Touch
I'll stand for nothing less
Or never stand again
These are the limits when one's buried
This body's left the soul
Could we have known
Never would I, helped to nail down
Careful of drifting off
Now losing taste and touch
Turning a pale blue leaning in to say
This body's left the soul
The brain needs oxygen
Can't sneak around this bait
His catacomb has got me by the chin
This body's left the soul
Could we have known
Never would I, helped to nail down
With nothing to gain
Here's the clincher, this should be you
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
And touch
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
The earth
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
The earth
Could we have known
Never would I, helped to nail down
With nothing to gain
Here's the clincher, this should be you
This happened to be never changing
Holding inside,
The phobia made cold and crippled, ending it all
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
The earth
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
I'll stand for nothing less
Or never stand again
These are the limits when one's buried
This body's left the soul
Could we have known
Never would I, helped to nail down
Careful of drifting off
Now losing taste and touch
Turning a pale blue leaning in to say
This body's left the soul
The brain needs oxygen
Can't sneak around this bait
His catacomb has got me by the chin
This body's left the soul
Could we have known
Never would I, helped to nail down
With nothing to gain
Here's the clincher, this should be you
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
And touch
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
The earth
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
The earth
Could we have known
Never would I, helped to nail down
With nothing to gain
Here's the clincher, this should be you
This happened to be never changing
Holding inside,
The phobia made cold and crippled, ending it all
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
The earth
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
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Sorry Jesus but this song isn't about you. Go head over to the "Gospel" section, you may like it there a bit better.
Chevelle is not a Christian band, just a band with Christians in it.
THAT IS A FACT.
So cancel God out as a song meaning, and you'll be surprised their lyrics have a lot more depth and emotion behind them This band is freaking amazing, that's the bulletpoint in this presentation, also the fact that THIS SONG IS ABOUT CLAUSTROPHOBIA.
So there. :P
Figured I'd help you out. In case no one believed you. Also, most of Chevelle's lyrics are pretty obscure so usually the obvious meanings isn't the real meaning. Speaking to anyone else out their looking up lyric meanings.
Here's the clincher/ this should be you
Now saturate/and touch/now saturate/the earth
Could we have known?: the sinner who realizes finally what Christ has done for him saying "if i had known that THIS was the cost, i would have never helped nail your hand to the cross."
Here's the clincher, this should be you, with nothing to gain: is the selflessness of his sacrifice. "here's the clincher, this hsould be you" is just a brutal reminder that YOU should be the one nailed to the cross, not the only innocent man to ever walk the earth
now saturate, and touch / the earth: a plea for the blood of Jesus to saturate and cover the earth
could we have known, never would i, helped to nail down (i'll stand for nothing less): now i'll stand for nothing less, no cause is as important as the cross of Jesus
With nothing to gain: ...regardless ofw hat it costs me or what the rewards are
here's the clincher, this should be you (made cold and crippled): (obvious)
actual quote from Pete: "To us, it was and is, not that big of a deal. Our first label was owned by a distributorship that distributed to Christian bookstores and things like that. And it doesn't bother us at all to be called a Christian band. Although we have made a specific point to keep our religion out of our band and out of our shows because we believe it is everybody's choice to go and do whatever they want. And though we do have our individual faiths and all those things, it is not something that we'll preach to the people out there. So there were never any misconceptions for us or for our label in that regards. It really was what everybody else was putting out there."
Saying all that @Kruzen is entitled to their interpretation, after all the lyrics are still quite ambiguous, and music / art is open to the individuals beliefs, experiences and emotions.
I will just add that even though this song is getting a couple years old now, it is still one of my favorites.
This song, I've always loved it and chevelle, but it stood out to me just now and I had to write it down. It seems as if it is about the claustorphobia one must feel to be in the same room with a dead body for hours on end. The beginning is the mind processing the reality of the situation, something in most cases seems to move by more naturally and quickly, but when put before death, everything seems slow and heavy. Then on a more personal note "her catacomb" "her body" "has got me by the chin" "is sickeningly mesmerizing"
Could they have known this was going to happen, they would have payed closer attention and now with nothing to gain out of a situation that can only negate all aspects of any given choice. The clincher could be guilt.
Now saturate and touch" his mom trying to hover over her daughter, in panic, thinking that it may somehow bring her back to life, bodys begin to dry when they die off.
I feel a little sick exploiting this, I'm not trying to, I in a way feel the Gretta would relate alot to this if she were still alive.
"Turning a pale blue, leaning in to say"
It's a great opening track. The rest of the CD is great too. I am an intern at a radio station and have heard the new cd already. It will blow you away. People don't download the new cd.....JUST GO BUY IT! Support the band. They are worth it!!!!