There’s a sky full of lights and none of them stars
But each white, silvery flicker’s a faithful reminder to us Of a weight that’s in youth that makes a dick of us all
If it happened today, then it’s probably happened before
In a crowd unfamiliar, I just wanna touch a familiar face
And make friends at the parties I’ve feared the likes of an age
To be wanted with truth and make formidable love
See light in myself that I see inside everyone else I know
It’s not a lacking of spine, nor of physical pulse
It’s just a feeling of distance akin to a feeling of loss
Of love in the youth of my limited life
That passed in a violent and ritual screwing inside
And the years unfamiliar are made of increasingly digital days
And I am grieving the loss of myself with frightening malaise
When there’s weightness in youth and the sum of it’s small
Just stand in the darkness and laugh with your heel on its throat
'Cause not everything means something, honey
So say the unsayable, say the most human of things
And if everything is temporary
I will bear the unbearable, terrible triteness of being
Alone in my house, frozen in time
But don’t get me wrong now, honey, I am trying
There’s a warmth in the eyes and a clearness of thought
When the deepest of sighs and the frankest of shadows are gone
We’re pushing a stone up a mountainous waste
And the lines at the store look like lines on a beautiful face
See, I’m not so assured
Nor unusually strong or outstandingly brave
I’m more just fumbling around in the dark for the bulk of my day
When there’s weight that’s in youth and the sum of it’s small
I will stand in the darkness and laugh with my heel on its throat
And not everything means something, honey
So say the unsayable, say the most human of things
And if everything is temporary
I will bear the unbearable, terrible triteness of being
Alone in my house, frozen away
But don’t get me wrong now, honey, I’m okay
Ah, cast me a line
Ah, honey, cast me a line
Won’t you fear me tonight?
Goddamn do you fear me tonight?
Ah, pass me a light
Ah, honey, pass me a light
Won’t you feel me tonight?
Goddamn do you feel me tonight?
'Cause not everything means something, honey
So say the unsayable, say the most human of things
If everything is temporary
I will bear the unbearable, terrible triteness of being
Love this as does my 3 month old baby: I play this when it is time for her feed and she goes crazy! Please come back to Scotland soon. Missed your Trnsmt slot last year but hopefully you'll be playing the main stage next time :-)
"To be wanted with truth, and make formidable love.
See light in myself that I see inside everyone else I know".
Those lyrics get me every time. Bring me to tears. So raw. Truthful. And beautiful.
'Cause not everything means something, honey
So say the unsayable, say the most human of things
And if everything is temporary
I will bear the unbearable, terrible triteness of being'
Those have to be the best lyrics I have ever heard.
First minute and 49 seconds: can't tell if they shot this in the Aussie outback or on an American farm
Sees twisted branches of a gum tree: 'STRAYYYAAAAAAAAA!!!
This is the type of music that makes you want to keep living. Even when you feel like all hope is lost. Their music gives me light. Infuses my bones with life.
Heard this band last night in a bar in Brussels. I just can't believe how good this album is. In 8 years I haven't felt like this for any music or artist. Just unbelieveable.
Fav band. For real. I’m the most atheist you can be and I still love this band. They put so much emotion in their music. The instrumentation alone makes you swell with emotion. Then the words the lyrics are so beautiful and real and raw and emotional. Just absolutely fantastic and I wish they got the attention they deserve. They aren’t nearly as big enough as they should be.