment
I can't believe somehow
that I haven't died of grief or something
Since you left this town
I'm all undecorated cigarettes,
and standard white apartment walls

At 3 AM and 4 AM,
it's impossible to sleep
I'd do anything to hold you
and feel you next to me
But I'm all sore eyes and beasts
at my backdoor, pulling out their claws


so yes I will take those
whatever else they give me
if it stops the nightmares
it probably won’t kill me
and if I slow it down I’ll end up on one of my accusers knives
so I only stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights

And all in all I'm wrecked you see
From years of piping down
and piping up about the things,
that never mattered anyhow
When you change too much you lose yourself
and some times you just cant get them back


And you might be an angel, or devil I don’t know
but if in fact you are now love
Well I’ve been there before
I’ve fallen on my face
and I’ve been burned so near to death I probably won’t live through it
anyhow

so yes I will take those
whatever else they give me
if it stops the nightmares
it probably won’t kill me
and if I slow it down I’ll end up on one of my accusers knives
so I only stop to tell her that I love her at the red lights




Any fixes let me know. Added this up to the final lyrics in the first post. Please still use this topic for discussion of the song.