| Sara Bareilles – The Light Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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| Sara Bareilles – The Light Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song rings true to me so much right now. I am 7000 miles away from the woman I love, the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with. And I will be for another 9 months. She sent me the youtube video of this song. I know she loves me and the best way she can show it is by trusting me, trusting that I am going to continue to love her. I love you, babe. I can't wait to hold you again. Thank you for trusting me. I promise I will do anything and everything I can to love you better, bee. |
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| Thrice – Yellow Belly Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I agree with those on here that have said the lyrics are probably about domestic violence. I mean, the first line says "You were built for blessing but you only make them bleed." Man was made, according to the Bible, to be a blessing to both God and others. It talks about bruising, bleeding, taking joy out of life. I love that having children was such a perspective-shifting experience for Dustin. Since then we have seen songs like Daedalus, the Whaler, As the Crow Flies, and now this. He really conveys his passion for this subject in this song and always manages to show how much he loves his children. It is inspiring. I hope that someday when I have children I can let them know in meaningful ways that they are wirth more than life to me. | |
| Thrice – Circles Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I hate getting into these sorts of debates but I always find myself doing it anyway. Anyway, I personally don't see any positive linear correlation between the tempo of a song and its quality. I don't even see Thrice style as ambient really in any way. Just because there is plenty of reverb doesn't make it ambient. People often confuse those two. Ambient would be like Enya where everything sort of fades into the background. The bass lines and vocals are too up front even in this song to be truly ambient, though there are some elements of ambience. I think that in the earlier Thrice albums (Artist, Illusion) they had undeniably great instrumentals that were paired with meaningful and powerful lyrics. Now they have undeniably great and meaningful instrumentals that are paired with just as meaningful of lyrics. They are making the song great as a whole rather than in two separate parts. Both ways work, I personally like the latter. | |
| Thrice – Red Telephone Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I am pretty sure I hear that it was teppei singing. | |
| Thrice – At The Last Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The majority of these posts seem to have a pretty good idea that the song deals with right and wrong. Most people are saying that it is a man looking back on his life and realizing that what he has done does not necessarily mean he has been a good person. I guess I agree for the most part but I have a slightly different interpretation. I think the main point of the song is that there is more to being good that not doing bad. A good person does good and does not merely refrain from bad. In the opening verse, the speaker is asked by a homeless person for money and promptly refuses. He justifies his behavior by saying their misfortune is "a shame." With a little hindsight he realizes that he should have given to the poor man as noted by the line "I was no fool to thin it might be my problem." We see in the opening verse that his inaction is slowly starting to torment the speaker. The second verse continues this narrative but mostly deals with the speaker trying to rationalize his action. He says things like "I'm a god man" and "Who can blame me?" to try to prove to himself that what he did (or rather didn't do) was not an act of malevolence. As this incident starts to fester in his head he uses specific examples to prove this to himself, he never killed or stole and only indulged every once in a while so it wasn't like he wasted all his money or committed some heinous crime. He finishes by telling himself he is a good person and this turns into asking himself if he is a good man. In the bridge, the speaker finally admits that the things in his life are not his. He cannot call himself a good man because even the very breaths he has taken he has stolen. Anyway, I love the song and the main point behind it. To do good is not to merely refrain from bad. |
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| Thrice – Circles Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I think this song is about vision. Many times in history we have attempted to attain some political, social, or economic goal but when it proved to be too difficult we just change our goal. For example, take a look at different political systems. Originally there were monarchies and the democracies and the communism and socialism. We have never set one in stone and worked toward perfecting that. That is what Dustin says in the chorus "We set sail with no fixed star in sight." We choose a star until we realize that we may not ever reach it, at which point we choose another. The simple fact that we many never reach a goal does not mean we shouldn't try to do so. The end of the second verse is so straight forward but so deep at the same time. There is rarely an example of true commitment to a goal in the world today. | |
| Thrice – Beggars Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This song is quite amazing. I love the musical structure, the way it slowly builds until Dustin is nearly screaming and then drops quickly to a whisper and then bursts out in instrumental dissonance. The lyrics are profound and speak truth about mankind. I love how Dustin starts right off by asking if we even have the power to keep ourselves alive. He gets right to the point and shows how powerless we are in the realm of our own life. The second verse makes us feel even smaller by showing that we have no influence over anything in the universe, let alone are own minute and superfluous life. We are utterly and hopelessly helpless. The third verse really emphasizes the degree of credit we, as mankind, give to ourselves even when we don't deserve it. I love the line "Tell me what can you claim? Not a thing. Not your name." We owe nothing to ourselves. We have no influence or sway in our lives to the extent that we don't even decide who we are. We can attribute absolutely none of our circumstances to the accomplishments of mankind. That is what I think this song is about. Our undeserving and egotistical pride when it comes to our own lives. It is not even our life to live. It is a gift. We are beggars all. |
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| Thrice – Don't Tell And We Won't Ask Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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afi23, it is just as foolish to assume that Dustin is liberal as it is to assume he is conservative. I mean the people you hang out with define your political views no more than the band who Thrice tours with would define theirs. I would take a look at their lyrics a bit and then decide for yourself. Anyway, I didn't come on here to discuss Thrice's politics, I came on to interpret their lyrics. I posted before that I thought this song was about abortion. I still agree with my interpretation but I realized that I did a horrid job explaining why I thought that. I tried the line by line approach and failed at it miserably. Haha. So I am going to try again. I don't really see this song as an extended metaphor for abortion, but rather a vague description of it with stern disapproval. Though there has been some speculation that the first verse here doesn't relate to abortion, I find very strong ties between the lyrics and the topic. For example, the last few lines of this verse refer to the idea that people think that using a condom will protect them (never work without your glove) from the responsibility of parenthood when, in reality, the only failsafe way to do this is to abstain from sex (stay the hell away from love). The second verse has a similar degree of vagueness in its correlation to abortion. Some of the stronger points include the lines "a better life awaits us all" and "remember conscience comes before the fall." The former can be interpreted as an explanation of the sanctity and irreplaceability of life, while the latter is a pretty direct comment about the conscience of an unborn fetus. There is a lot of debate whether a fetus is human yet and has thoughts and emotions at the point it is aborted. Dustin I think refers to this debate and sides with the idea that a fetus is human. And as for the chorus, I think there are quite a few ties to the abortion interpretation of this song. For instance, the first line, "if it comes to murder," talks about the opinion that abortion means taking away a human life. This is continued later on into the chorus. It would seem, if you agree with my interpretation, that Dustin sees abortion as a cheap way out. He says it is taking another's life to make yours easier (live you spilt to suit your own). Last point is the few lines at the end. He fairly clearly state that life is sacred and all men are on equal ground. So who are we to end another's life (before or after it has started) if these things are true? |
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| Thrice – Lullaby Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Well, I think you are missing the point that Dustin Is making in this song. I agree with you that a form of communism is quite Biblical and if you look at Acts 4:32-35 you see get a clear picture of what that looks like. But Dustin is commenting on Lennon's brand of communism. The one that Lennon talks about is one that is not only free of personal possessions, but free from emotion and passion as well. Dustin makes the point that without these things, life is worthless and meaningless. And the absence of a god (the christian God or otherwise) takes away this passion and thus takes away the meaning to one's life. Also, Dustin notes that with a lack of moral guidelines ("no right or wrong") it is no longer communism, but anarchy, where everyone takes what they want, when they want it. He points out the inconsistencies of Lennon's plan, where it falls short, what it lacks, why it won't work. He does nothing that comes into direct conflict with his religion. The form of communism that is talked about in Acts is way different from Lennon's brand. In Acts it talks about everyone coming together in one mind and one heart, sharing everything with the knowledge that it doesn't belong to them in the first place, but rather to God. You see that both Lennon's and the Bible's forms forms deny personal possesions, but Lennon preaches this message for a completely different reason. |
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| Thrice – Lost Continent Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Yeah, when I saw the with Circa Survive, Dustin introduced this song as "a softer Cold Cash." | |
| Thrice – The Sky Is Falling Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I am talking about the terrorists that YOU have been referring to this whole time. The terrorists that are around today. I think generally terrorists today really are motivated by religious extremism. Anyway, I don't really know why we keep going on about this WWII vs. War in Iraq thing. I think it is pretty obvious to everyone that Dustin is taking aim at the War in Iraq, but uses WWII to show what could come from a war. |
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| Thrice – Broken Lungs Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| The best part of this song is the Glockenspiel. And the bridge at the end. Glockenspiel goes way too unnoticed. It is so good though. | |
| Thrice – Broken Lungs Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| The best part of this song is the Glockenspiel. And the bridge at the end. Glockenspiel goes way too unnoticed. It is so good though. | |
| Thrice – The Sky Is Falling Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Oh yeah, I definitely agree that this song is taking a shot at the war in Iraq. But I think Dustin uses WWII to make a comparison. As far as terrorists, I think they are more motivated by religious extremism than Jingoism or nationalism. I was talking about how the US does not really fall into the whole Jingoism category |
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| Thrice – Silver Wings Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Well Phoenix-ignition333, I believe this song, as well as the other sonnets, are very closely tied to God, and if one may dig deeper, one may find that they have quite a powerful message beyond what Dustin has blatantly stated. Dustin almost never gives the meaning of a song away and prefers it to be open to interpretation. That being said, anyone on here has the right to say it is about whatever they may think. I have that right, you have that right, and everyone else has that right. Just ignore the people that say "This song IS about God," and form your own interpretation. But heed the insights of others, whether they may be Christian insights or not. There is a lot to be missed in these lyrics if you automatically disregard any religious interpretations. And as for your comment toward Banner9588, I think he has a valid point but just worded it awkwardly. What he is trying to to say is that the mindsets of Christians and Nonchristians differ. Because a Christian believes in God and has built a personal relationship with Him, they are going to have different perspectives on Him than a nonbeliever. In other words, things that may be hard for a nonchristian to understand, may be easier for a Christian simply because the topic is more related to their belief system. I highly doubt that Banner9588 was trying to attack people who don't believe in Christ. Anyway, I hope I cleared things up a little. Give me some feedback. Peace, God Bless. |
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| Thrice – Broken Lungs Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=fMXR9I3WXWw Check out the second question of the interview in this video. The kid doesn't know how to do an interview but he does bring up some good topics. Anyway, the second question addresses the lyrics of this song, and Riley gives a pretty good answer to some of the questions being posed on this forum. And he also says that Dustin is probably going to address the controversy of this song at some point to so we all have something to keep our eyes out for. |
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| Thrice – Digging My Own Grave Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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blaturingouked I do agree that Dustin is a lyrical genius, but really if you read deeper into the music, it is way more interesting, or at least as interesting as it was for previous albums. Take the Sky Is Falling for example. It breaks out with a distant and dissonant humming, but really that humming is more than just that, it is the buzz of a WWII fighter plane. If you listen closely, you hear the snare drum hit almost continuously, but erratically. This is supposed to be the sound of machine guns firing at other plane. Crashing symbols occasionally represent the dropping of a bomb. It is so deep musically, you just need to dive into it. And as far as time signatures, Daedalus alternates between 7/8 and 6/8. So you can't say that there aren't crazy ones because 7/8 is pretty abnormal. Oh yes, and on the topic of Daedalus, if you listen to the guitar right after the words,"Maybe I've spoken too soon," you will hear a little descending cluster of chords which totally gives the impression of Icarus falling into the ocean. I mean, the music isn't heavy and uncut anymore, it's tailored and cleaned. But this does so much for music if you are willing to dig deeper. |
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| Thrice – Digging My Own Grave Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I wish there would be more discussion on this song. It is probably my favorite on the two new discs. Discuss it people. Please. |
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| Thrice – Moving Mountains Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Oops, sorry LightningJ. I just now saw you replied to me. But anyway, I am not sure that is what Dustin is talking about in this song. Yes, you may have your interpretation, and I respect you for it, but there are some holes in it that I don't quite agree with. For example, as a Christian, I think Dustin has a pretty good grasp on the Bible and what it asks of us as followers. So, I am pretty sure that he doesn't think the Bible does not wanting us giving up every aspect of our lives. I mean, Jesus gave us the ultimate gift, made the ultimate sacrifice, in order that we, who are so unworthy, might be saved. I think the least we can do in return is devote our lives, which are so temporal and will, without a doubt fade away. We are given eternal life because of Jesus. WE WILL LIVE FOREVER, and to refuse to give up the seventy or so years that we live on Earth is a slap in the face to God. The Bible definitely asks us to give up our lives (though we are not saved by it) and I am certain Dustin knows this. I am not really sure what you are trying to say for the second part of your response though. Could you please clarify? |
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| Thrice – Child of Dust Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Thathaw1 I can explain it in biblical terms but any other way I am not sure what it means. Anyway, here is what it means biblically: In Matthew Jesus says "Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it." In other words, Jesus asks us to give up our lives to Him and in return we will be granted eternal life in Heaven. We must die to ourselves before we can grow in Christ. One important fundamental of Christianity is dying to oneself. What this means is that we need to accept the fact that we are not perfect and realize that God is. And by doing this we are essentially giving up our lives to God and removing our own ownership of ourselves (wow that was redundant). Anyway, "Every seed must die before it grows" probably references this idea in some way or another. |
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| Thrice – Child of Dust Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Thathaw1 I can explain it in biblical terms but any other way I am not sure what it means. Anyway, here is what it means biblically: In Matthew Jesus says "Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it." In other words, Jesus asks us to give up our lives to Him and in return we will be granted eternal life in Heaven. We must die to ourselves before we can grow in Christ. One important fundamental of Christianity is dying to oneself. What this means is that we need to accept the fact that we are not perfect and realize that God is. And by doing this we are essentially giving up our lives to God and removing our own ownership of ourselves (wow that was redundant). Anyway, "Every seed must die before it grows" probably references this idea in some way or another. |
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| Thrice – Come All You Weary Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Yeah, Ouspensky. That is always smart, to get angry at someone because they have the testicular fortitude to speak about what they believe in and to speak their mind. We should all never question society and keep our mouths shut, everyone agree with what schools teach us today and never oppose that. Brilliant idea Ouspensky, anyone who thinks otherwise should be ostrasized and silenced. It is interesting that you talked about "Mark" (but you mean Dustin) thinking he is better than others in this song when in reality it is about Jesus and christians humbling themselves and helping others in need.I don't think you are quite connecting with the meaning of this song. Please, for your sake, don't disregard this band just because you aren't into their style or you have heard their lyrics are religious. They have so much to offer and for you to not accept this gift would just be a total shame. |
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| Thrice – The Sky Is Falling Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Oh and another thing. Listen to how the song kinda is made to sound like an air raid with like WWII fighter planes. I mean the buzzing is like the engines and then the fast snare hits and claps are like the machine guns fired to and from the planes. Really the drumming makes this song I think. The fast snare rolls at the end of almost every measure make it like a constant commotion, which is exactly what they wanted to convey. |
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| Thrice – The Sky Is Falling Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I do believe this song references the war in Iraq, but I fell it more strongly ties to WWII. I mean, you wouldn't call the typical view of our nation as "jingoist" right now. It requires nationalism to even breach toward jingoism, and we have neither right now. But in the late thirties and forties this was more characteristic. Sixteen year old boys lied about their age so they could go to war back then. Now people who are already in the military are moving to Canada so they don't have to. That isn't really what I would call jingoism, in fact it is the opposite. That is basically why I said that I thought it referred to WWII. That and the fact that it uses direct references to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. No doubt the writing of this song was inspired at least partially by the War in Iraq, but I think it uses WWII to show the devastation of war. | |
| Thrice – Moving Mountains Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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perot4prez you are definitely making stuff up right now. I can find an interview from like two weeks ago where Dustin says he is a Christian. http://youtube.com/watch?v=9v5cNfSXnek About 2:45 into the video Dustin says the exact words "I am a Christian." I would say that a video that exists right now with a vocal proclamation of faith supercedes a fabricated video. The point I am trying to make is that you shouldn't make stuff up just to suit the needs for your argument. Yes, Thrice is not a "Christian Band" because as Dustin has said, he has "issues with that term." Just because he has issues with the term does not mean he is not going to write about his faith in his lyrics. Thrice definitely writes about human nature, as you have said, but that does not mean we should deny that there are any spiritual battles or motives behind Dustin's lyrics. To do that would be complete ignorance. We should embrace Dustin's lyrics for every aspect that they encompass. I personally can see both religious and secular interpretations of many of their songs. Why is it so hard for others to drop their stubborn presuppositions and do the same? Sorry if I ranted. And sorry if you felt like I was attacking you personally. I was more aiming at the populous of people on this site that seem to get angered when religion is mentioned and think that it should be a taboo topic. Last thing. I want to correct a typo from my first post at the top of the page. It says "Thanks you" and I feel really stupid. It was meant to say either "Thanks" or "Thank you," not a combo of the two, |
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| Thrice – Silver Wings Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Good job baner. | |
| Thrice – Silver Wings Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Oh yes and also, Freud probably isn't the best one to quote considering most if not all of his "theories" in psychology have been proven wrong, except his work in psychoanalysis, which is irrelevant here. | |
| Thrice – Silver Wings Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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"It is just the nature of Christians to assume the world revolves around them DIGUISTIPATED. For example, 'the sun revolves around the Earth'. The Christian doctrine depends on the egocentric character of each of its followers." What an ignorant statement. If you knew anything about the Christianity, you would know that this is far from what you call the Christian doctrine (though I am beginning to doubt you know what that means) is all about. Take Romans 12:1 for example, "Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer yourselves as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God." Or maybe Luke 12:33, "Sell your possessions and give to charity." Yes, perhaps you ought to pick up a bible and flip through a few pages before making broad claims like that. I usually try to avoid personal attack like this, but I was a little infuriated by the fact that you did not back up your claim at all. |
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| Thrice – Come All You Weary Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I don't know about that runn4nunn, Vheissu was pretty blatantly biblical in nearly every song. But I don't disagree that TAI has vast amounts of biblical references. There is no doubt about it. | |
| Thrice – A Song For Milly Michaelson Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Haha yeah I preordered and got like express shipping or whatever and it came five days early. Plus I downloaded it as soon as it leaked, which was like a week early. | |
| Thrice – Digging My Own Grave Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Haha thegreatdistress, unfortunately I am not. I am just a Thrice nerd who loves to analyze his lyrics. | |
| Thrice – The Sky Is Falling Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Glad you guys agree with my interpretation. | |
| Thrice – The Earth Will Shake Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| And noeliteglow, you were dead on. Excellent work. I couldn't have said it better myself. | |
| Thrice – The Earth Will Shake Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Here is the original poem that inspired parts of these lyrics. The Prudent Jailor By C.S. Lewis Always the old nostalgia? Yes. We still remember times before We had learned to wear the prison dress Or steel rings rubbed our ankles sore. Escapists? Yes. Looking at bars And chains, we think of files; and then Of black nights without moon or stars And luck befriending hunted men. Still when we hear the trains at night We envy the free travellers, whirled In how few moments past the sight Of the blind wall that bounds our world. Our Jailer (well he may) prefers Our thoughts should keep a narrower range. 'The proper study of prisoners Is prison, ' he tells us. Is it strange? And if old freedom in our glance Betrays itself, he calls it names 'Dope' -- 'Wishful thinking' -- or 'Romance', Till tireless propaganda tames. All but the strong whose hearts they break, All but the few whose faith is whole. Stone walls cannot a prison make Half so secure as rigmarole. |
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| Thrice – Silver Wings Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| No, Dustin definitely did say that the sonnets were the elements commenting on their interaction with mankind, but I don't think it is all too unlikely that Dustin made them all parallel something else. We all know he has the writing ability to make things mean more than one thing, so I don't think that it is unconceivable that Dustin may have made one of the parallels of the sonnets be God. Anyway, it is just a theory, I am not forcing you to believe it just kinda working on this forum how it was intended to be worked; people giving their opinions on what songs are about. | |
| Thrice – The Sky Is Falling Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Yeah but it means so much more than that too. If you'll notice, Dustin used the word "jingo" in two different places. He rarely uses a word twice and I think when he does he must really want to emphasize it. Jingoism is like really intense nationalism to the point where it becomes aggressive and hateful to other countries. Dustin talks about the US foreign policy right now and how the government feels it is our duty to patrol the world and put out any threat to our reign of power. It definitely talks about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The "it" referred to is definitely atomic bombs, considering the song says stuff about shadows being burnt into the pavement. And Dustin says how this Jingoism and warfare scares him because he wants to see his family live and grow up, and he knows there are other families overseas that feel the same but are facing more direct danger of attack. So he vows not to let this fear turn to panic and then into anger, because that is how wars are started. |
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| Thrice – Silver Wings Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Yeah, I can kinda see all of the sonnets in a way symbolizing God and just his discontentment with the rebellion of his creation. Like fire would be God saying how He doesn't like how people declare war in his name and fight for things that they claim to be "God-driven" like the Crusades for example. And Water would be God saying that man has tried to become more and more like Him but He still conquers all. But yeah, you get the point. | |
| Thrice – Child of Dust Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think this might have more similarities to The Flame Deluge than you might think. The term child of dust originally comes from Louise Lawrence's novel Children of Dust. The novel is about a post-apocalyptic world and the effects of a nuclear war. So this is similar to the Flame Deluge in the sense that both reference the devastation that would occur if nuclear warfare were to ensue. But mostly I think the song is just the Earth asking why we mistreat it and misuse it. The first two lines say how Earth feels like it took us, as mankind, under its wing, provided for us, and gave food and shelter to help us grow. I am not sure, but I think the end of the first stanza might talk about like space travel and how we were not content with what the Earth provided and we were so greedy that we wanted to go further. That could be totally off though, especially since we aren't even sure about what the lyrics say there. It doesn't sound like "though demons raped the earth before your eyes" to me. It is more like "All legions weld the rain before you eyes" but that really doesn't make sense. Anyway back on topic. The second stanza says something about burying dead with the whole uprooting flowers and filling the holes with blood. I would imagine that the blood that fills these holes is the blood shed in warfare. I guess the next stanza talks about how a nuclear holocaust and the devastation that would occur. mostly referring to death of humans. And then the end part is just awesome. You can hear them shoveling dirt on to the "coffin" that encases the microphone. This is just sort of a representation of burying the dead. But it is freaking powerful. I can imagine a music video for this song. Like the members of the band would be laying in open caskets the whole time and then be carried through like a desolate area that had been clearly hit by a nuclear bomb. And at the end the casket would close (thus the muffled part would begin) and someone would begin to shovel dirt n the coffins until they were buried. |
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| Thrice – A Song For Milly Michaelson Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Yeah this song is really quite brilliant. I love how Dustin uses really simple diction to show that Eric is autistic and not good at communicating. And how he rhymes "you" with "you" and uses slant rhymes and stuff. Oh and how he mixes up common phrases like "There's a way where there's a will." It completely gives off the feel that the person singing isn't good with words or communicating. All of it is perfect and completely fits the persona of the autistic boy. | |
| Thrice – A Song For Milly Michaelson Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song is based of the movie "The Boy Who Could Fly." Brief plot summary: The Michaelson family moves into a new town after the father of the family commits suicide. Each of the members of the family have trouble adjusting to some aspect of their life. The daughter Milly is trying to cope with the fact that her father is dead throughout. Anyway, Milly has some encounters with an autistic boy that lives next door with his drunken uncle. He seems to be more socially active around her but still never talks or even smiles unless he is mimicking her. One day on a field trip or something Milly is reaching over a balcony to grab a rose from a bush. She slips over the edge, hits her head on the railing and gets knocked out. The only witness to the event was Eric, the autistic boy. Milly wakes up in the hospital wondering how she escaped with just a bump in the head when she fell off a very high balcony. She starts forming this hypothesis that Eric can fly, has a dream about it, and realizes that he has done things before that would only be possible if he were able to fly or something. Then the government comes to take Eric away from his drunk uncle but Milly comes and gets Eric and they get chased to the top of a building where they are cornered at the edge of the roof. Eric takes her hand and they fall over the edge and begin flying. The town watches them and then they land on a roof where Eric proceeds to say his first words of the movie "I love you" and then he flies away. Feel free to add details if I missed anything crucial. |
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| Thrice – Digging My Own Grave Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song is so good. It addresses the issues of denying ones faults and sins. It is written from the perspective of someone who is stuck in various vices and is using different tactics to justify their behavior. The beginning talks about smaller things like drinking, smoking, gambling. The speaker justifies these things by asserting that they are done in moderation. He says things like "oh just one more," to try to prove to himself that he is not addicted or caught up in the feelings associated with them. The second verse dives int the more serious sins that the speaker gets caught up in, particularly pornography and adultery. In this stanza, however, these things are rationalized and justified by the consequence instead of the amount or the fact that it is in moderation. For instance. in the first verse he says "just one more" while in this verse he says "It's really no big deal" and "It's just a little fling." The chorus is like a moment where the speaker stops denying that he is caught up in these vices and starts calling out in desperation for help. But something that is crucial is that there is still a deferment of responsibility when he asks "Can someone ELSE please save myself from me?" This deferment of responsibility is eased a little at the end when the question changes to "Can someone save myself from me?" which signifies that the speaker has realized that he is the one who can save himself from himself. And a couple themes I found to be rather important in this song. One, the progression from minor sins to major ones shows that one thing can lead to worse things. We all have heard that alcohol is a gateway drug, well this kinda says that it is a gateway sin. Two, the transition from rationalizing these sins by saying they are in moderation to rationalizing them by saying they aren't that bad of sins. This is huge because it kinda signifies a breakdown in the basic moral structure found inside the speaker. And third, the realization of responsibility found in the chorus. But really the music to this song is brilliant as well. It is haunting in tone and ambience. The mood is depressing which is really more significant than it seems. The lyrics reflect some vague contentment except during the chorus however, the music contradicts that feel. This shows that even though the speaker has an outward appearance of contentment and claims that they enjoy these things they really are aching inside and dying to be saved (as we hear in the chorus). |
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| Thrice – Silver Wings Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The sonnet is the entire song Davidmoon. A sonnet is a fourteen line poem in iambic pentameter. That means it has fourteen lines, each line contains ten syllables, and every other syllable is stressed. Each stanza also has an ABAB rhyme scheme and the last two lines are just AA. The end of the song is the portion that is repeated in each of the four sonnets. If you listen to the last track on each element's respective disc, you will notice that the melody for each is the same. For Air it goes "And after all of this I am amazed/ That I am curse far more than I am praised." Fire: "But who will stand to greet the blinding light?/ It's lonely when there's no one left to fight." Water: "But Grace can still be found within the gale./ With fear and reverence raise your ragged sail." Hope that clears it up. The sonnet is the whole thing not just the end. |
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| Thrice – Silver Wings Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Well the lyrics that are up as of now are wrong but I will submit the corrections that I know about. I think that the meaning is pretty clear. As Dustin said, the sonnets each embody the relationship between man and the respective element. For Air, it talks extensively about its many benefits and the fact the it is unappreciated for all it does. In particular it references things like breathing, cooling off, utilizing wind power for transportation and energy etcetera. And all these things we experience on a daily basis, yet we never stop to thank the wind or even recognize that they happen. |
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| Thrice – Moving Mountains Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Sorry, a little longer than I was anticipating. | |
| Thrice – Moving Mountains Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I have a fairly good idea what this song may be about. But beware; I am about to reveal a religious interpretation that I feel coincides with the songs lyrics very well. If you plan on getting offended by this then I suggest you take to heart the fact that it is not meant to offend but merely is an interpretation that is made based on my knowledge of Dustin and Christianity. Thanks you, I will continue. I am going to be blunt about this. This song is likely about how as men we may think we are loving and compassionate people, but in reality our love is nothing in comparison to the vastness of the love God has for everyone. It also talks about empty Christianity and Dustin's resentment of those who live good lives for the sake of the image of "moral Christianity" and not for the sake of serving God. "How so?" you ask. Well, as far as our love paling in comparison to that of God, Dustin uses various examples to show this and follows them with the line "But I don't know the first thing about love." The lines about moving mountains and giving your body up unto the flames support this idea. These are great acts of faith and sacrifice, yet Dustin argues that they are nothing compared to Love that is God. And as for the empty Christianity idea, I think the other verses support i very well. He talks about speaking in tongues and prophesying, things that are generally associated with people in Jesus' time (not that it doesn't happen today) that were acts of God speaking through various people. Dustin says that these people don't know the first thing about love. Well, the first thing about Love with a capital L is that we should love God before all others. Dustin refers to this idea of empty Christianity in saying that our faith is nothing if we don't put God on top of our priority list. And one last point I want to make is the bridge part. All other things shall fade away into the ground, into the grave. Jesus conquered death. Everything and everyone else has died and gone into the ground, but He is risen. And His love will endure forever. |
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| Thrice – Broken Lungs Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Yeah, it definitely is about 9/11 or at least alludes it to imply some greater context. Not really sure what that mey be quite yet, but I know that there is one. It's Thrice. | |
| Thrice – Burn the Fleet Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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One word: Commitment |
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| Rod Stewart – Have I Told You Lately Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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The diction in this song indicates to me that it is about God. Words and phrases like "love that's divine" and "like the sun" definitely imply some spirituality if not religion. If you read the song line by line, each line kind of gives that same sort of message. Just my interpretation, but I think it is pretty legit. |
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| Thrice – The Whaler Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| You'll notice the play on words in the title. Whaler is someone who hunts whales for a living and it can also be a type of boat. However, it is homophonous with the word "wailer." The word "wail" to cry or weep from grief or suffering. This could be referring to Dustin and how is heart is crying every time he has to leave his wife and kids, or it could be his daughters cries. | |
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