Lyric discussion by prettymuchpaper 

Cover art for When We Were Trees lyrics by Manchester Orchestra

Okay, so one thing people need to understand while listening to Andy Hull's music is that he often alludes to Christianity because it is such a big part of his life.

He might not actually be singing about a terrible accident, although that is definitely on the right track if taken perfectly literally.

But since he says yahweh and God and the King, he might be talking about her redemption and how he misses the way she once was. just a shot?