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Levitate Lyrics
[Chorus]
Oh, I know how to levitate up off my feet
And ever since the seventh grade I learned to fire-breathe
And though I feed on things that fell
You can learn to levitate with just a little help
Learn to levitate with just a little help
[Verse 1]
Come down, come down
Cowards only come through when the hour's late
And everyone's asleep, mind you
Now show up, show up
I know I shouldn't say this
But a curse from you is all that I would need right now, man
Come down, come down
Cowards only come through when the hour's late
And everyone's asleep, mind you
Now show up, show up
I know I shouldn't say this
But a curse from you is all that I would need right now, man
[Verse 2]
Danger in the fabric of this thing I made
I probably shouldn't show you, but it's way too late
My heart is with you hiding, but my mind's not made
Now they know it like we both knew for some time I'd say
They're smirking at first blood, they're circling above
But this is not enough
Yeah, this is not what you thought
No, no we are not just graffiti on a passing train
I got back what I once bought back
In that slot I won't need to replace
This culture is a poacher of overexposure, not today
Don't feed me to the vultures
I am a vulture who feeds on pain
Sleep in a well-lit room, don't let the shadow through
And sever all I knew, yeah, sever all
I thought I could depend on my weekends
On the freezing ground that I'm sleeping on
Please, keep me from; please, keep me down from the ledges
Better test it, wooden wedges under doorways
Keep your wooden wedges under doors
Chorus, verse, chorus, verse
Now here comes the eight
Wait, habits here too
You're the worst, your structure compensates
But compensation feels a lot like rising up to dominate by track two
At least they all know all they hear comes from a place
[Chorus]
Oh, I know how to levitate up off my feet
And ever since the seventh grade I learned to fire-breathe
And though I feed on things that fell
You can learn to levitate with just a little help
You can levitate with just a little help
[Outro]
Welcome to Trench
Oh, I know how to levitate up off my feet
And ever since the seventh grade I learned to fire-breathe
And though I feed on things that fell
You can learn to levitate with just a little help
Learn to levitate with just a little help
Come down, come down
Cowards only come through when the hour's late
And everyone's asleep, mind you
Now show up, show up
I know I shouldn't say this
But a curse from you is all that I would need right now, man
Come down, come down
Cowards only come through when the hour's late
And everyone's asleep, mind you
Now show up, show up
I know I shouldn't say this
But a curse from you is all that I would need right now, man
Danger in the fabric of this thing I made
I probably shouldn't show you, but it's way too late
My heart is with you hiding, but my mind's not made
Now they know it like we both knew for some time I'd say
They're smirking at first blood, they're circling above
But this is not enough
Yeah, this is not what you thought
No, no we are not just graffiti on a passing train
I got back what I once bought back
In that slot I won't need to replace
This culture is a poacher of overexposure, not today
Don't feed me to the vultures
I am a vulture who feeds on pain
Sleep in a well-lit room, don't let the shadow through
And sever all I knew, yeah, sever all
I thought I could depend on my weekends
On the freezing ground that I'm sleeping on
Please, keep me from; please, keep me down from the ledges
Better test it, wooden wedges under doorways
Keep your wooden wedges under doors
Chorus, verse, chorus, verse
Now here comes the eight
Wait, habits here too
You're the worst, your structure compensates
But compensation feels a lot like rising up to dominate by track two
At least they all know all they hear comes from a place
Oh, I know how to levitate up off my feet
And ever since the seventh grade I learned to fire-breathe
And though I feed on things that fell
You can learn to levitate with just a little help
You can levitate with just a little help
Welcome to Trench
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It’s a prayer of someone who is at his end mentally. Praying to Jesus, saying that he wants him to curse him and show himself.
Help levitating comes from Jesus.
I love this song. It’s a very angry, blunt, fearless statement to God. Something I would be afraid to say to him.
@JesusCIsBoss "Don't be afraid of what your soul is really thinking. Your soul knows good and evil Your soul knows both sides it's time you pick your battles, and I promise you this one's mine" (Isle of flightless birds)
@JesusCIsBoss "Don't be afraid of what your soul is really thinking. Your soul knows good and evil Your soul knows both sides it's time you pick your battles, and I promise you this one's mine" (Isle of flightless birds)
"Cowards only come through when the hour's late and everyone's asleep," most suicides happen at night. "Danger in the fabric of this thing I made" could be referring to the story he's telling, but I've always imagined it to be some kind of clothing he's made because he says "fabric." He could mean a bishop's cloak. And notice that Nico is also saying this part. "My heart is with you hiding but my mind's not made" I think he's talking to the torchbearer. He's hiding from Nico in the bandito camp and he feels afraid, but he hasn't yet decided whether to trust the banditos. Like in City Walls where he's saying it was the same plan for a while but he wasn't sure which side to be on. "They're circling above" obviously refers to vultures but it could be referring to other artists who contribute to the "culture of overexposure." That's why he's a vulture, but he "feeds on pain," meaning his songs are about depression and not just a bunch of AI generated words. "Keep me down from the ledges" is him needing someone to protect him from himself. "The eight" is the bridge of a song and he's talking about how this common verse-chorus song structure suffices, but it's way overused. Being able to levitate with just a little help he's saying that having your friends to help you can do outstanding things. Like in Paladin Strait where if he just sees his friend on the other side he can swim all 67 miles across without the little kid floaties.
“Oh, I know how to levitate up off my feet And ever since the seventh grade I learned to fire-breathe” -I think this means he was baptized in 7th grade. “You can learn to levitate with just a little help” -God will help you levitate. “My heart is with you hiding, but my mind's not made” -this kind of worries me about him, it sounds like he means he’s starting to question his Faith, or he was but he stopped
@kathryn103 I think the "heart/mind" thing refers to something that a lot of Christians do - they give their heart to Jesus, but struggle explaining it with their mind/rational reasoning. Our hearts are with God, but we\'re not able to rationalize what we\'re feeling and even question ourselves sometimes. We\'re still exploring this thing, leaning on God to help us through it all.
@kathryn103 I think the "heart/mind" thing refers to something that a lot of Christians do - they give their heart to Jesus, but struggle explaining it with their mind/rational reasoning. Our hearts are with God, but we\'re not able to rationalize what we\'re feeling and even question ourselves sometimes. We\'re still exploring this thing, leaning on God to help us through it all.