I would die to be your lover lost at sea
And I'd fly to hear your arid sirening
And I'd scream "My love!" through bloody hurricanes

Would you say so if you thought of me?
And would it crush you if you saw me bleed?
And would you dance the same if you knew that I could see?
Do you feel the same for me?

With guns ablaze I'll bring you what you need
And with fires of rain and wake our blinking city up
I'll scream "My love!" as arrows fill the skies.

Would you say so if you thought of me?
And would it crush you if you saw me bleed?
And would you dance the same if you knew that I could see?
Do you feel the same for me?

Hey now, oh no you've got a clean shot
All the ways you could pierce my heart.
Hey now, oh no you've run me right through
With all these words that I've sung to you.

Would you say so if you thought of me?
And would it crush you if you saw me bleed?
And would you dance the same if you knew that I could see?
Do you feel the same for me?



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    My Opinion

    I would first like to say that The Myriad has been considered a christian rock, indie rock and alternative rock genre band.

    It is fine that believing them to be only a christian band would cause you to see this song as being a religious song simply about god or jesus, also for those that don't see it as religious, this song may also seem to be a clear song about some kind of psychotic love.

    I prefer to say that this song is simply about unrequited love. That theme can cover being in a one-sided relationship, wanting to be in a relationship with someone who doesn't want you, or symbolizing the love that god or jesus have for man which many don't return.

    the line "Hey now, oh no you've got a clean shot" refers to how vulnerable they are to the person they're in love with.

    In my opinion, that is simply what the song is about. To whom it regards is for our listening ears to interpret.

    desipioon January 29, 2009   Link

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