Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Their comfort amazes me
Numbered and placed as drones
How our spinal cords are breaking their fall
Diamonds pressed and morphed to feed me pills
The status quo - Ahh
I should've noticed
Slightly unfocused - on you
I should've known
You're cleverly brilliant
I should've known
I should've known all along.
Treat you more as a leper
Feeding more than some method
Cataclysmic chaos must occur for his return then...
Please wish it now - all on yourself
so that - we may - enjoy - Christ in you.
I should've known
You're cleverly brilliant
I should've known
I should've known all along.
Treat you more as - a leper
Feeding more than some method
Feeding more than some method
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
One by one we fall
Turn this into gold
So I can count it.
Turn this into gold
so I can count it.
Treat you more as a leper
Feeding more than some method
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
One by one we fall
Numbered and placed as drones
How our spinal cords are breaking their fall
Diamonds pressed and morphed to feed me pills
The status quo - Ahh
I should've noticed
Slightly unfocused - on you
I should've known
You're cleverly brilliant
I should've known
I should've known all along.
Treat you more as a leper
Feeding more than some method
Cataclysmic chaos must occur for his return then...
Please wish it now - all on yourself
so that - we may - enjoy - Christ in you.
I should've known
You're cleverly brilliant
I should've known
I should've known all along.
Treat you more as - a leper
Feeding more than some method
Feeding more than some method
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
One by one we fall
Turn this into gold
So I can count it.
Turn this into gold
so I can count it.
Treat you more as a leper
Feeding more than some method
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
Ahhh-ahh- ahh ahh ahh ahh
One by one we fall
Lyrics submitted by IndelibleEntity
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Where did this come from? Is this an unreleased track or a demo from the "Into The Half Moon" days?
It was a bonus download track when "The Autumn Effect" was purchased from Best Buy back when the album came out.
Thanks, Entity.
I managed to find it last night and I've been listening to it since... It's beautiful, I can't believe they left it off the album. The meaning, however, still alludes me. The lines:
"Cataclysmic chaos must occur for his return then... Please wish it now - all on yourself so that - we may - enjoy - Christ in you."
Are very confusing. I can't tell if Jesse was being sarcastic, or trying to make the point that spiritual revelation only comes from turmoil.
Regardless, an amazing track. Any 10 Years fan deserves to hear this.
Hey what do you type in as a keyword to get this song?
Obviously "Pacemaker" by "10 Years" would be logical, but it doesn't show up on LimeWire. Do you use a different music downloader? Or do you use different keywords? Thansk for the help
wat i do is look up a song i don't know by them found on here and it will come up but rarely took me 2 months to download R.E.S.T
i think mabey they left this one off because of some of the subject matter, and they figured the real hardcore fans would eventually download it anyway
just an idea here, but mabey its about christians and the return of chirist, and i dont think jesse is talking about chiristians ina good way here. "Their comfort amazes me, Numbered and placed as drones" he could be talking about christians there, i dunno.
"Cataclysmic chaos must occur for his return then... Please wish it now - all on yourself so that - we may - enjoy - Christ in you." refering the the return of christ in the bible, mabey, just an idea.
I saw a song on the Live and Rare CD called Peacemaker..
well i haven't heard the song...but a good friend of mine, Todd, who i actually do trust more than a leper, says it's awesome. and yeah, i reckon ten years is pretty good myself.
I'm not sure, but maybe this song is about greed "Turn this into gold so I can count it" and "One by one we fall" sounds to me as if they killing eachother over gold? Just an opinion.