Behind The Sea (Alternate Version) Lyrics
Panic! At The Disco
Lyrics
A daydream spills from my corked head
Breaks free of my wooden neck
Left to nod over sleeping waves
Like bobbing bait for bathing cod
Floating flocks of candle swans
Slowly drift across wax ponds
The men all played along to marching drums
And boy did they have fun, behind the sea
They sang, "So our matching legs are marching clocks
And we're all too small to talk to God
Yes, we're all too smart to talk to God"
Toast the fine folks casting silver crumbs
To us from the dock
Jinxed things ringing as they leak
Through tiny cracks in the boardwalk
Scarecrow now its time to hatch
Sprouting suns and ageless daughters
That those watermelon smiles
Just can't ripen underwater
Just can't ripen underwater
The men all played along to marching drums
And boy did they have fun, behind the sea
They sang, "So our matching legs are marching clocks
And we're all too small to talk to God
Yeah, we're all too smart to talk to God
Oh, we're all too smart to talk to God"
Song & Lyrics Facts
Panic! At the Disco's alternate version of "Behind the Sea" was released on November 25, 2008 as part of the band's second studio album Pretty.
Odd. It was written by Panic! At the Disco members Brendon Urie and Ryan Ross, with additional writing contributions from Jon Walker. The song features a more upbeat tempo and sound than the original version, which is slower and more melancholy in nature. Lyrically, the song tells the story of an individual who has been brought back to life after being lost at sea. The lyrics explore themes of hope, redemption, and the power of love.