Slow, slow me down,
Her blood, on my bones.
Let go, lay to rest.
We fall, we fall, we fall,
We fall to the ground.
Sleep, sleep all night,
While the young, they wait alone.
So get up, shake the rust.
We crawl, we crawl, we crawl,
We crawl on the ground.
[This is the part that I'm iffiest on actually. I don't want to force a meaning here in order to fit my interpretation below.]
Alone, I fight these animals.
Alone, until I get home.
[This is where it begins to seem clear to me. A person (could be a guy; doesn't have to be) goes through a day in the life fighting all the struggles that come with human life. There are good days, bad days, average and forgettable days; no matter the case, it takes will to march forward in life, as nothing is never "easy".]
A wolf, wolf and I,
We share the same cold meal.
I float on, float on down.
We ride, we ride, we ride
We ride it all out.
[Right above the singer says he fights alone. Here he says "wolf and I." But the wolf is an animal that's often symbolic of being a very solitary, but very strong and smart animal that is completely independent and successful in life. He knows he's not invincible, but is also very intelligent in that it knows what it needs to do to survive and thrive.
The wolf and the human are the same thing in this case.
They share the same cold meal. The "cold meal" is the important part to me here. On those bad days in life, you feel down. There's many different emotions that can lead to this feeling in the end (grief, anger, boredom, stress, etc.), but you almost always (99.99% of people do, in some way) get through it. It's a cold meal, not preferred but you will live another day.
They proceed to "float on" and "ride it out".]
We ride, we ride, we ride
We ride it all
We ride, we ride, we ride
We ride it all
We ride, we ride, we ride
We ride it all out.
[And they keep riding it out. There's a lot to face; a common theme I'm noticing in their music is the repetition of lyrics, but not all of them. They love to emphasize certain messages. More of that still to come.]
[Repeat: x4]
Alone, I fight these animals.
Alone, until I get home.
[Repeats a part from the beginning, connecting it with the previous lyrics. This time, repeating it 4 times. He has to keep fighting, until he gets home]
Coming back, I'm coming back.
Coming back, I'm coming back.
She follows me into the woods,
Takes me home.
She follows me into the woods,
Takes me home.
[The new voice can either mean a new person or something more abstract, such as a thought. It can also be the same person, but acting differently now. The fighting becomes tiresome. It's time to return home and rest; it could be that new person from above that's bringing you home, or just the voice inside your head saying "enough for today."]
[Repeat: x2]
Coming back, I'm coming back.
Coming back, I'm coming back.
She follows me into the woods,
Takes me home.
[The parts at the beginning almost seem like make more sense at the end. But then, considering this entire thing is about the cycle of everyday living, the song can begin whenever it wants, as there is no real beginning and end in life (not even through birth and death.]
Did I read far too into this? Probably. Doesn't make me wrong though.
I really like Ace's interpretation.
Slow, slow me down, Her blood, on my bones. Let go, lay to rest. We fall, we fall, we fall, We fall to the ground.
Sleep, sleep all night, While the young, they wait alone. So get up, shake the rust. We crawl, we crawl, we crawl, We crawl on the ground.
[This is the part that I'm iffiest on actually. I don't want to force a meaning here in order to fit my interpretation below.]
Alone, I fight these animals. Alone, until I get home.
[This is where it begins to seem clear to me. A person (could be a guy; doesn't have to be) goes through a day in the life fighting all the struggles that come with human life. There are good days, bad days, average and forgettable days; no matter the case, it takes will to march forward in life, as nothing is never "easy".]
A wolf, wolf and I, We share the same cold meal. I float on, float on down. We ride, we ride, we ride We ride it all out.
[Right above the singer says he fights alone. Here he says "wolf and I." But the wolf is an animal that's often symbolic of being a very solitary, but very strong and smart animal that is completely independent and successful in life. He knows he's not invincible, but is also very intelligent in that it knows what it needs to do to survive and thrive.
The wolf and the human are the same thing in this case.
They share the same cold meal. The "cold meal" is the important part to me here. On those bad days in life, you feel down. There's many different emotions that can lead to this feeling in the end (grief, anger, boredom, stress, etc.), but you almost always (99.99% of people do, in some way) get through it. It's a cold meal, not preferred but you will live another day.
They proceed to "float on" and "ride it out".]
We ride, we ride, we ride We ride it all We ride, we ride, we ride We ride it all We ride, we ride, we ride We ride it all out.
[And they keep riding it out. There's a lot to face; a common theme I'm noticing in their music is the repetition of lyrics, but not all of them. They love to emphasize certain messages. More of that still to come.]
[Repeat: x4] Alone, I fight these animals. Alone, until I get home.
[Repeats a part from the beginning, connecting it with the previous lyrics. This time, repeating it 4 times. He has to keep fighting, until he gets home]
Coming back, I'm coming back. Coming back, I'm coming back. She follows me into the woods, Takes me home. She follows me into the woods, Takes me home.
[The new voice can either mean a new person or something more abstract, such as a thought. It can also be the same person, but acting differently now. The fighting becomes tiresome. It's time to return home and rest; it could be that new person from above that's bringing you home, or just the voice inside your head saying "enough for today."]
[Repeat: x2] Coming back, I'm coming back. Coming back, I'm coming back. She follows me into the woods, Takes me home.
[The parts at the beginning almost seem like make more sense at the end. But then, considering this entire thing is about the cycle of everyday living, the song can begin whenever it wants, as there is no real beginning and end in life (not even through birth and death.]
Did I read far too into this? Probably. Doesn't make me wrong though.