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Pendulous Threads Lyrics
Mend this careless thread, it’s gone askew.
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet.)
Or pull & see how much we can undo.
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet.)
On a burning bridge, your options are minimal at best.
Depending on where you’re standing
& how much breath is in your chest.
If it came down to it
would you high-tail home & hide? Or dance on fire & enjoy the ride?
Mend this careless thread, it’s gone askew.
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet!)
Or pull & see how much we can undo.
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet!
At the heart of it all. That innermost, your fiery core
there’s an amassing armor & it’s building you into a bore. Life’s a match in a gas tank
don’t ever mourn the ebbing tide, just dance on fire & enjoy the ride!
Hey! Mend this careless thread, it’s gone askew.
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet!)
Or pull & see how much we can undo.
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet!)
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet.)
Or pull & see how much we can undo.
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet.)
On a burning bridge, your options are minimal at best.
Depending on where you’re standing
& how much breath is in your chest.
If it came down to it
would you high-tail home & hide? Or dance on fire & enjoy the ride?
Mend this careless thread, it’s gone askew.
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet!)
Or pull & see how much we can undo.
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet!
At the heart of it all. That innermost, your fiery core
there’s an amassing armor & it’s building you into a bore. Life’s a match in a gas tank
don’t ever mourn the ebbing tide, just dance on fire & enjoy the ride!
Hey! Mend this careless thread, it’s gone askew.
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet!)
Or pull & see how much we can undo.
(Thread on my sweater is pendulous, step back & pull it.
Watch it unravel faster than a speeding bullet!)
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I really have no words for this song other than... deep breath that I did NOT know they could top themselves from S.c.i.e.n.c.e... this song does a damn good job of going in that direction. The idea of an unravelling thread has been done several times before... but not like this, I assure you (to anyone who hasn't heard it). This song makes you feel as though you, yourself are in this sweater and someone is running with the string in the opposite direction... Everything is just unravelling. Truly amazing song. Strict fans of MV probably won't like this one much, along with Light Grenades, A Kiss to Send Us Off, and Rogues... well maybe Rogues... At any rate, well done, Incubus. You've done it again.
well since no one else has attempted to discuss the actual meaning of the song i geuss ill start it off... first thing is the chorus i think the sweater that he speaks of is a symbol for life(or the events that occur in ones life) and this sweater is made up of individual moments in time or "threads" and it just so happens that one of these threads has gone askew(or something in ones life has gone wrong at one point). the event that has caused this thread to go askew is also "pendulous" or it caused a chain reaction of reoccuring events that will ultimately lead to ones demise or downfall... now what the verses are talking about is when this sweater finally unravels or your life has hit rock bottom(your standing on a burning bridge) where your options are minimal depending on how you have dealt with the situation(depending on where your standing and how much breath is in your chest) now when it all comes crashing down are you going to run home and hide or just bask in the beauty of how fragile life can be and stop trying to control everything and just live(dance on fire and enjoy the ride). now the next verse i find very interesting(At the heart of it all. That innermost, your fiery core there’s an amassing armor & it’s building you into a bore) what this is saying is that your forming armor around your sweater(or life) b/c your afraid of what could happen but this armor also hides your true identity or self and you are becoming a boring and dull person b/c of this... now the next line (lifes a match in a gas tank) is another symbol for how fragile life can be... the last line im going to discuss is hard to get kinda but i think that its a metaphor on top of a metaphor (dont ever mourn the ebbing tide) the ebbing tide could be a symbol for the sweater that is unravelling so what it is saying is dont give your pity b/c im more alive then you ever will be with your damn sweater armor your boring loser.... in conclusion: to experience the true beauty of life we must have the careless, askew threads. stop building walls around your heart and your life and just dance on fire and enjoy the ride... thats my two cents....peace...
"stop trying to control everything and just let go, LET GO!" - tyler durden(Fight Club)
brandon weaved quite a web for a lot of people. scratch "are you in" off your CD if you want a clear head, not everyone has the chance to stay in a soundproof mansion on the bea
cool tempo!
I really have no words for this song other than... deep breath that I did NOT know they could top themselves from S.c.i.e.n.c.e... this song does a damn good job of going in that direction. The idea of an unravelling thread has been done several times before... but not like this, I assure you (to anyone who hasn't heard it). This song makes you feel as though you, yourself are in this sweater and someone is running with the string in the opposite direction... Everything is just unravelling. Truly amazing song. Strict fans of MV probably won't like this one much, along with Light Grenades, A Kiss to Send Us Off, and Rogues... well maybe Rogues... At any rate, well done, Incubus. You've done it again.
This one caught my ear. Great song. and well jenova is pretty much right.
Yea very catchy one isn't it? A lot of the Light Grenade songs are friggin CATCHY but like they're not trying to be. This one took longer to grow on me but I listen to it a lot now, probably a rockin song live.
This song is easily my favorite on the CD. It sounds like the song keeps spinning faster and faster. I am totally impressed with what Incubus has done with this new CD. They channeled their intuition and imagination to conjure up more novel music, then they poured their hearts and souls over it, giving the album a depth and wholeness that hasn't been seen in the best. It's to Incubus what Casino Royale was for the Bond series.
It's to Incubus what Casino Royale was for the Bond series.
oo. Loved the paralell. I completely agree with everything Brad324 said.
jenova, u hit the nail on the head. this song grabs u and takes u along for the ride and what a ride it is! amazing!
,,'life’s a match in a gas tank' what a possibilities that should give you^^.. different album but absolutely loveable.. incubus is always a hell yeah..