Autumn of the Seraphs Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ocosta1 

Cover art for Autumn of the Seraphs lyrics by Pinback

(just my opinion) This song is about the deep pain the writer still has after countless years about the love of his life....or at least a love that went wrong. She was a horrid slut only discovered years after they had been together. Here is a breakdown: "Nothing left feel alright I think I'll play it down...pretty little strain." no love left, empty, tries to act like he doesn't care but deep inside he's just trying to convince himself that he's over the pain....and he's actu'ly not.

"i can take a bus to school, you can tag a stride, your ride" Here he explains that he tries to take it day by day like a slow bus ride to school trying to get over it and try different relationships that will hopefully get him over her. She takes life with a stride...care free...uncaring and hurtful.

"And you're here and alive the untapped memory of another life." this means that she's always in his head...untapped reality of how she moves on from man to man taking more pain and creating more memories with other men. More men with have memories of her and she continues to sleep around and give herself to others only to give more pain and sorrow to others like himself.

"and your huge as the sky and your dropping satelilites" here he says she is amazing, perfection while she continues to destroy. The satellites she drops are other men. Men are like satellites...circling above looking for that woman that will blow them away....she comes around...does the job but drops them like it was nothing.

"i can't think of your face without cracking the bones in my hands" self explained....hes pissed and deeply hurt..Hates her but loves her at the same time.

"I can't breath through your lies and I think I'm off script again" her lies were horrid...he still remembers how she destroyed him with lies and loses his concentration...he has to get back to writing the script or song lyrics without being specific.

"want your bones want your face" here he says he is still...still crazy about her even with all the pain she's inflicted on him.

"spit the blood like a true general woman, wipe it on your sleeve" here he paints a vivid picture of her like a war general after his victories she spits the blood out and wipes it on her sleeve...like generals place the markings on their sleeve of every battle won. Her battles won are those over the men she's taken down....hurt...destroyed.

"come see with us that page and the blocking clouds your face" another page another man in her book, she covers her face with lies..that is her blocking the truth...she even lies to herself. She doesn't even know who she is.

"its the monster at the end of the book the battle at the panic of your dream" The climax at the end of the book is that battle everyone looks forward to...her battle to try to win over her own lies when all she really wants is to find her perfect love. But even she can't control herself...she panis when her dream can finally come true but ruins it with her crap...her slutty habits and uncontroling lies.

"who won that round....spill all over" Who won the next chance to be with her and who won the battle...he did or she did...the writer still finds interest in knowing if another man will finally win the battle with her. Does she continue to be victorious and kill others hearts. She spills all over men after man...winning and defeating... Can you imagine what she must look like and what an amazing personality she must have? While she's just a big lie and a slut! A very powerful song as the music supports the lyrics perfectly! This is just my take...I LOVE IT!

My Interpretation