The Alter Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Justus0 

Cover art for The Alter lyrics by Wye Oak

this is my interpretation. any help on the missing pieces?

this one's difficult. her voice is so obscured. these are very loose ideas.

i thought she might be saying "a light without a MOTH"

i'll obey though i am afraid OF WHAT IT IS TO BE ALONE

it sounds like she might be saying "AND happier at play," rather than "BE happier at play."

and _____ the song as one this i'm really not sure of at all... maybe "and can be sung as one/out loud"

instead of "to every heart," i hear "til i recall"

again not...

together we will do this! haha

i'm loving the "of what it is to be alone", i think that's totally right

it's definitely "AND..." not "be..." and i'm thinking it might be something like "and have _____ at play"... thoughts?

it almost sounds like she's saying "every instrument controls/contrived and ____ the sun out wide" does that do anything for you?

and i think you're right about "and it gives us hope" which leads me to believe she's listing things here: "hope, desire, _____" and some other stuff. probably not...

this one's gonna remain quite the mystery. i'm still lost on much here :)

it sounds like it could work, but it still sounds more like "happier at play" probably.

sometimes i think, instead of "like if every instrument," it might be something like "and why if every instrument..."

AS FOR THIS PART:

'til i recall everything and all is ours (i'm not sure about this... also sounds maybe something like "is all/as long," neither of which really makes sense, i know) and it gives us hope, desire, (how do you feel about "dissolve"?) ___ quiet car (still don't know,...