| Circa Survive – The Longest Mile Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I know that this song is probably about the band nearly breaking up, but I also think it may mean something deeper at the same time. I believe that Anthony had a friend that was caught up in dealing drugs. Anthony was stuck in the middle of his friend's decision to live his life this way; he wanted to support his friend, but he knew, at the same time, that his friend could get in deep shit living this way. So Anthony got involved in his friend's personal life and tried to put an end to his bad choices. Yes, it makes perfect sense that the context of the song is about the band almost breaking up: "I couldn't have had a better crew to travel with," but what about "I would never sail again?" Perhaps at a more abstract level of analyzation Anthony is saying: "If I make it back to land, in one piece, I will never sail (sell) again." In other words, Anthony got involved with his friend, maybe trying to finish his friend's last drug sale for him so that he will stop entirely. Again, I am probably completely wrong, but I feel that my hypothesis is a reasonable/highly unlikely underlying meaning to the lyrics. Furthermore, "You'll retire with some well deserved space." His friend has wanted to get out of the drug scene for so long, but he has never had the necessary support to steer him in the morally right direction. "Living up to all the things that you play down; if you don't get a hold of it, I won't be around." Anthony threatened to end the friendship if his friend was not willing to conform and do as Anthony suggested. It's a sad song whether you look at it either way. However, you cannot ignore the last repetitive line of the lyrics: "I will never sail again; Never." If we make it out of this predicament alive I will never go back to the way things were before. This song is up for interpretation, and I want to hear negative/positive criticism. I'm certain that most people, if any, have ever thought of this song in the manner I have. Most Circa songs are sad. I love to listen to Circa and reflect on my own life. Just don't comment if you simply want to state the obvious or contradict yourself. This website is for opinions NOT dumb fucks that are not open to others opinions. Just read the lyrics, and think about them in this way or another way altogether, and you may just find yourself relating to Anthony Green more so than before. Congrats on the superb new album Circa Survive. Can't wait to see you at the House of Blues in New Orleans on Tuesday. | |
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