| Mastodon – Toe to Toes Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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I absolutely love this song and have had it on repeat for three days now. The song seems to have two characters, the one voiced by Troy (the harsh vocals), and that by Brent (the higher-pitched one). The protagonist (Brent) encounters a beast alone in the darkness. To his surprise, the beast has been waiting for him, and has known him for a long time. The beast calls him by his name, welcomes him with a smile, and lays him comfortably down to sleep. The beast, it seems, was once a wealthy man with everything anyone could want, but was apparently transformed into a beast by some magical spell (I think this is alluded to by the name written in blood). So much for the narrative. For the deeper meaning, the song twice refers to the fact that the beast knows the darkest parts of the protagonist, the parts that no one wanted to see, that he himself most despises. So I believe the song is using a mythical form to describe a man confronting his own inner demons, which are allegorized as the beast. In any case, that's all just a guess. It's beautiful and the music hits me hard. |
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