Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
I would die to be your lover lost at sea
And I'd fly to hear your arid sirening
And I'd scream "My love!" through bloody hurricanes
Would you say so if you thought of me?
And would it crush you if you saw me bleed?
And would you dance the same if you knew that I could see?
Do you feel the same for me?
With guns ablaze I'll bring you what you need
And with fires of rain and wake our blinking city up
I'll scream "My love!" as arrows fill the skies.
Would you say so if you thought of me?
And would it crush you if you saw me bleed?
And would you dance the same if you knew that I could see?
Do you feel the same for me?
Hey now, oh no you've got a clean shot
All the ways you could pierce my heart.
Hey now, oh no you've run me right through
With all these words that I've sung to you.
Would you say so if you thought of me?
And would it crush you if you saw me bleed?
And would you dance the same if you knew that I could see?
Do you feel the same for me?
And I'd fly to hear your arid sirening
And I'd scream "My love!" through bloody hurricanes
Would you say so if you thought of me?
And would it crush you if you saw me bleed?
And would you dance the same if you knew that I could see?
Do you feel the same for me?
With guns ablaze I'll bring you what you need
And with fires of rain and wake our blinking city up
I'll scream "My love!" as arrows fill the skies.
Would you say so if you thought of me?
And would it crush you if you saw me bleed?
And would you dance the same if you knew that I could see?
Do you feel the same for me?
Hey now, oh no you've got a clean shot
All the ways you could pierce my heart.
Hey now, oh no you've run me right through
With all these words that I've sung to you.
Would you say so if you thought of me?
And would it crush you if you saw me bleed?
And would you dance the same if you knew that I could see?
Do you feel the same for me?
Lyrics submitted by BinacaFreak
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I would first like to say that The Myriad has been considered a christian rock, indie rock and alternative rock genre band.
It is fine that believing them to be only a christian band would cause you to see this song as being a religious song simply about god or jesus, also for those that don't see it as religious, this song may also seem to be a clear song about some kind of psychotic love.
I prefer to say that this song is simply about unrequited love. That theme can cover being in a one-sided relationship, wanting to be in a relationship with someone who doesn't want you, or symbolizing the love that god or jesus have for man which many don't return.
the line "Hey now, oh no you've got a clean shot" refers to how vulnerable they are to the person they're in love with.
In my opinion, that is simply what the song is about. To whom it regards is for our listening ears to interpret.
sad sad people. almost every song nowadays has a double meaning nowadays to please both sides of the spectrum - the ones who don't want it to be about Christianity - and the ones who do. THE SONG PLEASES BOTH OF YOU - The Myriad achieved that goal - congratulate them, theyre a great bunch. Considered Christian? Go on their myspace and read about their drummer dying from cancer - they talk about their Savior Jesus Christ. I don't think they "consider" themselves Christian, they are.
Now for the song meanings (watch the music video on youtube). I'm just gonna look at the Christian point of view, go ahead and condemn me for this, you might figure out the meaning of the song by doing this.
Lyrically i believe this song is talking about how God calls out for us and tries to reach us no matter where we are or what we're going through in our lives, but when someone falls away from God alot of "Christians" go and condemn those people as if they were never in that position themselves. Notice in the music video the little creatures talking about the "monster" in their woods are little monsters themselves - also living in the woods where no one will see them. They think just because someone looks or acts a little different than they do they're monstrocious and need to be rid of.
We're all little monsters and we all mess up - that's the whole mystery of this world. NO ONE IS PERFECT - if we were perfect or achieved anything on our own we wouldn't need Jesus. Some people think they're so holy that all they do is look at others in disgust. We're all fallen, and we all need God, and he watches ALL of us - and not just SOMETIMES when we're living the best part of our lives - but even when we're doing disgusting things in secret. He sees all our deeds, not just how we're living RIGHT NOW, but ALL the time. He calls to us no matter which part of life we're going through.
Would you say so if you thought of Him? (or reject Him?) Would it crush you if saw Him on the cross? (or do you not need Jesus right now?) Would you "dance" the same if you knew he was watching? (ALL THE TIME) Do you love Him the same in return? (That's all He wants from us) After-all, everyone knows it takes two to tango
Bravo! The end repeat of the chorus, no doubt, has a strong latent meaning. This song is most definitely about the speaker's (or us in general's) relationship with Our Savior. Terrific song! How sad that people cannot see that and want to pass it off for something less meaningful.
2nd line is "And I'd fly to hear your air raid sirening"
the lyrics are sooooo adorable i love it
he's really crazy for a girl and hopes it is mutual.
Yayness, I think you're right. I even thought of that when playing this song on Rock Band. It sounds like the thoughts of a classic stalker-type person like in Criminal Minds or something.
Guiltygear~ I'm sorry Christianity seems to offend you, however when interpreting other people's work you really should try to see things from their perspective and not your own. Obviously, you are not aware of Christian terminology which refers to Jesus as the "Lover of our souls" because he died for our souls so that those who believe in him can live eternally in heaven. The line, "I would die to be your lover lost at sea" supports that. In addition, Christ is also referred to as the one who calms the raging sea (or makes peace in our lives) so it's not Christ lost at sea, but him as our lover (the one who loves us, not in a modern lover-sexual sense) as we are lost (basically he loves the lost which is the whole message of the gospel). So, this song does make more sense as being about God/Jesus speaking to man. The Jars of Clay song, Closer, is similar in that sense.
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To fyerfli I don't believe that GuiltyGear meant any harm by what he said (nor did he seem offended) he was just looking at this song from his point of view
I actually believe this song to be a double entendre I just started listening to these guys after a friend turned me on to them, and have found many of their lyrics to be very deep and artistic.
My main point being though that this song can be looked at from both sides, and as a born again christian myself, I look at it from the Jesus/God point of view. However the only person that really knows the true meaning of the song is the artist, so instead of fighting over the meaning we should just enjoy it for what it is, a true materpiece. :)
and the dancing part doesn't literally mean dancing...it means the way we live our lives and how if we learn to understand Jesus,that we need to think of Him in our everyday lives...and that if we realized that he was watching and understood that, most of us would act differently.
Respectfully. what is it with you people thinking everything is about Jesus and God? Just cause the band is labelled as christian rock at times doesn't mean this beautiful piece of art describing romanticism is about Jesus.. This song just proves how culture today has set some really bad standards on the word "love." As soon as someone looks at a person from a distance, they're stalkers. We have all done it, we have all seen that person we think would make us happy and wished they looked back. Anyway, disrespectfully, you guys are freaky asexual creatures who would rather think this song is about a deity rather than fall into its true trance.
@Darwino In part I totally agree with you, and in part completely disagree. This world definately has a messed up perception of love, where if someone watches the one they love from afar it is about stalking and if the band is "Christian" then the song must be about Jesus.<br /> <br /> However, I think you're absolutely wrong about the fact that Christians are "freaky asexual people who would rather think this song is about a deity rather than fall into it's true trance." First of all, the band themselves are Christians, so they obviously grasp the concept. Just look at bands like Anberlin, Flyleaf, Lifehouse, Relient K etc. They're Christians but they get it too. Second, I am a Christian myself, and the whole heart-bursting, proclaming-from-the-rooftops feeling of romance in this beautiful song is not lost on me. It is not "us people" who think God's there when He's not (though I'm not diminishing His importance at all), it is simple-minded people who don't know better.Christians are no less human than anyone else. We're all just people.
@silversara36 and PairOFish This band IS Christian, the band has said it before. But that DOESN'T mean they can't write relationship style songs (Emery does it, Anberlin does it, Switchfoot does it, Thousand Foot Krutch does it). I'm pretty sure this is a sad song about admiring a girl but not knowing if she admires you back. In the bridge basically it's saying she doesn't.
@Josa
It is true that Christian artists sing about other things and relationships but a lot of times songs they have made to be talking about God gets misinterpreted for a boy-girl relationship. And I find that quite devastating, because they miss the deeper, much more profound, meaning behind it. If you want to make a conclusion about what the song is actually talking about, then the best thing to do is look way deeper into it than you normally would with any other song. And also look for interviews with the artists that contain an explanation of the meaning of their songs. Listenin.org is a great resource for that. You may be surprised to find out what the songs they sing are actually about. Because just assuming the song is about the some boy and girl fling, can be real insulting to the artists who deviate from the norm to actually work on making things much more profound and meaningful! And to those who don't care for the same old shallow crap that is forced on us everywhere we go.
Take this instance that the lead singer of Anberlin recounted about his song (The Symphony of) Blasé:
"With our last album, I'd get emails from fans about the song "Symphony of Blasé" and people would say, 'I just broke up with my girlfriend and that song helped me through it.'
And I'd be like, 'It wasn't a break up song at all. It was about alcoholism.' I mean, these songs aren't about the basic pop, 'Ooh girl. I love you.' They're much deeper than that."
This particular song wasn't speaking about God or Jesus but it's a perfect example of how readily people are to assume that any song they hear is about some romantic relationship. Ugh!