High life
Rip the earth in two with your mind
Seal the urge which ensues with brass wires
I never meant you any harm
But your tears feel warm as they fall on my forearms
But close my eyes for a while
Force from the world a patient smile
How can you say that your truth is better than ours?
Shoulder to shoulder, now brother, we carry no arms
The blind man sleeps in the doorway, his home
If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy I could have won
But I gave you all
I gave you all
I gave you all
Close my eyes for a while
Force from the world a patient smile
But I gave you all
I gave you all
I gave you all
And you rip it from my hands
And you swear it's all gone
And you rip out all I had
Just to say that you've won
And you rip it from my hands
And you swear it's all gone
And you rip out all I had
Just to say that you've won
Well now you've won
But I gave you all
I gave you all
I gave you all
Seal the urge which ensues with brass wires
I never meant you any harm
But your tears feel warm as they fall on my forearms
But close my eyes for a while
Force from the world a patient smile
How can you say that your truth is better than ours?
Shoulder to shoulder, now brother, we carry no arms
The blind man sleeps in the doorway, his home
If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy I could have won
But I gave you all
I gave you all
I gave you all
Close my eyes for a while
Force from the world a patient smile
But I gave you all
I gave you all
I gave you all
And you rip it from my hands
And you swear it's all gone
And you rip out all I had
Just to say that you've won
And you rip it from my hands
And you swear it's all gone
And you rip out all I had
Just to say that you've won
Well now you've won
But I gave you all
I gave you all
I gave you all
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I Gave You All Lyrics as written by Edward James Milton Dwane Benjamin Walter David Lovett
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Oh goodness, this makes me so excited. I'm pretty sure I figured out the meaning, not only to this song, but to the whole album. This song is a breakup song, if you will. He had an affair with a girl (Winter Winds), and this is the breakup between him and his girlfriend.
"Rip the earth in two with your mind Seal the urge which ensues with brass wires I never meant you any harm." The girlfriend is upset, her world is falling apart. And brass wires = a connection; Marcus is saying that he and the girl he had an affair with was just a connection, nothing more. And he didn't do this on purpose, he just wasn't thinking.
"If only I had an enemy bigger than my apathy I could have won." He's pretty much saying, "If only I had a part of my conscience telling me 'no' more than me not caring, I wouldn't have had the affair."
"But I gave you all" I gave everything to this relationship.
"But you rip it from my hands And you swear it's all gone And you rip out all I have Just to say that you've won." She just broke up with him, and ended the whole relationship which broke his heart.
So! Since I don't want to copy and paste a whole long thing, here's a link to my blog post about the album, if you're interested. I just really want to get this theory out to the world! Haha goatinakitchen.blogspot.com/2011/06/church-of-mumford-meaning-of-their.html