I mostly agree with hellomynameisfay, but it think everyone is missing something. I think this song is talking about a romantic relationship that is failing because the girl in it wont open up her heart and let him in. If you look at the lyrics, this makes sense.
"Up with your turret, Arent we just terrified"
A turret is a small tower armed with guns and weaponry. this is metaphorical, saying that she has walls built up against him, and Shes terrified of letting him in.
"Shale,...."
Shale is a type of rock that is formed from mud that can easily be split into pieces. this is also metaphorical, saying that shes fragile and hes trying to break down her walls
"... screen your your worry, from what you wont ever find"
the man is trying to get the women to open up and he is trying to hide his worry that the she wont ever let him in, and that he wont ever find why she is so guarded.
"Dont let it fool you, Dont let it fool you, Down"
All this is saying is that he is trying not to be fooled by the walls put up by his lover.
"Down sitting round, folds in her gown"
He is sitting beside her, and she is crying, hence "folds in her gown"(side note, this is where i inferred that the girl is the one who is guarded)
"Sea and the rock below,..."
This is where i agree with hellomynameisfay. shes looking at the rocks below questioning if she should jump. "...cocked to the undertow" whether this is morbid or not, this actually indicates that she jumped. Cocked means to be bent or twisted , and undertow is the current in the ocean that lies under the surface, so this is saying she jumped and is being bent and thrashed around by the current.
"Bones blood and teeth erode, with every crashing node"
A node is a point of intersectiong wiht another, so this is saying she would get mad at him every time her approached her.
"Wings wouldnt hep you Wings wouldnt help you, Dowm"
Hes saying she was a plight and nobody could have saved her.
"Down towards the ground, gravity smiled"
Once again, a reference to the suicide.
"You barely are blinking, wagging your face around"
I think this is either talking about Her shaking her head no to him, Maybe at a suggestion of getting help for her mental ilness. Or, this may be talking about a peaceful evening he had with her, where you do the kind of dancing where you are sitting and just wagging your head back and forth.
"When'd this just become a mortal home?"
Home is refering to their relationship, and he always thought that it would last forever, that they were immortal. But now hes realizing that this might end soon(her commiting suicide.
"Won't, Wont, Won't, Won't, Won't let you talk me, Won't let you talk me, Down.
I think this part of the song is her answering back to him, saying that he cant talk her out of killing herself.
"We'll pull it taut, Nothing let out"
This part is kind of confusing. Taut means to pull and stretch something tight. Maybe hessaying that they will be watching her closely to mke sure nothing is let out of their sight?
@RemyCiel I think you have the idea correct but I have two points. The first is the cocked to the undertow line to me is a reference to a weapon. You cock a gun, so the waves are cocked to the undertow like a gun, that will kill her. Then the next line about nodes, nodes are the most stable points of waves. As the nodes (the point where the water would be flat) pass there is more and more destruction.
@RemyCiel I think you have the idea correct but I have two points. The first is the cocked to the undertow line to me is a reference to a weapon. You cock a gun, so the waves are cocked to the undertow like a gun, that will kill her. Then the next line about nodes, nodes are the most stable points of waves. As the nodes (the point where the water would be flat) pass there is more and more destruction.
I mostly agree with hellomynameisfay, but it think everyone is missing something. I think this song is talking about a romantic relationship that is failing because the girl in it wont open up her heart and let him in. If you look at the lyrics, this makes sense.
"Up with your turret, Arent we just terrified" A turret is a small tower armed with guns and weaponry. this is metaphorical, saying that she has walls built up against him, and Shes terrified of letting him in.
"Shale,...." Shale is a type of rock that is formed from mud that can easily be split into pieces. this is also metaphorical, saying that shes fragile and hes trying to break down her walls "... screen your your worry, from what you wont ever find" the man is trying to get the women to open up and he is trying to hide his worry that the she wont ever let him in, and that he wont ever find why she is so guarded.
"Dont let it fool you, Dont let it fool you, Down" All this is saying is that he is trying not to be fooled by the walls put up by his lover.
"Down sitting round, folds in her gown" He is sitting beside her, and she is crying, hence "folds in her gown"(side note, this is where i inferred that the girl is the one who is guarded)
"Sea and the rock below,..." This is where i agree with hellomynameisfay. shes looking at the rocks below questioning if she should jump. "...cocked to the undertow" whether this is morbid or not, this actually indicates that she jumped. Cocked means to be bent or twisted , and undertow is the current in the ocean that lies under the surface, so this is saying she jumped and is being bent and thrashed around by the current.
"Bones blood and teeth erode, with every crashing node" A node is a point of intersectiong wiht another, so this is saying she would get mad at him every time her approached her.
"Wings wouldnt hep you Wings wouldnt help you, Dowm" Hes saying she was a plight and nobody could have saved her.
"Down towards the ground, gravity smiled" Once again, a reference to the suicide.
"You barely are blinking, wagging your face around" I think this is either talking about Her shaking her head no to him, Maybe at a suggestion of getting help for her mental ilness. Or, this may be talking about a peaceful evening he had with her, where you do the kind of dancing where you are sitting and just wagging your head back and forth.
"When'd this just become a mortal home?" Home is refering to their relationship, and he always thought that it would last forever, that they were immortal. But now hes realizing that this might end soon(her commiting suicide. "Won't, Wont, Won't, Won't, Won't let you talk me, Won't let you talk me, Down. I think this part of the song is her answering back to him, saying that he cant talk her out of killing herself.
"We'll pull it taut, Nothing let out"
This part is kind of confusing. Taut means to pull and stretch something tight. Maybe hessaying that they will be watching her closely to mke sure nothing is let out of their sight?
@RemyCiel I think you have the idea correct but I have two points. The first is the cocked to the undertow line to me is a reference to a weapon. You cock a gun, so the waves are cocked to the undertow like a gun, that will kill her. Then the next line about nodes, nodes are the most stable points of waves. As the nodes (the point where the water would be flat) pass there is more and more destruction.
@RemyCiel I think you have the idea correct but I have two points. The first is the cocked to the undertow line to me is a reference to a weapon. You cock a gun, so the waves are cocked to the undertow like a gun, that will kill her. Then the next line about nodes, nodes are the most stable points of waves. As the nodes (the point where the water would be flat) pass there is more and more destruction.