April Tenth

I've listened to this song way too many times and as far as I can tell it seems to be about someone from her youth who committed suicide. April 10th must have been the day this person died or the day she heard about it. This person must have been a friend she didn't see regularly anymore, but may have during her youth or maybe someone she used to work with. She had heard through friends that his/her life had been going downhill but I think she regrets that she wasn't around to help them. She realized that she should have done something when they received the suicide letter. "And you've dropped in with the letter you wrote and I read it aloud to prove that I could" She has a hard time reading the letter because of the emotion involved and she couldn't believe that they had actually killed them self. The next few lines seem so be about maybe people at a wake reminiscing or among friends. "And there's blood on all our hands with the catalyst gone" She seems to be blaming herself and others for doing nothing because now its too late to do anything. "And only what's left to us is history built on dust I'm sweating on poet's words" Seems to be talking about the dust spread on a casket at a funeral and the sweating on poet's words part is probably speaking of a eulogy she gave using something the dead friend had written. The rest of the song seems to be about the depression after a death and the realization that we will all die at some point like little lambs to meet their end.

I truly love this song and it touches me every time I hear it.

I've never heard of this song before... is this a b-side that I missed, or are they making a new album? crosses fingers

Ooh. I just downloaded it, and this is one of the BEST fucking songs I've ever heard. I have no idea what it means... although it seems like each line, stanza, whatever is referring to some person or some incident from her past.

maybe someone she knows died on april 10th? someone should look this up. this is a great song (;

Yeah, I wanna know what it means as well!! And you guys are sooo right! It's a brilliant song indeed... Especially, I love Shirl's voice in this one. Hot stuff!!

obviously i dont know for sure what it means but to me it sounds like the death of a loved one (spouce perhaps?) and even possibly a suicide (because he wrote a letter first)

I was born in april tenth.

The lyrics are drastically wrong for the song here: The true lyrics are: http://www.eksisozluk.com/show.asp?t=april+tenth

It was april the tenth I remember it well It was so cold that year It was colder than hell

Tthings haven't been good For you, for a while Because I'd been on tour I hadn't heard

And you've dropped in With the letter you wrote And i read it aloud To prove that I could

And we were both laughing Cause we know how you are We never thought Your quitting was good

We thought that we knew you And I guess that we don't Are you heavenly or Just like the past?

We called you "the black penny" Remember that?

The sea is wide The streets are long And there's blood on all our hands With the catalyst gone

And only what's left to us Is history built on dust I was sweating on poet's words Great nations and governments

Sweet lies and victories Eager and keen to please Those good keys are everywhere With their thousand-yard stare

We all end up the same Like little lambs to meet their end

My thoughts are that this song is about someone who killed his/herself on april 10...and this is sort of reminiscing.