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Tall Tales, Telltales Lyrics
Now and again you'll remember the sound
Of the sails waving helpless
The cables wrapping one another into
Knots so strong you're lost at once
If not tossed into the drink and lost beneath
A substance so dark yet elementary
Four winds converge upon a point
Where your compass spirals round in useless motions
Mocking everything while bilge collects
Your cupped hands attempt to
Shovel out the last few inches
And you plead with the gods but they send you no sign
Hold on sailor, hold on brother
Steady the vessel
Hold on sailor, steady the vessel
Steady the vessel
Tall tales of ghosts at sail
They spend the afterlife
In futile calculation, dead reckoning
Telltales confuse the sails, direction is lost
The winds will spiral around a listless tapestry
And you're left all alone under the shine of the moon
Hold on sailor, tighten the cables
Steady the vessel
It's a good life if you don't weaken
Hold on, hold on
Of the sails waving helpless
The cables wrapping one another into
Knots so strong you're lost at once
If not tossed into the drink and lost beneath
A substance so dark yet elementary
Where your compass spirals round in useless motions
Mocking everything while bilge collects
Your cupped hands attempt to
Shovel out the last few inches
And you plead with the gods but they send you no sign
Steady the vessel
Hold on sailor, steady the vessel
Steady the vessel
They spend the afterlife
In futile calculation, dead reckoning
Telltales confuse the sails, direction is lost
The winds will spiral around a listless tapestry
And you're left all alone under the shine of the moon
Steady the vessel
It's a good life if you don't weaken
Hold on, hold on
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this is definatly my favorite cursive song and one of my favorite songs, gives me chills
beautiful, like all cursive songs.
I love this song. It's one of my favorites. I was just wondering if there was any specific story or anything that this song is about? It seems like it's about a boat crash, but any boat crash in particular?
cursive is so fucking amazing. that is all <333
The song is an allegory. Its not about a shipwreck so much as your life being a wreck. Perseverance during times of trouble.
"its a good life if you dont weaken" I think this line is an interesting contrast to The Great Decay on the same EP. Emotion is rarely consistent.
Yeah I agree with Tertius on this, it's about your life being a total wreck. I'm suprised there aren't a million comments on this song, it's amazing.
jesus, this song is so, so excellent.
YO, I THOUGHT THIS SONG WAS ABOUT A SHIP WRECK
this song is not all about total wreckage, its also about being strong "hold on sailor, hold on brother steady the vessel " thats about holding on and staying strong.... Tim Kasher is a Poet... one of the best, song writers in a while...
the lyric of this song has a metaphorical meaning. this lyric is about your life fallin apart and phrases like ' steady the vessel and hold on sailor' mean that you have to go on and face trouble whatever it takes.