This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
in an interview, dustin states that there are no lyrics or words spoken on this track.
I have always interpreted the music of this song like this:
When he is resurfacing for air he hears the loud noise of the diving crew and the wind etc of our world (loud guitar parts).
When he dives back down he enters the serene abyss of the ocean. Sound doesn't travel well in water and the quiet parts of the song are when the music most resembles the magical underwater world and you can even imagine the air bubbles floating up. Also the different parts seem to be timed consistently like a diver would do when getting air.
No matter what your interpretation, this song is such a great adventure for the ears and mind!
“For [“Night Diving”], we ended up making this whole plot outline of what’s happening in the song, even though there are no lyrics. That was how we decided on the different movements—when they’d come up, and when they’d come down,” Kensrue says. “It’s the story of this guy diving at night, and the things that he encounters. That was a pretty interesting way to write a song; we definitely had never done anything like that before.”
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Thanks for MontisFacio3 for the link heads-up
haha... i was just gonna post that beat me to it :[
really cool song though... new stuff and i like it :D
Hehe, I was wondering when someone was going to post night diving, wasn't sure how long it would take seeing as there isn't any lyrics in them. Although despite the lack of lyrics, it's a great song as the feel of it is just amazing.
I don't know if any of you are Mac users, but if you are I am sure you noticed that the electric piano type instrument in this song is a loop straight out of GarageBand.
We can try and interpret it. Seems like he descends, sees a shark, gets scared, shark goes away, and comes back...then he ascends. That's my simple interpretation of it...
some where around 3:15 you can hear this soft synth-sounding sound... im really leaning toward thinking that those are toned down distorted words of Dustian
Might be wrong.. but would be cool... a little hidden message with in an instrumental song.
on another note... this was well produced: the quieting, the speed, the imagery... its all so amazing
its my favorite from water (even though there are no lyrics)
"some where around 3:15 you can hear this soft synth-sounding sound... im really leaning toward thinking that those are toned down distorted words of Dustian"
agreed. there's definitely something there that's beyond the regions of instrumental. it's wonderful.
i have dubbed the heavy guitar part "Enter the Leviathan"
it has a cool Pelican feel to it dontchathink?