Regina Spektor

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Song score

Rhythm	9.6
Melody	10.0
Instruments	10.0
Lyrics	9.7
Vocal	9.9
This song has been reviewed 19 times. Overall score for this song, 9.8.

Song video: video submitted by Sofia Wirell on 28-06-2007

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Regina Spektor - Samson Lyrics

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Song details
Title	Samson
Artist	Regina Spektor
Album	Songs (2002) , Track 1 , Begin to Hope (2006) , Track 3
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Rank	1,202 (+415) history
Referring urls	top 10

Song lyrics

Send "Samson" ringtones to your cell

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
I have to go, I have to go
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed
And history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads
But they're just old light, they're just old light
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson came to my bed
Told me that my hair was red
Told me I was beautiful and came into my bed
Oh I cut his hair myself one night
A pair of dull scissors in the yellow light
And he told me that I'd done alright
and kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light
and he kissed me 'til the mornin' light

Samson went back to bed
not much hair left on his head
Ate a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed
Oh, we couldn't bring the columns down
Yeah we couldn't destroy a single one
And history books forgot about us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first

Send "Samson" ringtones to your cell

lyrics submitted by Carly

lyrics corrected by LaCitta on 08-11-2005

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18-03-2005 19:30 coulbean86
1 posts	This song makes a lot of allusions to the story of Samson and Delilah in the Bible. Samson's parents were not able to have children, but they prayed to God that He would give them a son. An angel came to the parents and said they would have a son and he would be strong, and they must raise him as a Nazarite. Part of a Nazarite vow involves never cutting your hair. Samson grew up and had the strength of several men. The Philistines hated Samson because of the damage he caused to their cities and fields. In one battle he slew 1000 of the Philistines all by himself using the jawbone of a donkey that he found on the ground nearby. Samson's great weakness was beautiful women. Samson fell in love with a beautiful Philistine woman named Delilah. Night after night he visited her residence to spend hours with her. Delilah had been promised a great sum of money from the Philistines if she could discover the secret of his incredible strength. Every day Delilah teased and begged Samson to tell her the secret of his tremendous strength. To get her to stop begging him on several different occasions he told her false things that would destroy his strength. He told her, "If you tie me with seven bowstrings I will lose my power." While Samson was sleeping she tied him with seven bowstrings and shouted, "Samson! Wake up! The Philistines are upon you!" Samson woke up and killed the Philistines. Delilah accused Samson of not loving her because he lied to her and kept asking him the secret.A few more times Samson told her different lies and the same thing happened. e beat them all. You'd think after one time Samson would get it that Delilah didn't really love him, but he thought he was so in love with her, he didn't care. Delilah kept begging him to tell her his secret. Finally Samson told her "If you cut off all of my hair I shall be as weak as any other man." When Samson was sleeping, Delilah of course cut his hair. The Philistines came; Samson woke to fight them, but his hair was gone and so was his strength. The Philistines were able to capture him and take him prisoner. Delilah, in the name of love, had betrayed him completely. They blinded Samson and made him spend the rest of his days doing the job that an ox would do, grinding at the mill. He frequently was put on display for the Philistine people to mock him and to heap scorn upon him as their former mighty enemy whom the Philistines had reduced to a life worse than death. One day Samson felt the breeze blowing through his hair which had begun to grow again, and he realized that his incredible strength was returning. He heard that there was to be a great festival in the Temple of Dagon, the Philistines’ false god. Three thousand people, including the Philistines’ most powerful political, military and religious leaders would be present in the temple. Samson prayed earnestly, “Oh, God please forgive me for my sins and please use me for your glory one more time.” At the festival in the temple of Dagon the people began to call for Samson to appear so that they could mock him and shout taunts at him. Samson had seen the temple of Dagon years earlier and knew how it had been constructed, its enormous weight bearing upon two tall round pillars in the center. As Samson stood between the columns the people laughed at him and spat on him. He prayed to the LORD God, "Oh, God, please be with me one more time. Allow me to avenge my people who are held in bondage by these people who worship a false and worthless god. Let your name be avenged." Samson stretched his mighty arms around the two pillars and pulled with all of his great strength which had returned. The temple crashed around him with dust and huge stones falling onto the heads of Samson and the people who were worshipping the false god Dagon. All of the powerful political, military and spiritual leaders were present in the temple and they also were killed. Samson also died. ---- So, thats the story of Samson. What all the lyrics mean, I don't exactly know. Because, the Bible does mention Samson and Delilah, and Samson did pull the column down.
28-06-2005 19:51 rundevin7
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal the song is all about love. it talks about samson and the infamous dehilah only as a comparison and example to show how she feels. How even after she did something so horrible to her loved one (like dehilah did to samson) he kissed her til the morning light and told her that she'd done alright. it shows the unconditional forgiveness you have for someone you love. the comment "the history books forgot about us and the bible didnt mension us" i believe is refering to the idea that they are nothing special. love can strike anyone at anytime and the fact that they werent miraculous people didnt deminish their value or their feelings but simply showed that love is for everyone. At leased that is what i think. feel free to comment.
14-07-2005 11:56 juskho
20 posts	i think this is the best song of Regina! when i first heard it (the first listen to Regina ever.... ) i thought it was excellent! and when i read the lyric i got tears in my eyes... i love the way the relationship is between the characters in the song
28-08-2005 20:53 bandnerdflutie8
4 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal wow...this is one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard. i love all of her other songs too.
12-09-2005 10:27 punxxx
3 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I've read other reviews about this song saying Regina simulates being the love interest of sampson before delilah was in the picture "and the history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us"
04-11-2005 14:50 LaCitta
2 posts	There are two errors in these Samson lyrics. 'But there just soft light, there just soft light' should read 'But they're just old light, they're just old light'. And 'A pair of dull scissors and the yellow light' should read 'I buried those scissors in the yellow light'. How do I submit a correction? I'll try to figure it out. Thanks. --la.citta.player.boston
06-11-2005 02:59 LaCitta
2 posts	Well, after listening to it a few more times, I think that second line I mentioned should read 'A pair of dull scissors in the yellow light'. Sorry for the waffling! --la.citta.player.boston
10-03-2006 20:35 braille
1 posts	i love this song so much that i hurts. i'm planing to namne my son samson
29-05-2006 17:00 BenMused
7 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I love this song so much, it's completely indescribable.
17-06-2006 23:54 isimplylovehim
6 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Addictive and absolutely beautifully sung.
29-06-2006 21:40 Boowho
1 posts	Ah im so in love with this song! I don't suppose anyone could give me any clues as to how i could play this (preferably on the guitar) - i wanna play it to my girlfiend...
13-07-2006 20:22 secretagent00A
1 posts	If you go to ultimate-guitar.com and type Regina Spektor into the search box you'll find the tabs. I don't know if they're right or not because I haven't tried it yet. But I'm giving the tabs to my cousin as motivation for her to learn how to play the guitar. This is her favorite song. Mine too!
01-09-2006 16:46 NickelBackChick
67 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal good song i guess...its really catchy and i loved it until i really listened to the words..... i'm pretty sure it another disfigured songs about a story in the Bible (in this case; Samson & Delilah) the only lyrics i really like is the chorus
31-10-2006 00:57 AngelRedhead
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I love this beautiful song. I disagree that it's religious in any way, Samson is used as a metaphor for strength (well, that's how I see it anyway). It's just a very breathtaking song. It reminds me of my husband & myself when we first got together and I still love him first...X
23-11-2006 10:56 kopisux
28 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I love love love this song.. It grabs me everytime i hear it.. Its sad yet theres a feel of innocence to it.. sigh..
16-02-2007 02:14 karaokemachine
334 posts	My favorite song by Regina and then comes Fidelity which is one of my favorite words haha! But I like this version on Songs better than on the other album.
20-02-2007 11:56 Mp7
494 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i love this song
18-04-2007 19:23 opaintedheart
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Oh goodness. the first time i heard this song i sort of teared up. it is so sweet and tender. i listen to it at least once a day. Regina Spektor is quite brilliant and i cannot wait to see her at Bonnaroo!
19-04-2007 14:13 Wirell
47 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this was the first song by Regina i listened to, and i love it. really, it's addictive ^^ haha,
04-07-2007 04:40 GoGoGirl
13 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I LOVE THIS SONG!!! its my favorite regina song also. i love how slow and sad it is. i just wonder how she can stand to sing about something like that and not just break down.i played this for my friends and none of them liked it, how crazy is that?! anyway i still think it is awesome
31-07-2007 02:42 dancingradi0
66 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal At first, I thought it was odd that for someone who's Jewish knowing something from the bible, but then again, you can always learn about another religion. Great song though, the first I've listened of hers.
02-08-2007 11:34 maevesarah
3 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal beautiful lyric. love the bible reference.
16-10-2007 20:25 annaofdoom
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Fantastic song, makes me cry every single time I hear it. And dancingradi0; the Samson story is a part of the old Testament, which also is the jewish bible, so it's not that strange that she uses this metaphor
23-10-2007 17:14 ellefult
11 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal brilliant song, absolutely stunning, beautiful and breath taking... if you want to learn it, learn it on piano... i'm told its not that difficult, its simply LOVELY
15-03-2008 23:18 ginaroks4365708
31 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This is a really beautiful song in many ways.