No Kind Words Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Apollo231 

Cover art for No Kind Words lyrics by Maccabees, The

I'm sorry but i don't think that what he is saying is

If you've got no kind words to say You should say nothing more at all

But instead

If you've got no kind words to say You should say nothing MORTAL

The singer has a friend that is messing around with somebody he doesn't care for, tempting disaster

Dear friend of mine is testing his body Tempting disaster Testing water with another’s daughter

He doesn't want to get involve, and even though it is physically showing his rejection for their union, and he defends himself on it

Dear friend of mine, my ear is bending I'm not helping I'm not telling I'm not solving I’m not saying you’re pretending

Here is where it can get tricky, there might be a deep scar on the friend that he doesn't care about the consequences, and even though he is united with somebody, he is still alone

Dear friend of mine is helpless without helping Healed without scab or scar New union found him alone

Here is the singer excuses to not get involve, he doesn't want to damage his friendship and carry that weight with him, let it be is his resolution. So when he is saying You Should Say Nothing Mortal, he is talking to himself.

If you’ve got no kind words to say Carry no weight Let the weight carry you

Amazing song! It was fun analyzing it, but that's what my interpretation of it :-)