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The Motion Makes Me Last Lyrics

How does the motion make me last
I shuffle forward and then back
I can be questioning my thoughts
But not looking for what I lack

What is it that has my mind so hypnotized
When shapes are for looking at
And their colors create my mood
I'm a vessel between two places I've never been

To seek a further or former design
Creation as a pathogen
What's more than subtle in these lines
I know you're looking forward to them

What is it that has my mind so hypnotized
Evolving on a thought that you've half realized
Life is real only when I am (well, I am) - I am surprised
That shapes are for looking at
And their colors create my mood
I'm a vessel between two places I've never been
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Cover art for The Motion Makes Me Last lyrics by Eluvium

One of Eluvium's best. At first, I was very skeptical of his approach, putting lyrics in songs that shouldnt have any, but I gotta admin, this is definitely one of his best songs. Amazing. I find the music so sad.

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Cover art for The Motion Makes Me Last lyrics by Eluvium

"And their colors create my mood"

I think it's "mind' not "mood"

no I think it's mood

Cover art for The Motion Makes Me Last lyrics by Eluvium

While I was unsure how Eluvium with vocals would work out...this song is simply beautiful. I love it. Really makes the album for me.

Cover art for The Motion Makes Me Last lyrics by Eluvium

"Life is real only when I am" Here, he's saying 'Life is real only then, when "I am"'

And I'm not exactly sure what 'I'm a vessel between two places I've never been' means, but I absolutely love that line!

I think it means he just goes back and forth between places without even really being there

I think the video kind of supports my original interpretation, because the camera's just going through a grey city.

i like to think that he means he is between two different courses of action as a result of a pending decision of his. which way he ultimately chooses is not yet known.

Cover art for The Motion Makes Me Last lyrics by Eluvium

might be just about being without really being, being influenced without taking it in

Cover art for The Motion Makes Me Last lyrics by Eluvium

i love when abstract lyrics like this describe a feeling so much better than trying to describe it directly. It is a very concrete yet... floaty feeling. "i'm a vessel between two places I've never been" - just being in awe of life, so much so you feel you have no control over it, and you really dont. it feels beautiful

 
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