| Circa Survive – Frozen Creek (Album version) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This song is sorta a giant metaphor for a past relationship. Possibly the same relationships discussed in "I felt free",and "Imaginary Enemy". "Upon a pebble driveway There sits a house And it's the loneliest place I haven't spend much time there It wasn't alowed It just didn't feel right" - "pebble driveway" could mean a rocky path towards the old "house" or relationship. "I haven't spend much time there, it wasn't allowed, it just didn't feel right" is refers to not thinking about the past relationship because it hurt too much or it felt sour internally. "Cos it's all built upon a burial ground It just doesn't feel right It just doesn't feel right On top the frozen creek I would love to take you there It's where it flows through me On top the frozen creek Ohhh" - "burial ground" means the past, old lives, the death of the relationship lies under the "house". "It just didn't feel right", hurt too much, the timing was off to ever go back. "On top the frozen creek" Where the love used to flow has now frozen, there isn't any flame or passion left. "I would love to take you there It's where it flows through me" He/she would like to go back and revisit the relationship. "If I open both of my eyes I still see an empty space So empty But if I keep them closed Then there's still a chance" -"If I open both my eyes I still see an empty space, so empty" In reality the person knows there is nothing left of the relationship, only empty feelings are left over from the past relationship. "But if I keep them closed then there's still a chance" However if they close their eyes and imagine maybe there is still a chance to salvage in the past relationship or make things better with the other person so they can retain the relationship. "I made a promise to you long ago I'd do the the best that I can I'd try to keep it I made a promise to you long ago That I'd do anything to keep this home" -The person made promises to keep up with the relationship so it wouldn't turn to shit. "I'd try to keep it, i made a promise to you long ago that i'd do anthing to keep this home" The girl/guy tried to keep the promise that they wouldn't let the relationship go if things were maybe bad or wouldn't work out because the other person means so much to them, so did the relationship. "I would love to take you there I would love to take you there I would love to take you" -They would love to go back to the relationship and would "love" to love again because the relationship they used to have was the most important thing in the past. I think the song ends with the protagonist giving up on their false hope of starting up a relationship with their ex partner. False hopes and wishful thinking is basically what this song talks about. Quite errie song and very creative. |
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| Circa Survive – Imaginary Enemy Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Imaginary enemy doesn't pertain to just a selfish, ungrateful girl. This song describes my ex-boyfriend down to a tee. The singer is expressing how their partner has turned them into an enemy suddenly because they are very ungrateful of the other person in the relationship. The partner dumping the other person treats the "dumpee" as a disease, burden, responsiblity, nuisance etc. The singer notices that their partner has a simliar pattern in life - "All you saw was the burden standing beside all your blessed truths disguised in all you alibis It's a tradition practiced every time you say goodbye" - Once they get tired of being in a relationship the person lies and comes up with excuses, they've also done this in the past with other relationships possibly because its a "tradition" or sorta always ends up happening. "I've tried so hard to be what you needed" - the other person in the relationship tries so very hard to be exactly what their partner needs but..they can't seem to live up to them.. So once the relationship ends..."I've tried for so long to make you believe it that I am not the enemy" -the person being dumped tries to convince their partner that they aren't the problem or their "enemy". |
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