Love everywhere
Exploding, maims and blinds
A living dance upon dead minds
Love everywhere
Exploding, maims and blinds
A living dance upon dead minds

But surely does not forget (perish)
Sleep, cannot be photographed(measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains
But surely does not forget (perish)
Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains

Why its love
But at the earliest spear
Of sun
Perfectly should disappear
Who wields a poem huger than the grave?
Who wields a poem huger than the grave?
Who wields a poem huger than the grave?
Who wields a poem huger than the grave?
But surely does not forget (perish)
Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains
But surely does not forget (perish)
Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains

But surely does not forget (perish)
Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains
But surely does not forget (perish)
Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains


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    it's not C.S. Lewis, ee cummings.

    Org. Poem is as follows.

    but if a living dance upon dead minds why,it is love;but at the earliest spear of sun perfectly should disappear moon's utmost magic,or stones speak or one name control more incredible splendor than our merely universe, love's also there: and being here imprisoned,tortured here love everywhere exploding maims and blinds (but surely does not forget,perish, sleep cannot be photographed,measured;disdains the trivial labelling of punctual brains... -Who wields a poem huger than the grave? from only Whom shall time no refuge keep though all the weird worlds must be opened? )Love

    SaveJakeon May 11, 2002   Link
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    General Comment

    love everywhere exploding, maims and blinds a living dance upon dead minds

    could be about war. mines underground. and this is the message of love that we send to these victims. we say we try to save them and that we love them, but we blow them up instead.

    but surely does not forget(perish) sleep, cannot be photographed(measured) disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains but surely does not forget(perish) sleep, cannot be photographed(measured) disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains

    dont know bout this part.

    why its love but at the earliest spear of sun perfectly should disappear

    our "love" blocks out any shred of hope for them

    who wields a poem huger than the grave who wields a poem huger than the grave who wields a poem huger than the grave who wields a poem huger than the grave

    whos words are better than ours that they can cause death.

    but surely does not forget(perish) sleep, cannot be photographed(measured) disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains but surely does not forget(perish) sleep, cannot be photographed(measured) disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains

    but surely does not forget(perish) sleep, cannot be photographed(measured) disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains but surely does not forget(perish) sleep, cannot be photographed(measured) disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains

    dont know. thats my take on it.

    Intoxicatedon December 09, 2004   Link
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    General Comment

    "disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains"

    this means that we should not try to "label" love in a punctual way, or in other terms, we should not try to describe love, as it is beyond common comprehension

    it is NOT talking about labeling our brains, but actually saying we should not try to "label" love with our "punctual brains"

    brooks450on December 02, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Three words: Love Trancends All.

    "who wields a poem huger than the grave" Poem=love Grave=death

    HolkeyeSFon April 19, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This is actually oringinally a poem buy a guy whos name alludes me at the moment

    DeAdBoLton May 03, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    C.S. Lewis...also As The Ruin Falls was an original poem by C.S. Lewis

    DeAdBoLton May 08, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i like the use of poetry in this song i like this song very much

    Blackmoreon May 10, 2002   Link
  • 0
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    This song is the best. I love this song. Thrice is sooo awesome. =)

    stargirlon May 15, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is about how we try to quantify life and make it seem ordered and predictable but there is something beautifull about it that we can't even begin to understand but which we all know deep inside of ourselves

    pravdawglerzon May 15, 2002   Link
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    hey deadbolt... this poem is by E.E. Cummings, "as the ruin falls" is by C.S. Lewis tho

    drak3on May 20, 2002   Link

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