What happened after the storm?
Was everyone okay?
I tried to call again,
I think they've gone away
We'll go back the other way x4
i dreamt of an ice-age today
cold and white to see
i walked for miles and miles
they came back another way
We learned them as we went,
Forgot them straightaway,
The ones we've left behind
The ones we sent away.
We'll go back the other way x4
Was everyone okay?
I tried to call again,
I think they've gone away
cold and white to see
i walked for miles and miles
they came back another way
Forgot them straightaway,
The ones we've left behind
The ones we sent away.
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The lyrics are typically abstract of Mogwai. However, when I look at the words of this song, I see it as being applicable to a disfunctional relationship. It breaks down to me personally--and very specifically-- as follows:
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE STORM, WAS EVERYONE OK? after the argument, are we still ok together?
I TRIED TO CALL AGAIN, I THINK THEY'VE GONE AWAY i tried to call you but you didn't answer. I think the bad things that plague my temper are gone.
WE'LL COME BACK THE OTHER WAY we'll get it together
I DREAMT OF AN ICE AGE TODAY, COLD AND WHITE TO SEE i thought of a bleak world without you today
I WALKED FOR MILES AND MILES, THEY CAME BACK THE OTHER WAY i went for a walk, and the "bad things" came back to me.
WE LEARNT THEM AS WE WENT, FORGOT THEM STRAIGHT AWAY we learned how to deal with eachother's personalities day by day, but in the heat of a clash, these things we learnt seemed to vanish in our minds
THE ONES WE LEFT BEHIND some lessons we forgot
THE ONES WE SENT AWAY some lessons we dismissed as nonsense
WE'LL COME BACK THE OTHER WAY we'll get it together
Some lyrics are still missing, so feel free to post an ideas of what the middle verse is. I can get some of the phrases out, but not the whole thing.
@maniacalmaniacal I posted the missing verse in another comment. Also, the vocoder just repeats "Will you look the other way" between verses.
@maniacalmaniacal I posted the missing verse in another comment. Also, the vocoder just repeats "Will you look the other way" between verses.
pretty sure I got most of it (except the vocoder parts between the verses, near impossible to hear what he's saying for sure)
what happened after the storm? was everyone okay? i tried to call again i think they've gone away
will you ? the other way x4
i dreamt of an ice-age today cold and white to see i walked for miles and miles they came back another way
we learned them as we went forgot them straight away the ones we left behind the ones we sent away
will you ? the other way x4
... the song itself is absolutely beautiful, one of the better off of their new cd (2nd behind travel is dangeorus IMO)
agreed, this song is absolutely beautiful.
Lakron said it :D
it really is a gorgeous song. my favorite after "take me somewhere nice."
it really is a gorgeous song. my favorite after "take me somewhere nice."
This is a beautiful songs, the lyrics fit so perfectly as i always listen to it, with my eyes closed on my bed, or walking,
dreaming,
its amazing!
I'm pretty certain the vocoder bits in the middle are saying "We'll go back the other way".
This song always makes me calm and content. I love it. It's absolutely amazing.