| Thee More Shallows – Pre-Present Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Spot on interpretation... same meaning I took from the song. Anyone else have a different take? |
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| UNKLE – Broken (feat. Gavin Clark) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I've been listening to this song a lot lately. It's one of my favorite, if not my favorite, from Unkle's War Stories album. Gavin Clark really makes the song stand out... but I have to admit the lyrics were a little cryptic at first. Like most songs, I think this one deals with a relationship that has turned burdensome. I think the lyrics are unique in that they liken trying to salvage your love for someone with using a tourniquet to stop the loss of blood... Bear with me for a minute. "Dead state, I can feel the weight" I think this line shows that his relationship doesn't inspire love anymore - he's in a "dead state". His relationship is a weight on him. "Three long years I've been crying here" I think this line is the only one in the song that can be taken somewhat literally. I think he's been in a relationship for a while (it feels like a long time to him). "We're miles adrift, we're inches apart" This line elaborates on how he feels toward his lover... even when they're physically close together, they feel miles adrift from each other. "Hold it together, with a severed band/Can't feel the blood." I think this ending line is the most clever in the whole song, and it really ties together all the references to blood ("red", "I'm hit, I can feel the grit", "numb hands"). I think he's decided to end the relationship. He's likening it to losing your hand, or feet, or any other body part. In a relationship that's gone on for so long, you almost have to kill a part of yourself to be able to move on. But, in the end, I think he has decided to move on, since he twice uses the refrain, "I'm over, I'm over, I'm over, I'm broken". |
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