I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Last night I dreamt I held you with me,
Close enough to feel you breathe,
When I awoke I lay here empty,
Caught between the want and need,
Now in the drakness I am only,
Thoughtful hopes and pieces mind,
These dreams are all I've ever wanted,
Found behind the closing eyes,
How long we've been trying to reach you,
We all fall down like this sometimes,
Trying to reach you,
I'm trying,
Last night I dreamt I had you with me,
Closer still to see you leave,
When I awoke the fear of lonely,
Gripped my heart in conscious sleep,
Now in the darkness I lay empty,
Hollow beaten like a drum,
Sill water cages I am hoping,
In these dreams to me you'll come,
How long we've been trying to reach you,
We all fall down like this sometimes,
Trying to reach you,
I'm trying,
These fields alive with fire and ashes,
Inside these fields we'll find oceans of ashes,
When all your dreams have died,
I don't want to die,
Just keeping holding my hand,
Because I'm trying to reach you,
I'm never letting you go,
Because I'm dying to keep you,
I'm trying
I'm walking through your fields,
Of broken flowers,
They fall upon my face like tears for hours,
If all we are we are,
If all we are we are,
To wake and call your name,
In the tine hours,
We all fall down
Close enough to feel you breathe,
When I awoke I lay here empty,
Caught between the want and need,
Now in the drakness I am only,
Thoughtful hopes and pieces mind,
These dreams are all I've ever wanted,
Found behind the closing eyes,
How long we've been trying to reach you,
We all fall down like this sometimes,
Trying to reach you,
I'm trying,
Last night I dreamt I had you with me,
Closer still to see you leave,
When I awoke the fear of lonely,
Gripped my heart in conscious sleep,
Now in the darkness I lay empty,
Hollow beaten like a drum,
Sill water cages I am hoping,
In these dreams to me you'll come,
How long we've been trying to reach you,
We all fall down like this sometimes,
Trying to reach you,
I'm trying,
These fields alive with fire and ashes,
Inside these fields we'll find oceans of ashes,
When all your dreams have died,
I don't want to die,
Just keeping holding my hand,
Because I'm trying to reach you,
I'm never letting you go,
Because I'm dying to keep you,
I'm trying
I'm walking through your fields,
Of broken flowers,
They fall upon my face like tears for hours,
If all we are we are,
If all we are we are,
To wake and call your name,
In the tine hours,
We all fall down
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i love this song ... so far my fave on imago album its probably one of the heaviest song on album but lyrics sound like it could be a ballad.
beutiful deep lyrics, kind of remind me of wish u were here by pink floyd
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This one of my all time favourite "TBE" songs. Last night I dreamt I held you with me Close enough to feel you breathe" I have a feeling inside me that this song is about falling in love && then trying to reach out for the person && never letting go. "Just keep holding my hand because I'm trying to reach you" && also talking about how the one you love might not understand that your always going to be there for them.
I'm not sure its about falling in love cause "We've trying to reach you" unless its not an monogamous one.
I think it has to do with grief and how his girlfriend/partner is dealing with it. It may be a death that is particularly close to the girlfriend and has put her in a depressive spiral. Shutting herself off from everyone else and her partner and family. hence the "Last night I dreamt I held you with me Close enough to feel you breathe" and "Last night I dreamt I held you with me Closer still to see you leave" line for me have the feeling that his girlfriend isn't sleeping well hasn't been herself since the death and he's hoping the she comes back. hence the dreaming that she is close to him again.
Her family and b/f are trying to reach her, get through to her and help her. telling her that they are always there. "Just keep holding my hand" you know its ok "We all fall down like this sometimes"
and the last verse about walking in field gives me the imagery of funeral all the broken flowers and tears. its like she is dwelling stuck in an infinite loop and can't get past the grief.
well thats what I think anyway.
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Basically that shes sad and he wants to help her.
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Last night I dreamt I held you with me Close enough to feel you breathe When I awoke I lay here empty Caught between the want and need
Now in the darkness I am only Thoughtful hopes and pieces mind These dreams are all I've ever wanted Found behind the closing eyes
How long we've been trying to reach you We all fall down like this sometimes Trying to reach you I'm trying
-Saying that other people as well as him have been trying to connect back with the girl, and that a lot of people have times where they aren't ok. He's trying to reach her to help.
Last night I dreamt I held you with me Closer still to see you leave When I awoke the fear of lonely Gripped my heart in concious sleep
Now in the darkness I lay empty Hollow beaten like a drum Still water cages I am hoping In these dreams to me you'll come
These fields alive with fire and ashes Inside these fields we'll find oceans of ashes When all your dreams have died I don't want to die
Just keep holding my hand because I'm trying to reach you I'm never letting you go Because I'm dying to keep you
I'm trying
I'm walking through your fields Of broken flowers They fall upon my face Like tears for hours If all we are we are If all we are we are To wake and call your name in the tiny hours We all fall down
The general meaning that comes to my mind when I try to picture this song is that a girl has depression/suffers a great loss and can't deal with it, retreating into herself, and he's trying to keep her with him, trying not to let her slip away any more than she's already done. He's trying to help her come back to who she was, saying that alot of other people fall down too... He doesn't want her to leave him/fall out of love with him. There's the underlying point that he can't live without her/her loving him.