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100 Acres of Sycamore Lyrics
We'll go to knuckle to knuckle, and buckle against buckle,
Your nostrils will flare as you push out the air,
Rise up, Brother,
Rise up from the trappings of flesh and the holdings of skin,
We'll steer the car towards the reservoir,
And poison our senses as nightfall commences,
Rise up, Brother,
Rise up from the monotony that is hemming you in,
Tonight while you sleep you'll be grinding your teeth,
Put your head at the North and the South at your feet,
Rise up, Brother,
Rise up from the pack who are baying and drawing up blood,
Who is that?
How can you hear the door on one-hundred acres of sycamore?
Oh flash my hand past your eyes in the air,
But it won't break your stare,
Is there anyone there,
But the four black winds blowing through the eaves of your mind?
If he darkens your doorway, you come and tell me,
Where he resides, text me or bell me,
Rise up, Sister,
I'll make sure he never darkens your doorway again,
Don't be a stranger to me anymore,
I'll hold a lantern, put your heel on the shore,
Rise up, Sister,
Rise up from the black ships that sail through the swan of your heart,
Who is that?
How can you hear the door on one-hundred acres of sycamore?
Oh flash my hand past your eyes in the air,
But it won't break your stare,
Is there anyone there,
But the four black winds blowing through the eaves of your mind?
Those weasels in the weeds were waiting to jump us,
One had a screwdriver and one had a cutlass,
We counted the beats between thunder and lightning,
One-thousand and two, one-thousand and three,
It's coming in from the sea,
Put your hand on my leg,
Kilometres in blue, miles in black,
Bruise my eyes in the bathroom,
Arm-wrestle, East, West, place brass-tack,
Bite my lip in the quarry midnight raining,
Unravel on the gravel, phone off hook,
Search for the lighter in my pocket,
Go inner, and inner, and bolt, and book,
Let the four black winds begone from the eaves of your mind.
Your nostrils will flare as you push out the air,
Rise up, Brother,
Rise up from the trappings of flesh and the holdings of skin,
And poison our senses as nightfall commences,
Rise up, Brother,
Rise up from the monotony that is hemming you in,
Put your head at the North and the South at your feet,
Rise up, Brother,
Rise up from the pack who are baying and drawing up blood,
How can you hear the door on one-hundred acres of sycamore?
Oh flash my hand past your eyes in the air,
But it won't break your stare,
Is there anyone there,
But the four black winds blowing through the eaves of your mind?
If he darkens your doorway, you come and tell me,
Where he resides, text me or bell me,
Rise up, Sister,
I'll make sure he never darkens your doorway again,
I'll hold a lantern, put your heel on the shore,
Rise up, Sister,
Rise up from the black ships that sail through the swan of your heart,
How can you hear the door on one-hundred acres of sycamore?
Oh flash my hand past your eyes in the air,
But it won't break your stare,
Is there anyone there,
But the four black winds blowing through the eaves of your mind?
One had a screwdriver and one had a cutlass,
We counted the beats between thunder and lightning,
One-thousand and two, one-thousand and three,
It's coming in from the sea,
Kilometres in blue, miles in black,
Bruise my eyes in the bathroom,
Arm-wrestle, East, West, place brass-tack,
Bite my lip in the quarry midnight raining,
Unravel on the gravel, phone off hook,
Search for the lighter in my pocket,
Go inner, and inner, and bolt, and book,
Let the four black winds begone from the eaves of your mind.
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Please suggest any corrections! I am pretty sure on most of the lyrics, but I cannot tell what on earth he's rambling on about in the final part...
Terrific song, there's so many themes woven together. The chorus seems to be about someone close to him with some kind of mental disorder; either depression or maybe something like schizophrenia. I'm not really sure how this ties together with the hedonism of the song's opening lyrics, the random pirate-themed penultimate verse, or the stream-of-consciousness of the final part. As ever with him, I suspect they are themes and narratives culled from literature he enjoys, I wonder if anyone has suggestions as to what those pieces might be!
I love the way he enunciates "monotony" in the 2nd verse. Can't offer anything of my own, but Fionn did say that he had in mind the idea of an "escapist town" when writing this song. The epic feel and quality of the song certainly evoke a feeling of gloom and impending danger.
To me the first verse and maybe the entire song is about transcendence. Whenever he says rise up its almost as if he could be replace the words rise up with transcend. For example transcend the trappings of flesh and holdings of skin meaning that he wants his "brother" to move beyond his human restrictions that are enslaving him. I feel this could apply to end of the first three verses completely. The second half of the song seems to literally be about protecting his sister from an abusive male in her life. Overall this song is excellent and gives me chills every time I listen to it. Great work Fionn