Quote from Spencer - "It's about my sister who passed away a couple years ago. When I go through tough things in life I like to put it into a song, once I do I feel like it's out there and I vented it and I can move on from it. That was my way of moving on from that whole situation. Not just that, even though she's gone she's like immortalized in a song now and I feel like I've done my duty for her."
That makes me feel like a piece of shit for not doing more to honor the memory of my sister. I liked this song before but connect with it more now that I know the story behind it.
I've listened to this not thinking much cus I don't think most like me understand the lyrics at the first time, after having a dream about my grandma and after I woke up I've gone back to this song and went to the comments to see people's reactions cus I was in the stage of being hooked on a song since yesterday and now understood it and was just paralyzed from the emotion, the dream wasn't me crying for my grandma nor was about how I missed her it was just spending time with her and having a wonderful time and smiles and she would want to see us happy not still grieving it so I'll continue the legacy she started and live happy to make her proud and happy.
Such an awesome band. I put the guitar down for a few years then I heard them. I got my electric out, put new strings on it then bought a Neural DSP plugin and started playing again.
We've all got those things crawling under what they perceive We know sharp fangs and they chew in the times alone My gut is telling, oh, it's telling me what? She'd rather see a man up than me undone Rip a hole in my life But no matter the things I do, never get over it I said goodbye from a place so far I'm under the truth Because words mean nothing to fleeting youth Rip a whole in my life when it's bringing me back to you I've been trying to work it out Gotta get away from the sights and sounds Keep it on the ground I don't wanna be but just carry on and smile on through it Death is true and I'll be missing you (And I'll be missing you) Advice is not always right So I've gone to tread my ways The path I've laid out is tied We're always meant to shine You left a lot of grief Now it's bleeding out my teeth Shot holes in every stone heart The tones are on repeat but nothing's filling me It's on my chest and you're in this art My gut is telling, oh, it's telling me what? She'd rather see a man up than me undone Rip a hole in my life But no matter the things I do, never get over it I said goodbye from a place so far I'm under the truth Because words mean nothing to fleeting youth Rip a whole in my life when it's bringing me back to you I'll work it out Gotta get away, get away from the sights and sounds Keep it on the ground I don't wanna be but just carry on and smile on through it Death is true and I'll be missing you Death is true and I'll be missing you I think I'll just smile through it all for you I've been trying to work it out Gotta get away, get away from the sights and sounds Keep it on the ground I don't wanna be but just carry on and smile on through it Death is true and I'll be missing you Traduire en français
_"We've all got those things crawling under what they perceive. We know sharp fangs and they chew in the tide alone."_ Very interesting, striking, provocative piece of poetry here. It's an eloquent metaphor for something, but I've noticed that it really seems outta context with the rest of the lyrics, really out of place contextually. *Can someone please articulate what they mean symbolically?* If I can discern their meaning perhaps I can solve and reconcile precisely how they fit in thematically with the rest of the song 🧐🤔 Cheers
My interpretation is that grief is not always visible to others who are not experiencing it. "those things crawling under what they perceive" is the emotional turmoil of loss that is so biting and real "fangs and they chew in the tide alone" but to everyone else, you may be outwardly fine. And it is a lonely feeling. To me, this is a song about being strong in the face of grief, because it's what your loved one would've wanted. We may put on a strong front, but the pain, the biting, gnawing pain of loss and death and grief is often hidden under the surface, "under what they perceive". Beautiful poetry indeed. Hope this helped!
This line is definitely setting the tone for the whole song. The intention of the song is to communicate that he isn’t okay, but he’ll try to be. Like faking it until you make it, the first step is to acknowledge that something is deeply wrong in your life. So, this is an acknowledgment, and it’s an attempt to make the listener understand where he’s starting from, too. Not just him, but all of us, have things that eat away at who we usually are, or who we want to be. So, when he introduces the source of his woes, the woman he’d cared so much for who was lost from his life, it makes more sense when he says his gut’s telling him that she’d rather see him walking strong than be laid low, but the hole her absence creates in his life isn’t something he feels like he can overcome. He tried to say goodbye, but he wasn’t being honest when he said he was ready to move on. He acknowledges that being as young as he is, and as young as she was, just SAYING goodbye is meaningless. There’s action involved, but what can one do? What action can you take to remove a hole from your life? It’s already a piece of you that’s missing. The chorus is probably my favourite part. It’s a beautiful summary of the things he’s trying to work through. “I’ve been trying to work it out; I’ve gotta get away from the sights and sounds, and keep it on the ground (probably his feet; so he can keep his head out of the clouds, where he can’t get away from her memory…). I don’t want to be, but I’ll just carry on, and smile on through it. Death is true, and I’ll be missing you.” Is he saying he doesn’t want to be happy, or that he simply doesn’t want to BE, anymore? Nobody WANTS to be sad, but he’s definitely feeling desperate for relief. The context that suggests he’s feeling suicidal is probably the most provocative, because he knows he doesn’t want to live his life anymore but has resolved to anyway, by carrying on and smiling as much as possible. As for the exact phrasing of the first portion, it suggests issues that are deeper below the surface than a stranger might notice, or even an acquaintance. When you’re trying to function in society, you put on airs and there has to be strength there, confidence, or people can’t get along with you. The next part is kind of interesting. He uses visual imagery to try and impress a specific kind of pain. It’s not like an insistent gnawing, or crushing, constant pressure that’s causing the pain. It’s a sharp fang; it pierces deep, and it tears as it comes out. Chewing in the tide alone is probably suggesting that the object these fangs are chewing is your life itself; the tides of fate. Seeing as this source of pain is alone, there’s nothing there to stop it. So, depending on how bad it is, you might be okay, but if you aren’t then what’s there to actually stop it? Nothing.
Quote from Spencer - "It's about my sister who passed away a couple years ago. When I go through tough things in life I like to put it into a song, once I do I feel like it's out there and I vented it and I can move on from it. That was my way of moving on from that whole situation. Not just that, even though she's gone she's like immortalized in a song now and I feel like I've done my duty for her."
sorry for your lost bro ..
That makes me feel like a piece of shit for not doing more to honor the memory of my sister. I liked this song before but connect with it more now that I know the story behind it.
This is hands down the best song from their new album.
they're all great
Tyepye Thatoneguy it’s great but no
It's no doubt my favorite off the new record.
No 😂 shut up
Reptile is a master piece. This is a fun boy band song in comparison. I still love it but cmon man 😂
So my two favorite periphery songs are tributes to lost loved ones(this and mile zero). I know what I’ll be listening to when my grandma passes.
I've listened to this not thinking much cus I don't think most like me understand the lyrics at the first time, after having a dream about my grandma and after I woke up I've gone back to this song and went to the comments to see people's reactions cus I was in the stage of being hooked on a song since yesterday and now understood it and was just paralyzed from the emotion, the dream wasn't me crying for my grandma nor was about how I missed her it was just spending time with her and having a wonderful time and smiles and she would want to see us happy not still grieving it so I'll continue the legacy she started and live happy to make her proud and happy.
I went through a recent breakup and this song makes me feel better
Such an awesome band. I put the guitar down for a few years then I heard them. I got my electric out, put new strings on it then bought a Neural DSP plugin and started playing again.
I cry, you is the because
This is so underrated
What a beautiful song.
Amazing song from an amazing band.
so many feelings
Jeeeeezis I love this band
We've all got those things crawling under what they perceive
We know sharp fangs and they chew in the times alone
My gut is telling, oh, it's telling me what?
She'd rather see a man up than me undone
Rip a hole in my life
But no matter the things I do, never get over it
I said goodbye from a place so far
I'm under the truth
Because words mean nothing to fleeting youth
Rip a whole in my life when it's bringing me back to you
I've been trying to work it out
Gotta get away from the sights and sounds
Keep it on the ground
I don't wanna be but just carry on and smile on through it
Death is true and I'll be missing you
(And I'll be missing you)
Advice is not always right
So I've gone to tread my ways
The path I've laid out is tied
We're always meant to shine
You left a lot of grief
Now it's bleeding out my teeth
Shot holes in every stone heart
The tones are on repeat but nothing's filling me
It's on my chest and you're in this art
My gut is telling, oh, it's telling me what?
She'd rather see a man up than me undone
Rip a hole in my life
But no matter the things I do, never get over it
I said goodbye from a place so far
I'm under the truth
Because words mean nothing to fleeting youth
Rip a whole in my life when it's bringing me back to you
I'll work it out
Gotta get away, get away from the sights and sounds
Keep it on the ground
I don't wanna be but just carry on and smile on through it
Death is true and I'll be missing you
Death is true and I'll be missing you
I think I'll just smile through it all for you
I've been trying to work it out
Gotta get away, get away from the sights and sounds
Keep it on the ground
I don't wanna be but just carry on and smile on through it
Death is true and I'll be missing you
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Nice song!
God, they are so fucking good.
Wow
yea they are gods
Major song with sad lyrics
spencer wrote it dedicated to his sister that passed away years ago
_"We've all got those things crawling under what they perceive. We know sharp fangs and they chew in the tide alone."_ Very interesting, striking, provocative piece of poetry here. It's an eloquent metaphor for something, but I've noticed that it really seems outta context with the rest of the lyrics, really out of place contextually.
*Can someone please articulate what they mean symbolically?* If I can discern their meaning perhaps I can solve and reconcile precisely how they fit in thematically with the rest of the song 🧐🤔 Cheers
My interpretation is that grief is not always visible to others who are not experiencing it.
"those things crawling under what they perceive" is the emotional turmoil of loss that is so biting and real "fangs and they chew in the tide alone" but to everyone else, you may be outwardly fine. And it is a lonely feeling.
To me, this is a song about being strong in the face of grief, because it's what your loved one would've wanted. We may put on a strong front, but the pain, the biting, gnawing pain of loss and death and grief is often hidden under the surface, "under what they perceive".
Beautiful poetry indeed. Hope this helped!
This line is definitely setting the tone for the whole song. The intention of the song is to communicate that he isn’t okay, but he’ll try to be. Like faking it until you make it, the first step is to acknowledge that something is deeply wrong in your life.
So, this is an acknowledgment, and it’s an attempt to make the listener understand where he’s starting from, too. Not just him, but all of us, have things that eat away at who we usually are, or who we want to be.
So, when he introduces the source of his woes, the woman he’d cared so much for who was lost from his life, it makes more sense when he says his gut’s telling him that she’d rather see him walking strong than be laid low, but the hole her absence creates in his life isn’t something he feels like he can overcome.
He tried to say goodbye, but he wasn’t being honest when he said he was ready to move on. He acknowledges that being as young as he is, and as young as she was, just SAYING goodbye is meaningless. There’s action involved, but what can one do? What action can you take to remove a hole from your life? It’s already a piece of you that’s missing.
The chorus is probably my favourite part. It’s a beautiful summary of the things he’s trying to work through. “I’ve been trying to work it out; I’ve gotta get away from the sights and sounds, and keep it on the ground (probably his feet; so he can keep his head out of the clouds, where he can’t get away from her memory…). I don’t want to be, but I’ll just carry on, and smile on through it. Death is true, and I’ll be missing you.” Is he saying he doesn’t want to be happy, or that he simply doesn’t want to BE, anymore? Nobody WANTS to be sad, but he’s definitely feeling desperate for relief. The context that suggests he’s feeling suicidal is probably the most provocative, because he knows he doesn’t want to live his life anymore but has resolved to anyway, by carrying on and smiling as much as possible.
As for the exact phrasing of the first portion, it suggests issues that are deeper below the surface than a stranger might notice, or even an acquaintance. When you’re trying to function in society, you put on airs and there has to be strength there, confidence, or people can’t get along with you.
The next part is kind of interesting. He uses visual imagery to try and impress a specific kind of pain. It’s not like an insistent gnawing, or crushing, constant pressure that’s causing the pain. It’s a sharp fang; it pierces deep, and it tears as it comes out. Chewing in the tide alone is probably suggesting that the object these fangs are chewing is your life itself; the tides of fate. Seeing as this source of pain is alone, there’s nothing there to stop it. So, depending on how bad it is, you might be okay, but if you aren’t then what’s there to actually stop it? Nothing.
Nobody is worth giving up on yourself not a fucking soul
“She’d rather see a man up than me UNDONE” 😉 Great video though.
You've got a few screwups in the lyrics but it looks awesome
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