Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Cap off kneelin' at the back of the church
Feelin' water on your brow
With its' heal and it hurts
At first a sharpish pain that returns as a thought
That the needle in your skin won't bring you closer to god
As I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
All hopeless with old coffee and a medical text
It's too easy knowin' nothin' blowin' off the rest
And the riddles in the pages leavin' too much to guess
And the worry cracks a fracture from your hip to your chest
And I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
You got lost in your travels and a spiritual book
Mistook beaches for nirvana in the way that they look
And the crooks that run the island are killing to keep earning
They're burning seven tons of plastic and it seems to be working
Is that the best
That I
Can do?
As I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
You appear even-tempered though your looks will deceive
And the sparks are always flying cuz you drink for relief
With the heart of a child and the wit of a fool
It's a wonder why I don't try to build a wall around you
As I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
As I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
Yea I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
Feelin' water on your brow
With its' heal and it hurts
At first a sharpish pain that returns as a thought
That the needle in your skin won't bring you closer to god
As I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
All hopeless with old coffee and a medical text
It's too easy knowin' nothin' blowin' off the rest
And the riddles in the pages leavin' too much to guess
And the worry cracks a fracture from your hip to your chest
And I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
You got lost in your travels and a spiritual book
Mistook beaches for nirvana in the way that they look
And the crooks that run the island are killing to keep earning
They're burning seven tons of plastic and it seems to be working
Is that the best
That I
Can do?
As I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
You appear even-tempered though your looks will deceive
And the sparks are always flying cuz you drink for relief
With the heart of a child and the wit of a fool
It's a wonder why I don't try to build a wall around you
As I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
As I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
Yea I watch
As your head
Turns full circle
Lyrics submitted by actoroutofwork, edited by ggbm, AaronIMK, sokorny
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These are the actual lyrics:
cap off kneelin at the back of the church feelin water on your brow with its' heal and it hurts at first a sharpish pain that returns as a thought that the needle in your skin won't bring you closer to god
as I watch as your head turns full circle
all hopeless with old coffee and a medical text it's too easy knowin nothin blowin off the rest and the riddles in the pages leavin too much to guess and the worry cracks a fracture from your hip to your chest
and I watch as your head turns full circle
you got lost in your travels and a spiritual book mistook beaches for nirvana in the way that they look and the crooks that run the island are killing to keep earning they're burning seven tons of plastic and it seems to be working
is that the best that I can do?
as I watch as your head turns full circle
you appear even-tempered though your looks will deceive and the sparks are always flying cuz you drink for relief with the heart of a child and the wit of a fool it's a wonder why I don't try to build a wall around you
as I watch as your head turns full circle
as I watch as your head turns full circle
yea I watch as your head turns full circle
...
Source: the band's official website
@writingwriting
Thank you for posting the corrected lyrics.
I heard this for the first time in a game trailer for the game, Assassins Creed. If not for this trailer, I may have missed this impressive interpretation of what these young gentlemen believe that someone they knew was going through with their addiction to alcohol and drugs and how powerless they were in protecting this person. These guys are the real deal. Excellent musicians and fantastic lyrics.
Anyhow, I believe they are describing the "problem" cycle of addiction.
First verse I believe describes a IV user, likely heroin, who is in church and feels the beginning of withdrawal and they get a "painish" thought of using again. They know that the drug will no longer benefit them and this is a point that many addicts come to. A "moment of clarity perhaps". "Won't bring you Closer to God" may be how they feel about what their use of drugs did for he or she. Although typically heroin users are "satiety" users not "transient" users. Transient users typically have this notion. Such as psychedelic drugs..
The next verse discusses the users overall confusion likely with the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Many addicts and alcoholics feel "Hopeless" when they first get into the rooms. They are not certain if they are getting the principals and themes presented in the book. So they "worry" and become restless, irritable and perhaps discontented....
So then what happens? As described in the next long verse, not chorus(which I will interpret next) They return to using again. They were "lost in the travels in the Spiritual book" which this person no longer was perusing sobriety and do what most addicts do, relapse. They isolate themselves "Mistook beaches for nirvana" and then "And the crooks that run the island are killing to keep earning They're burning seven tons of plastic and it seems to be working" I believe "Island" specifically refers to isolation and the crooks are the drug dealers making money off of the "burning seven tons of plastic" which essentially is poison. Drugs are poison. You don't ever know what your actually getting..
It's asked "Is that the best That I Can do?"
Here, either the writer of the song is asking this question or the user is doubting their use again. I prefer the latter because of the next verse....
"You appear even-tempered though your looks will deceive And the sparks are always flying 'cause you drink for relief With the heart of a child and the wit of a fool It's a wonder why I don't try to build a wall around you"
This is a very powerful verse (which makes me believe that someone in this band may have personal experience with addiction) They see the person again, perhaps at a time when they are dry again, but they now know that they are not fully well yet and at any point they will "drink for relief" The do not feel the person has changed spiritually.
"Heart of a child and the wit of a fool" I believe points out one of the many REAL problems with addiction and its cause. Maladaptive behaviors learned early in life. Poor coping skills. We all feel pain at some point in our lives. If you learn the wrong way to deal with it, then perhaps these behaviors will repeat themselves. They have not progressed emotionally since the day they started using drugs and alcohol so they have the "heart of a child and the wit of a fool". They simply dealt with life the wrong way....
Powerless!! The writer of the song states that they simply can't protect them from themselves. "It's a wonder why I don't Build a wall around you" if the writer did build this metaphoric wall, it simply would not work. They can't do anything until the person is throughly convinced they have a problem. I personally believe that this first step is the hardest.
Now... The Chorus and title of song... "And I watch As your head Turns full circle"
They are caught in the cycle of addiction. If you do a 180, you end up in different place. Full circle is 360 degrees and you end up in the same place. They simply can't break this destructive cycle.
I love all interpretations and respect them all. This song is fantastic. If you read this, thank you for reading.
@writingwriting I've corrected the lyrics thanks