The Antlers - No Widows
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- The Antlers - Burst Apart
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I listen to this entire album every fall/winter for idk how many years now! and it’s just absolutely appropriate for the way I feel inside.
Same here.
YES!!! all of their albums. I like Uprooted especially the end of october/ november. Cuz it’s like the seasonal depression finally sinking in lol
How do or did you feel exactly?
If I never get back home,
There’s no garden overgrown,
No widows in the walls,
No widows left alone,
No shirts to hang or fold,
No kid out in the cold,
No widows on the walls,
No widows on the phone.
If I’m stuck out here alone,
If I’m stranded here all year,
With just nothing left at home,
No widows disappear.
If the wheels jump off the road,
There’s no widows left to know,
No perfect love above,
No punishment below.
When they shake, say the wings won’t break.
When they shake, say the wings won’t break.
If I’m stuck out here alone,
If I’m stranded here all year,
With just nothing left at home,
No widows disappear.
If the wheels jump off the road,
There’s no widows left to know,
No perfect love above,
No punishment below.
When they shake, say the wings won’t break.
When they shake, say the wings won’t break.
I've known this son for years and it's still my favourite and I still listen to it almost every day. It's like magic
it's incredible
To me this is the ultimate love song to someone that doesn't exist and to a love that never was. The safest way to say i love you is to never say it at all.
best song of all time
its good but come on
Wait, he has a point
I'm happy to say that I heard this song so much in the Fall of '11 that I can travel back in time in my head so vividly by simply listening to it.
This song is like having wings but never wanting to know what it feels like to fly.....all in fear of the fall.
This track sold the album for me. Basically comprises my own thoughts for where I am in my life.
Hauntingly ethereal number, indeed.
This is GPT's take:
These lyrics seem to convey a sense of loneliness, isolation, and perhaps even existential contemplation. Let's break it down:
Absence of Home: The repeated phrase "If I never get back home" suggests a longing for home or a fear of being unable to return to a familiar place of comfort and belonging.
No Widows Left Alone: The mention of "widows in the walls" and "widows on the phone" could symbolize the absence of loved ones or companionship. The repetition of "No widows left alone" reinforces the theme of isolation.
Emptiness: Lines like "No shirts to hang or fold" and "With just nothing left at home" evoke a sense of emptiness and lack.
Uncertainty and Vulnerability: The lines "If I’m stuck out here alone, If I’m stranded here all year" express a feeling of being stranded or trapped, with an uncertain future ahead.
No Perfect Love, No Punishment Below: These lines suggest a questioning or rejection of traditional notions of divine reward or punishment, indicating perhaps a sense of disillusionment or skepticism towards religious or moral beliefs.
Resilience and Reassurance: The repeated refrain "When they shake, say the wings won’t break" could be interpreted as a mantra of resilience or a plea for reassurance in the face of adversity or uncertainty.
Overall, these lyrics seem to explore themes of loneliness, displacement, and existential uncertainty, while also touching on concepts of love, belief, and resilience. The imagery used is evocative and open to interpretation, inviting the listener to reflect on their own experiences of longing, isolation, and the search for meaning.
Every song reminds you of someone or someplace. Paul McKinna ❤️
Dün bu şarkıyı buz gibi havada yolda giderken dinledim çok hoş, sözleri çok güzel.
Thankyou
The beginning sounds so similar to blue foundation "dreams on fire'. Both are though!
je kiffe....
Feel like this is about someone who feels their suicide is inevitable so it's preferable to do it sooner rather than later when they might have a partner and child who it would hurt. It's the kind of desperate mathematics that you do when you're deeply depressed.
sometimes desperate mathematics are true.
What's funny is that depressed people (scientifically speaking) have a more accurate perception of the world but a less accurate representation of themselves.
Meaning they have a negativity bias when viewing themselves or anything with emotional salience attached to one self but are a more neutral and objective observer regarding the world.
i just only need three things right now: Weed, this song and your love i mean repeat this song
nice
çok iyi be!
god its a live!
This video freezes at 3:06 every time.
When there's no delivery window :(
What is this song about?
I EAT ASS I'm not *sure,* but I think it's about a man contemplating death or suicide while he drives. He's thinking about how he has no wife and no child, and if the wheels jump off the road and he never makes it home, there's no wife or child left alone in his absence.
Interesting take. Did you come up with that on your own or did you read it somewhere?
I EAT ASS that's just what it seemed like when I read the lyrics
And the "When they shake, say the wings won't break" line is that person realising that they don't want to die as there is so much more of life they've yet to experience.
My interpretation: It's about being alone, dying and having no one care if you go, there's a pain in his voice when he does that howl part before "when it shakes say the wings won't break". Basically he's travelling, but has no family, but doesn't want to die so that he could hope to have one. He doesn't want to die just yet because he has "no widow" left behind.