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I was looking down at you
Smiling up at me
For once I held you tight
But shadowed hands grabbed at me
Your head was in the clouds
Now those clouds are in your head
That's when you needed me
So I listened to what you said
Look another year went bye
They keep passing by
God damn I didn't even die
Too old and slow I have grown
I fought time but lost
It was love like a callus
You scarred enough to be
Tough and immune
Your body adapts, you see
To all above my head
and all below my feet
No, that's one freedom you will never take from me
To criticize and judge
How did I end up here
With these standards I'm forced to love
Make me disappear (hold tight)
Smiling up at me
For once I held you tight
But shadowed hands grabbed at me
Your head was in the clouds
Now those clouds are in your head
That's when you needed me
So I listened to what you said
Look another year went bye
They keep passing by
God damn I didn't even die
Too old and slow I have grown
I fought time but lost
It was love like a callus
You scarred enough to be
Tough and immune
Your body adapts, you see
To all above my head
and all below my feet
No, that's one freedom you will never take from me
To criticize and judge
How did I end up here
With these standards I'm forced to love
Make me disappear (hold tight)
Lyrics submitted by christsizeshoes, edited by zealant, sinkingboat
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In the first part of the song, he says that love is a freedom. And later, he said that he was forced to love.
"For once I held you tight, but shadowed hands grabbed at me." He holds on to the (whatever), and something else holds on to him when he does it. Almost as though he were holding onto himself, as though not to lose the self (Dredg has a lot to do with the spiritual journey).
Another paradox: love like a callous. Callouses come from a whole lot of work and pain and strife, so you can no longer feel pain in that area of your body. So does love mean you no longer feel someone's pain? Or does Gavin mean you feel the pain, but you don't suffer? That would go well with Bhuddist enlightenment: "pain is mandatory. Suffering is optional."
Another note: Dredg has much to do with opposites and halves. Notice the paintings that go with the songs and how each song talks about two sides of things. Well, this song seems to be no different. Listen to the first part of the song. Happy joyous rapture from the instruments and singing harmonious voice, but at the same time, the lyrics are incredibly sad (paradox). And then the second half of the song is composed of incredibly sad acoustics and then as far as lyrics go: SILENCE. Enlightenment is about achieving peace of mind, and to end in a silent beginning.
Oh, I could go on and on.
this song means a guy who's regret of his chance to get a lover in his passed life
he planned to go back at the earlier time...(maybe by using the time machine) "Make me disappear hold tight.."
err... no matter what... I always lose my sadness and go smiling happy whenever i play this song on my ipod
awesome!
This song isn't very "dredg" but I think that's what makes it interesting. To me it is a very touching song, I can't exactly get what the meaning is, but I know it has made me feel connected to it. I love the simile "love like a callous", for some reason it just calls to me. And when Gavin says "Hold tight" it gives me strength, it reaffrims the fact that I have something to do on this Earth and that if I just "hold tight" I will be able to accomplish something great.
I also enjoy the "I've fought time but lost" part. I think everyone at some point feels like that.
Like I said, I don't know what Gavin's meaning behind the song was, but those are some of the things I can identify with. Since the title is Matroshka, those little Russian dolls, it could possibly play on the idea of many facets; things within things.
They keep passing by
God damn, I didn't even die
Too old and slow I've grown
Well, I fought time but lost
perfect, so fucking perfect!!!!!! and the way he sings it, this and triangle favorite songs of dredg!
and this i think 2nd favorite phrase!
u all stfu this bands is amazing, and the 3 albums are pretty good!