Wait! There's something up ahead.
I've seen its claws I can see the marks it left.
Well fed and eating with a thousand hands.
This coma of factory and bars won't last
It's numbing power and it's never winding heart.
So climb what you can before it's gone
And always carry in your lungs
The prettiest voice from drowning as you drag this swamp
'Cause the smell will stay with you for so long
The past can only stretch for so long
The last can only stretch, so long so long so long
So we wait until it's overhead
Until the sky falls and the sun takes us all
I've seen its claws I can see the marks it left.
Well fed and eating with a thousand hands.
This coma of factory and bars won't last
It's numbing power and it's never winding heart.
So climb what you can before it's gone
And always carry in your lungs
The prettiest voice from drowning as you drag this swamp
'Cause the smell will stay with you for so long
The past can only stretch for so long
The last can only stretch, so long so long so long
So we wait until it's overhead
Until the sky falls and the sun takes us all
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Good hob. Nick's always tough to hear.
Kinda sounds like numbing power in the 2nd verse
good call
Wait There's something up ahead I've seen its claws I can see the marks it left Well fed...and eating with a thousand hands The coma of factory and bars won't last It's numbing power and it's never-ending winding heart So climb what you can before it's gone And always carry in your lungs... the prettiest voice from drowning as you drag this swamp... 'cause the smell will stay with you for so long The past can only stretch for so long The last can only stretch...so long so long so long So we wait...until it's overhead Until the sky falls and then sun taks us all.
best song on the album.
this song is absolutely beautiful.
this song is absolutely beautiful.
The * is my little comment on each line
Wait! There's something up ahead. There is a big problem comming I've seen its claws I can see the marks it left. i can see the damage its been but our relationship still exists Well fed and eating with a thousand hands. Its good now and a lot of effort was put into it This coma of factory and bars won't last All of the effort can't keep it going for too long It's numbing power and it's never winding heart. The ability to ignore the problems and the heart will... keep going? like you won't have to re wind it like a watch? So climb what you can before it's gone Enjoy what we have before we lose it because apparently in the song he could lose it as he's been saying again and again And always carry in your lungs Always keep what we had with you The prettiest voice from drowning as you drag this swamp we have some beauty together even though we are drowning for example using a pretty voice for a charised memories with a loved one 'Cause the smell will stay with you for so long Comparing the relationship to scent which he wants her to keep The past can only stretch for so long YOu can't hold on to the past forever so i guess they once had good times but now they don't and he needs the good times back The last can only stretch, so long so long so long Pushing the point with repetition So we wait until it's overhead We will keep the relationship going untill the problems are really apparent Until the sky falls and the sun takes us all Wow! This is a great form of symbolism to end it! The Relationship is going to "crash and burn" and it will be horrible.
This is a great song! Woah i did a lot of explanation I didn't get it but now that i wrote it all out i understand the song really well
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line 1-5: the devil is up ahead and there are many people walking into his trap line 6-8: this life that you know will end before you know it, so find all the answers you can line 9-12: keep singing to god as you rid yourself of your sin, because the sin will stay with you for a very long time line 13-14: the sin only sticks for so long though, before you know it, it will be gone. line 15-16: so we choose to ignore god until the end of the world comes.
line 1-5: the devil is up ahead and there are many people walking into his trap line 6-8: this life that you know will end before you know it, so find all the answers you can line 9-12: keep singing to god as you rid yourself of your sin, because the sin will stay with you for a very long time line 13-14: the sin only sticks for so long though, before you know it, it will be gone. line 15-16: so we choose to ignore god until the end of the world comes.
Okay i have to respectfully disagree with the interpretations of sin/god and a cliche relationship song.
I feel its more a reflection upon his own life. The something up ahead could be his future. The coma of factories (his job/ working career) wont last as he strives for.. something.. be it success with his music or just an acceptance that it wont last as death is inevitable. The latter part of the song reflects this further 'climb what you can' whilst you have the chance to and 'the smell stays' reflect how your decisions and choices shape your destiny.
I think overall its a song about hope, the future, optimism and inevitability. I'd also agree slightly with the 'god' theory in the closing lines as they suggest maybe a defiance to believe or maybe its that in the end of his life he can accept this as a posibility..
Just thoughts though, should mean something different to everyone.
Kyle