| Mumford & Sons – Not with Haste Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Definitely. The more I've listened to it, the more I believe "Ghosts That We Knew" also follows a similar vein, perhaps even more strongly. | |
| Mumford & Sons – Holland Road Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Is there something I said that is offensive? I don't quite understand why this was flagged. | |
| Mumford & Sons – Dust Bowl Dance Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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It's possible that this could be inspired by a book or a true event, but to me, it's simply an epic ballad that has one purpose: to tell a story. It's a story of one man taking a stand against tyranny and oppression. "Well you are my accuser, now look in my face Your oppression reeks of your greed and disgrace So one man has and another has not How can you love what it is you have got When you took it all from the weak hands of the poor? Liars and thieves you know not what is in store" Having made his accusations, he threatens to go out and get his gun. In my opinion, the final words of the song indicate that he carried out what he saw as justice against the person or group that he accused. "Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me I know what I've done, cause I know what I've seen I went out back and I got my gun I said, 'You haven't met me, I am the only son'" He'd threatened to take action against them, and he didn't back down when the time came. "I know what I've done, cause I know what I've seen." He had seen the corruption and the injustice, and chose to deal out the righteous judgment that no one else was willing to give, and he's ready to take the consequences for it. |
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| Mumford & Sons – Holland Road Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I love this song. I wasn't too impressed with it the first time I heard it, but I've listened to it several times since, and it's really grown on me. To me, this is a song about forgiveness. It's a song that's asking forgiveness for past mistakes, and it's a song that shows forgiveness to someone who has been unforgiving of those past mistakes. "You spared no time in lashing out But I knew your pain, and the effect of my shame But you cut me down." The writer has done something to offend someone else, a friend or perhaps someone he's in love with, and he humbly endures their harsh treatment of him. Although he may be struggling with bad thoughts against the person, he doesn't voice them. With his heart like a stone, he puts up no fight, as his friend cuts him down out of bitterness. But even when he's at his lowest point, he still wishes them well. "So I hit my low And little did I know, that would not be the end ... And I wished you well as you cut me down" And even though the other person has hurt him and brought him to the end of his rope, he's on his knees begging their forgiveness and asking them to believe in him. Again, at its heart, this is a song about forgiveness. The writer is asking forgiveness, and he's showing great humility and forgiveness towards the other person for their harsh treatment of him. "When I'm on my knees I'll still believe And when I've hit the ground Neither lost nor found If you'll believe in me I'll still believe" |
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| Mumford & Sons – Not with Haste Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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In my opinion, this song is a companion song to "After The Storm" from the previous album. There are multiple similarities in the lyrics, and both songs come at the end of their respective albums (excluding the deluxe edition, of course). In "After The Storm," the writer has come to the end of himself. Whatever you interpret "the storm" as, the point is that he's at the end of his rope. He's on his knees, broken. But he has determined not to abandon hope for himself, as we see in this line: "But I won't rot; not this mind and not this heart, I won't rot." Next, he looks out at all he's held dear, all he's stood for, and takes comfort in his hope. "And I took you by the hand, and we stood tall. And remembered our own land; what we lived for. But there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears And love will not break your heart, Dismiss your fears." In "Not With Haste," we have a similar scene, but one that is at the same time entirely different. Walking through the fields under a fair sun that he just can't bring himself to notice, the writer is on his knees again, but this time, instead of having lost hope, he's merely "broke." In "After the Storm," we have the encouragement that "love will not break your heart," and now, at long last, the writer is taking the plunge into a life-long love. He's proposing marriage. "And I was broke, I was on my knees. But you said 'yes' as I said 'please.'" "After the Storm" is the desperate, lonely cry of a man who has come to the end of his rope, but is not willing to give up hope. "And I won't die alone, and be left there." But in "Not With Haste," we see the conclusion of his story. He had held onto the hope that love would not break his heart, and now he's found that to be true. He's found freedom. "So we will run and scream, You will dance with me Fulfill our dreams, and we'll be free. We will be who we are, And they'll heal our scars. Sadness will be far away." These are such unashamedly hopeful words. It's not a reckless, foolish hope, but a hope that's grounded in what he's learned in the past. He's not throwing caution to the wind, he's believing with faith that the hopes that he's clung to so tightly, even through the through the storms, will now come to pass. Echoing the cry from the previous song, "I won't rot," he ends this song with the admonishment to himself not to let his flesh go to waste. Whereas before he perhaps loved with haste, which left him broken, desperate, and alone, now he will love not hastily and foolishly, but fervently. |
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