I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
I've been high
I've been down
My head in the clouds
And my hands in the ground
In the arms of the woman
I found my way home
And in the arms of the woman
I have been lost
When Im so lost that this losing feels like dying
I hope you'll be by me then
When Im so lost that this losing feels like dying
I hope you'll be by me then
As a young man I was afraid
Of my life
Oh what would I make
I will make Iove
What will I hate
What better sweet road will I choose to the grave
And if I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying
I hope youll be by me then
'Cause if I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying
I hope youll be by me then
I'm sick of you, sick of me
I'm sick of war, and I'm sick of peace
I'm sick of sound like I'm sick of silence
I grow sick of the darkness 'til I'm sick of the light
When, I'm so sick that this sickness has me dying
I hope you'll be by me then
Well, I'm so sick that this sickness has me dying
I hope you'll be by me then
I hope you'll be by me then
Once as a boy, I saw what happened
I saw them beat him down to the cold cold ground
I watched those big boys cut that man down
And I was too weak, too weak to take a stand
When, I'm so weak that this weakness has me dying
I hope you'll be by me then
When, I'm so weak that this weakness feels like dying
I hope you'll be by me then
But if I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying
I hope you'll be by me then
So I will live as I see fit
And there will be those who will not like it
But in the arms of a woman
I found my way home
So to the arms of a woman
I will go
And if I'm old til this oldness has me dying
I hope you'll be by me then
If I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying
I've been down
My head in the clouds
And my hands in the ground
In the arms of the woman
I found my way home
And in the arms of the woman
I have been lost
When Im so lost that this losing feels like dying
I hope you'll be by me then
When Im so lost that this losing feels like dying
I hope you'll be by me then
As a young man I was afraid
Of my life
Oh what would I make
I will make Iove
What will I hate
What better sweet road will I choose to the grave
And if I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying
I hope youll be by me then
'Cause if I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying
I hope youll be by me then
I'm sick of you, sick of me
I'm sick of war, and I'm sick of peace
I'm sick of sound like I'm sick of silence
I grow sick of the darkness 'til I'm sick of the light
When, I'm so sick that this sickness has me dying
I hope you'll be by me then
Well, I'm so sick that this sickness has me dying
I hope you'll be by me then
I hope you'll be by me then
Once as a boy, I saw what happened
I saw them beat him down to the cold cold ground
I watched those big boys cut that man down
And I was too weak, too weak to take a stand
When, I'm so weak that this weakness has me dying
I hope you'll be by me then
When, I'm so weak that this weakness feels like dying
I hope you'll be by me then
But if I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying
I hope you'll be by me then
So I will live as I see fit
And there will be those who will not like it
But in the arms of a woman
I found my way home
So to the arms of a woman
I will go
And if I'm old til this oldness has me dying
I hope you'll be by me then
If I'm old 'til this oldness has me dying
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#27 (I Hope You'll Be by Me Then) Lyrics as written by David John Matthews
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I personally feel that the woman he speaks of is the presence of Love and the projetion of Love trough you. Only through Love can one accept one another for how their ego explains them to themselves, and therefore love eternally and unconditionally.
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Well, I had the priviledge of hearing this song live last night! I think that it's a song about love, and what you're going to do with your life. He's singing about how he found himself in the arms of a woman (his wife, I presume), and that's when he finally felt at home. Also, he sings about not being able to take a stand, and probably wishing that he could.
I just heard this on Youtube, I must have listened to it 900 times. I love the overall sound of the song. I think of it as a young child seeing all this horrible things in life and not being able to do anything about it. The arms of a good woman is the boys mama where everything is ok.
heard this song for the first time when he came to camden last night. its one of them songs where you almost know exactly what hes saying. itll be a great song soon.
Heard this song live at the Gorge couple of days ago...twas awesome. Don't have any thoughts on it yet though...still thinking. =]]
Great Song. Heard it live at Piedmont in ATL.
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I agree with you 100%.
Great song. first heard it live at Camden 8/7/07. now i got it on piedmont.. and its great
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What will I be? Who will be mine? What will be the end of me? Dave so often deals with these crucial life questions but always seems to come out with some resolve, in this case to return to the arms of a woman.