This song has some sexual imagery, but I think it's about procreation. I mean, seriously, the song's title is "Bloodgiver." A man and a woman reproduce, i.e., "give blood" to their children, thus they are blood givers. The verses talk about how the child is the narrator's only motivation for staying alive.
"Tire this wrecking ball on jagged line been waking morning" - He's emotionally unstable (wrecking ball) that's on a path he's unsure of (jagged line), and his child is tiring him way earlier than he'd like to be awake (tire... waking morning). Additionally, you could interpret this line as him trying to get the baby to fall asleep.
"A self defense machine to keep me up for the time being" - His child acts as a self-defense machine in the sense that without it, he'd destroy himself in some way (e.g., suicide, drug addiction, etc). It also functions to keep him awake at this moment.
"In two words: broken wheels, your four point stance is eaten" - Four point stance is on all fours, or crawling. It's "eaten" in the sense that although the narrator may not have been prepared for this, he can't help but eat it up and want to protect his offspring. "Broken wheels" could refer to the narrator himself who feels inadequate as a parental figure and/or human being.
"When you spread out like a venus
Into mucus
Into muscle
Blown by sand
Stand into the mountains
Stand into the moiuntains
Aphrodisiac to pull me west again"
This is beautiful. Venus is the Roman name for the Greek goddess Aphrodite who is associated with beauty, love and procreation. "Into mucus, into muscle, blown by sand..." all refer to taking a physical, human form from what are just gobs of genetic material to us. "Aphrodisiac to pull me west again..." might be referring to the westward settlers of the early 17th century in the United States. In the narrative, he likens the beginning of parenthood with the western voyages of the settlers; it's the start of a journey that's headed to an uncertain destination, but one that hopefully guarantees both him and his offspring a better life.
"Hibernation for some time now
Sleeping bears to wake at dawn
Travel far to surf the sky
Been bolted down and stepped on
Bloodgiver"
Ties it back into the beginning of the song. He was sleeping, but now he's up because his child has woke up. He's traveled far in hopes to secure a future for himself and his offspring (travel far to surf the sky) and ultimately, both him and his child will be bolted down and stepped on by life and each other along the journey of parenting.
Fantastic song, the first track on this album that really grabbed me. The way he screams the title of the song is so visceral and gripping.
This song has some sexual imagery, but I think it's about procreation. I mean, seriously, the song's title is "Bloodgiver." A man and a woman reproduce, i.e., "give blood" to their children, thus they are blood givers. The verses talk about how the child is the narrator's only motivation for staying alive.
"Tire this wrecking ball on jagged line been waking morning" - He's emotionally unstable (wrecking ball) that's on a path he's unsure of (jagged line), and his child is tiring him way earlier than he'd like to be awake (tire... waking morning). Additionally, you could interpret this line as him trying to get the baby to fall asleep.
"A self defense machine to keep me up for the time being" - His child acts as a self-defense machine in the sense that without it, he'd destroy himself in some way (e.g., suicide, drug addiction, etc). It also functions to keep him awake at this moment.
"In two words: broken wheels, your four point stance is eaten" - Four point stance is on all fours, or crawling. It's "eaten" in the sense that although the narrator may not have been prepared for this, he can't help but eat it up and want to protect his offspring. "Broken wheels" could refer to the narrator himself who feels inadequate as a parental figure and/or human being.
"When you spread out like a venus Into mucus Into muscle Blown by sand Stand into the mountains Stand into the moiuntains Aphrodisiac to pull me west again"
This is beautiful. Venus is the Roman name for the Greek goddess Aphrodite who is associated with beauty, love and procreation. "Into mucus, into muscle, blown by sand..." all refer to taking a physical, human form from what are just gobs of genetic material to us. "Aphrodisiac to pull me west again..." might be referring to the westward settlers of the early 17th century in the United States. In the narrative, he likens the beginning of parenthood with the western voyages of the settlers; it's the start of a journey that's headed to an uncertain destination, but one that hopefully guarantees both him and his offspring a better life.
"Hibernation for some time now Sleeping bears to wake at dawn Travel far to surf the sky Been bolted down and stepped on Bloodgiver"
Ties it back into the beginning of the song. He was sleeping, but now he's up because his child has woke up. He's traveled far in hopes to secure a future for himself and his offspring (travel far to surf the sky) and ultimately, both him and his child will be bolted down and stepped on by life and each other along the journey of parenting.
Fantastic song, the first track on this album that really grabbed me. The way he screams the title of the song is so visceral and gripping.