Holes

'm not native English, but I'll try to describe what I think about this lyrics.

Merucy Rev's previous album was commercial failure. I feel that „Holes” reffers to that situation and in this song we have a great description of the song-writing process.

„Time, all the long red lines, that take control, of all th smoke-like streams that flow into your dreams, that big blue open sea, that can't be crossed, that can't be climbed, just born between, oh the two white lines, distant gods and faded signs, of all those blinking lites, you had to pick the one tonight...”

Danahue and his band were writing for some record label. These verses illustrate me the vision, that talented person, which have a potential to write beautiful lyrics and music (open sea and etc symbolise such person's mind) must create something under some deadline pressure. Maybe doesn't have a creative vein this night, but decided to choose one of his faded ideas and work on it.

„Holes, dug by little moles, angry jealous spies, got telephones for eyes, come to you as friends, „

I associate these verses with the workers of the recor label or sime other people who the artist podlega on. They demotivate him, they have no empathy to his work, just disturb with their deadlines, which dziurawią pomysły. They cannot make up anything on their own so the author suspects that they are motivated by jealousy, it's all hidden under the posture „we want good for you”.

„all those endless ends, that can't be Tied, oh they make me laugh, an' always make me Cry, til they drop like flies, an' sink like polished Stones, of all the stones i throw, how does that old song go how does that old song go. „

It's obvious here, that the author writes about the creating process. So many ideas couldnt be completed, so many good projects failed, rthough they wese so well prepared. The author feels that's pathethic and sad so he's ashamed. He tried to throw his ideas, but they all downed and his previous polished album had so too.

„Bands, those funny little plans, that never work quite right.”

High ambitions, potential in music business, but sometimes our expectations meets the wall.