The reason why Dredg is so amazing is that Gavin works on paradoxes and layers, especially in this album.
In the first part of the song, he says that love is a freedom. And later, he said that he was forced to love.
"For once I held you tight, but shadowed hands grabbed at me." He holds on to the (whatever), and something else holds on to him when he does it. Almost as though he were holding onto himself, as though not to lose the self (Dredg has a lot to do with the spiritual journey).
Another paradox: love like a callous. Callouses come from a whole lot of work and pain and strife, so you can no longer feel pain in that area of your body. So does love mean you no longer feel someone's pain? Or does Gavin mean you feel the pain, but you don't suffer? That would go well with Bhuddist enlightenment: "pain is mandatory. Suffering is optional."
Another note: Dredg has much to do with opposites and halves. Notice the paintings that go with the songs and how each song talks about two sides of things. Well, this song seems to be no different. Listen to the first part of the song. Happy joyous rapture from the instruments and singing harmonious voice, but at the same time, the lyrics are incredibly sad (paradox). And then the second half of the song is composed of incredibly sad acoustics and then as far as lyrics go: SILENCE. Enlightenment is about achieving peace of mind, and to end in a silent beginning.
Oh, I could go on and on.
The reason why Dredg is so amazing is that Gavin works on paradoxes and layers, especially in this album. In the first part of the song, he says that love is a freedom. And later, he said that he was forced to love. "For once I held you tight, but shadowed hands grabbed at me." He holds on to the (whatever), and something else holds on to him when he does it. Almost as though he were holding onto himself, as though not to lose the self (Dredg has a lot to do with the spiritual journey). Another paradox: love like a callous. Callouses come from a whole lot of work and pain and strife, so you can no longer feel pain in that area of your body. So does love mean you no longer feel someone's pain? Or does Gavin mean you feel the pain, but you don't suffer? That would go well with Bhuddist enlightenment: "pain is mandatory. Suffering is optional." Another note: Dredg has much to do with opposites and halves. Notice the paintings that go with the songs and how each song talks about two sides of things. Well, this song seems to be no different. Listen to the first part of the song. Happy joyous rapture from the instruments and singing harmonious voice, but at the same time, the lyrics are incredibly sad (paradox). And then the second half of the song is composed of incredibly sad acoustics and then as far as lyrics go: SILENCE. Enlightenment is about achieving peace of mind, and to end in a silent beginning. Oh, I could go on and on.