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Red Right Hand Lyrics
Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Album: Best of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Take a litle walk to the edge of town
Go across the tracks
Where the viaduct looms,
like a bird of doom
As it shifts and cracks
Where secrets lie in the border fires,
in the humming wires
Hey man, you know
you're never coming back
Past the square, past the bridge,
past the mills, past the stacks
On a gathering storm comes
a tall handsome man
In a dusty black coat with
a red right hand
He'll wrap you in his arms,
tell you that you've been a good boy
He'll rekindle all the dreams
it took you a lifetime to destroy
He'll reach deep into the hole,
heal your shrinking soul
Hey buddy, you know you're
never ever coming back
He's a god, he's a man,
he's a ghost, he's a guru
They're whispering his name
through this disappearing land
But hidden in his coat
is a red right hand
You ain't got no money?
He'll get you some
You ain't got no car? He'll get you one
You ain't got no self-respect,
you feel like an insect
Well don't you worry buddy,
cause here he comes
Through the ghettos and the barrio
and the bowery and the slum
A shadow is cast wherever he stands
Stacks of green paper in his
red right hand
(Organ solo)
You'll see him in your nightmares,
you'll see him in your dreams
He'll appear out of nowhere but
he ain't what he seems
You'll see him in your head,
on the TV screen
And hey buddy, I'm warning
you to turn it off
He's a ghost, he's a god,
he's a man, he's a guru
You're one microscopic cog
in his catastrophic plan
Designed and directed by
his red right hand
(Organ solo)
Extra verse from DJ Spooky Remix (From Scream 2 Soundtrack):
He'll extend his hand, real slowly for a shake
You'll see it coming toward you, real slowly for a shake
(Grabbing at your peril buddy?) cause you know you ain't
getting near much as he will take.
He's a...
He's mumbling words you can't understand
He's mumbling word behind his red right hand.
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Comments/Interpretations
wut the hell is this song about?
He's singin' about the evils of the false preachers of Jesus!
Hes singing about the devil. The song is adapted from a poem called paradise lost. its about the war between god and satan, the fall of man from eden and such. The "Red right hand" is a direct qoute from it.
according to paradise lost, satan supposedly weilds a red right hand
you ever see the movie Hellboy! this song is in the soundtrack!
The devil? I thought it was about a like... gunslinger. -shrug-
In my own mind, he is speaking of so-called "extraordinary men." Look up the Cigarette-Smoking Man, a fictional character from The X-Files.
its obvious hes talking about the devils red right hand if you listen to other Nick Cave songs it gets mentioned quite often.Red right hand from Paradise Lost
not disputing that, but the song also lends itself to the Smoking Man.
Actually, it is about a man with a birthmark on his hand going to buy a trenchcoat in a gentlemans outfitters next to a church
you guys keep on talkin about things you dont even understand
Malachi needs to get slapped with a red right hand!
I fucked a millionairess to this song.
i fuck millionairess' all the time. and their mothers...
I'm actually a millionairess, and I fuck myself.
he's talking about our Conscience...whoever or whatever it may be. that 'one' that leads us to say, do or die...
this song is covered in hellboy by pete yorn
Khaine, the bloody handed god, Eldar and Elves
i'm with somercy on this one. the paradise lost reference doesn't take away from the listeners ability to imagine this character as a "bad business decision", a criminal enterprise (like a gang) or even as Suge Knight.
me thinks it abouta child abuser
I know it's from "Paradise lost" but i like to think that he's talking about false comunists hidding a fascist "red right hand" under their clothes.
the song was in other movies besides Hellboy. The song is the main theme in all of the Scream movies by Wes Craven
It's about the Devil, Paradise lost, Satan giving man his desires, It's About the Anti-hero.
The song is referring to the man murdering someone. The red on his hand is referring to blood while never coming back refers to dying. He's feared in the land because he is a murderer
I just saw him live in Brisbane today, he is a god himself. But it is obviously a reference to Paradise Lost and also references any kind of shady dealing characters with hidden evil intentions. But Cave is sexy...
yessss very sexy indeed!
like all songs it is open to interpretation.
Not the church on Pont St Knightsbridge by any chance?
Duh, it's about a guy who gives handjobs down by the train tracks.
The Red Right Hand refers to the vengeance of God.
It is a direct quote from 'Paradise Lost' and the Red Right hand is God's hand. ---
"He's a God, He's Man, He's a Ghost, He's a Guru." Sounds like the holy Trinity to me. I feel like it's a distinctly American riff on Jesus/God mythology. "Through the Ghetto and the Bowery, and the barrio and the slum" is another reference to Jesus and his association with the poor. Except this association is inverted and recontextualized. It's wonderful and brilliant.
i believe its about milton's "paradise lost" but if you read the "book of lost things" by author john connoly it syncs perfectly with the antagonist the crooked man...now having said that connoly has said theyre were influences from john milton so there ya go
Huh. You know, somebody dropped this CD in my yard, so I listened. I thought it was about Obama. : D Who I voted for, but now that he's escalating the war, I think he's not what he seems, and he's got blood on his hands. Which are holding stacks of green paper, right? Also, everyone treated him like he was a God, a man, a guru. Oh well. Apparantly the song is older than that.
You're all idiots!
nick cave is australian so its not about american politics, its so mythic it can be about anything where there is hidden motive and dark hungers
red right hand refers to the vengeful hand of god, but he is singing about the fallen angel, satan, which is also a part of paradise lost
More things in Heaven and Earth .....
Give me back the Berlin wall, Give me Stalin and St. Paul, I have see the Future baby, it's murder!
Who the hell said he's talking about god, clearly hes speaking about the devil. I mean your mother reading you those kids books when you were five could explain that for you :/
I have no idea what this song is about. I just thought it was a funny song which a heard in the movie cirque du freak. Playing along to the movie in a grave yard scene.
the song is about the devil but gives the impression of a cowboy and the red right hand is taken from the poem paradise lost but they have given it a twist by saying he has a plan to kill and take hence the "microscopic plan". the cowboy side is that he sings about some sort of town and how he travels across it reeling in trouble, and the way the way they describe his coat as dusty and black sound like a coat that a cowboy would where but also someone with an evil secret like the devil and his red right hand.
The song is simply about our internal evils that we all have.. We can listen to voices in our heads and take one direction evil or we can choose a path of good. we all have the potential to possess a red right hand or be a murderous psycopath..A psycopath most definately listens to the ghost the god the guru and thinks its him it is a mind play.. Is it you? do you have a red right hand? No i dont at all.
its epic
It's about the powerful and ruthless who prey on and corrupt those without hope. When you give up your principles to join them you "never come back" to being a just and decent person. The violence they use is hidden behind justifications like "Weapons of Mass Destruction", "Security" or whatever will keep their bloodstained hand hidden while they pretend to special wisdom ("he's a guru"). With their power and secrecy they are like a ghost, and a god, but fundamentally like a man, fallible and corrupt. They don't have any special wisdom which is why their plan is catastrophic.
I don't know anything the meaning of this song but this ong appears in cirque du freak movie I i loved it!
Its about the end of days, when the devil comes and gives man all he wants. Then asks for one thing in return... >;)
I was talking to Nick Cave about this song, as a fan and friend of his. He said it was about a man at a gas/petrol stop. the guy went to get his change from the till, but it closed on his finger and got stuck. he got it out and it was all red. He was freaking Nick out because the guy was wearing a female nurse outfit, even though he was an older, fat and hairy man. When Nick went to leave his ca wouldnt start, but needing to be somewhere he reluctanly asked the nurse man for help. The nurse man took sympathy and gave him a cheap car, some cash and the number of his brother, a music executive. The nurse-man is still a close friend for many years, before he was jailed for a series of murders. Nick Cave found a list with dozens of names on it just before nurse-man was arrested. Many of the names were crossed off, and next on the list was Nick Cave. His mum also verified this story over tea once. Alvin.
Fuck me Alvin. You made it worth shoveling Through most of the shite that preceded your post. Fantastic.
I am calling shennanigans on Alvin.
Nice one Alvin, don't matter if it's true or not. I personnaly have to think of Stephen Kings The Stand all the time I hear the song. Like to imagine the song is about that man who was also Jim Morrison.
Nick cave is Australian, this song is old school, Obama wasnt around when it came out it has nothing to do with stupid American politics an i doubt he would even care about American politics, its about the devil! Aussies FTW >:(
I looked this up... The "Red Right Hand" is a reference to the devil in Milton's "Paradise Lost." Reading the lyrics this is how the devil is supposed to tempt people. Gives them what they want, at first, then eventually the people are trapped by their own greed or desire. The same storyline idea is used in Kings "Needful Things" and countless Pact-with-the-devil tales... and the person involved winds up giving up everything for an empty trick.
Ditto Rob - a perfect description of the "Dark Man," Randall Flagg in The Stand. Every line fits
lol
Guys, it's about all of those cult leaders like Jim Jones.
I saw the red hand in an awake vision. I am still weighing what it was. I read the. Above comments...interesting, but once witnessed it gives one something to think about. I am a Deist, good, bad...right or wrong...I am sure it will be revealed to me upon my death...?
This song was in dumb and dumber
YOU IDIOTS ITS NOT A SONG A ABOUT GOD OR THE DEVIL ITS A SONG A BOUT HIS DRUG DEALER... GET IT!!!~!~
Here's a random question: Does anyone hear a flute as one of the instruments in this song?
he's obviously talkin about me
He's speaking about a politician who gives his people false hope.
It's about me actually, my real name is "Paradise" - you can blame my mom for that, she IS *God*! I'm a LoSt soul & my daddy, *Satan*, has come to help me FiNd my way -though he knows how I love red-his hand is sore from beating me, ahhhhh! Finally & it feels so good, I tHINK I'M IN 'LOVE' thus I must have found the way... now my conscience, ReD too, wants to kill my mother! O:-)
Now the theme tune for a gangster series based in Birmingham UK "Peaky Blinders" named as they have razors sewed into their caps from 1919 brill and suggest you watch out in the USA for when it comes out
I have a red birthmark on my right hand. Palm to forearm.
I was hoping it was about masturbation
You are all wrong, it is obviously about the Red Hand of Ulster
The legend of the bloody of Ulster (Lámh Dhearg Uladh)is (loosely) about 3 princes who race by boat to Ireland and who ever lays their hand on the soil first can claim the land as their own. So, as the princes get closer, one of the three cuts his hand off and throws it onto the soil. Hence the bloody hand of Ulster. In saying this, the "red right hand" was often a calling card for the IRA in the 60's and 70's during the fight for Irelands independence from Britain.
Red Right Hand was also an emblem of Ulster Volunteer Force. I think that, as a Peaky Blinders theme, it refers to CI Campbell.
It's about fingering a woman who has her period
So much fun I love this song
It is also the intro song to the BBC show Peaky Blinders. That is how I learned about this song.