Cutting Off the Blood to Ten Lyrics
Cutting of the blood to ten
With a rope around my wrist
And where it is they're gonna die
And when it happens do we fly?
That I was the coward one
It's never admirable when your father can't move on
Your brother's unfaithful wife
While the children were down the stairs
And I wished that I have burnt that goddamn door
Finding both of you on the floor
Realizing your brides a whore
Really takes an enormous toll
On your head
Sleeping with the devil and all
And I can hear you sing along
To sever me at the chord
Cause the moment I left I'd never come back no more
Cause tomorrow is another day
And I have to decide to stay or stay
And wait for an apostle to sing
You're never allowed to come in
ahh... after about the 5 thousandth listen... "Cutting off the Blood to ten"; meaning ten fingers? The rope and the weight of the anchor. I can completely picturing teetering on the edge of the ship in this painful moment of choice.
I haven't really figured out what the actual point of this one is, but I think it may be my favorite on the album.
All of these albums are based on a 17th century sailor finding out about his wife cheating on him with his brother. This is him finding out and stating his thoughts about it.
All of these albums are based on a 17th century sailor finding out about his wife cheating on him with his brother. This is him finding out and stating his thoughts about it.
aww man, someone beat me to submitting this one. i totally submitted them the day the album came out, too. :P but yeah, i like this song and i think its just him talking to his brother in his head, and he's possibly thinking about committing suicide? he tells his brother to hope his life ends for him this way... im not sure how exactly hes thinking about killing himself.
i love the emotion in "while the children were down the stairs"... like, "you scumbag, you couldnt even have the decency to wait until my children were out of the house?" he has complete hatred for his brother and his wife.
you are right it is about his hatred for his brother and wife and he is talking about commiting suicide. he is also saying that he wishes the lord would give up on him because if you commit suicide you are damned to hell. and tying the rope around his wrist is to drown himself by tying himself to an anchor.
this song is written from his father's perspective. he cannot believe that his other son has been sleeping with his sons wife but hes also distraught that he cant stop it or be the one to tell his other son about it.
this song is written from his father's perspective. he cannot believe that his other son has been sleeping with his sons wife but hes also distraught that he cant stop it or be the one to tell his other son about it.
Well I don't think that he's telling the Lord to give up on him because he wants to commit suicide, hoping that if He does give up on him, he'll have a safe passage to Heaven. He's not trying to find a loop pole into Heaven. Also, committing suicide doesn't damn you to Hell.
Well I don't think that he's telling the Lord to give up on him because he wants to commit suicide, hoping that if He does give up on him, he'll have a safe passage to Heaven. He's not trying to find a loop pole into Heaven. Also, committing suicide doesn't damn you to Hell.
I think it's about a man looking back at his life just before he dies. He hates what happened but he hates himself more for never letting go.
this is an awesome tune, love the anger in his voice.
this song is written from his father's perspective. he cannot believe that his other son has been sleeping with his sons wife but hes also distraught that he cant stop it or be the one to tell his other son about it.
First off, thanks for all of you who have taken the time to type out these lyrics; as I understand, there are no "hard copies" of his two albums?
I have been loving following this storyline; and I keep saying to my husband "I can't wait for the third one!!! I need to know how it ends!!!"
That said, this particular song totally drew me in. I heard it exactly as Jhurtado . At first I also heard it as the father of these men, the two brothers, and feeling angst over not doing anything to protect our protagonist. But upon closer listening I rethought it. He's talking to his brother... even when he says "Your brother's unfaithful wife" But this, I think, suggests the distance he has from his brother at this point; he doesn't say "my wife". To me, he's removed himself, psychologically, out of the equation.
But yes, definitely the anchor, drowning, suicide.
Two questions, if anyone has any ideas:
1) what does the title of this song mean??? 2) What does he mean by choose to "stay or stay"? Stay alive; stay in the relationship; stay as in do nothing (like "stay your hand")
"cutting of the blood to ten" is referring to his ten fingers, which will be the first to go if he commits suicide.
"cutting of the blood to ten" is referring to his ten fingers, which will be the first to go if he commits suicide.
The title is probably just about how his fingers have gone numb, the circulation's been cut, by the rope he's tied around his wrists.
The title is probably just about how his fingers have gone numb, the circulation's been cut, by the rope he's tied around his wrists.
I think by "stay or stay" he means either STAY with the ocean (with the anchor and sink to the bottom) and die be rid of all his troubles or STAY alive and face his troubles.
I think by "stay or stay" he means either STAY with the ocean (with the anchor and sink to the bottom) and die be rid of all his troubles or STAY alive and face his troubles.
i'm pretty sure it's "to sever me at the core" instead of "chord".
he's also saying that he's the coward because when hr found out that his wife cheated he ran away instead of facing it.
i think it is "sever me at the chord"
i think it is "sever me at the chord"
because says he wished "he could have" like he wished he wasnt born. nothing is stopping him from asking the lord to sever me at the core at this moment. unless this is from the perspective of someone who has already died. and it may be.
because says he wished "he could have" like he wished he wasnt born. nothing is stopping him from asking the lord to sever me at the core at this moment. unless this is from the perspective of someone who has already died. and it may be.
I'm hearing, "and I wish I could have chose the lord, to sever me at the cord".
As in umbilical cord. That seems to make more sense to me, as he goes on to "talk" about the apostle telling him he's not allowed to come in. Thus, chose also seems the appropriate choice. We don't get to choose. His inaction would be easier for him to accept if God had forsaken him. Just my two cents.
it's definitely chord.