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I'm at the end of my report again
For those who won't do apathy
You had the perfect opportunity
But pled the fifth and walked away
Say something
Make us proud
Cast the first stone
Say anything at all
Make a move
For every one thing we're ignorant of
A thousand more things beat the maze
You saw the apple hanging on the tree
But missed the orchard in your gaze
Say something
Make us proud
Cast the first stone
Say anything at all
Make a move
(hands on the eyes are the engines of demise)
Make a move
I'm cautious of who I would call a friend
Who you aquaint is who you are
The darkest hours are when we choose a side
So make your pick and take a fall
Say something
Say anything at all
Make a move
(hands on the eyes are the engines of demise)
Make a move
For those who won't do apathy
You had the perfect opportunity
But pled the fifth and walked away
Say something
Make us proud
Cast the first stone
Say anything at all
Make a move
For every one thing we're ignorant of
A thousand more things beat the maze
You saw the apple hanging on the tree
But missed the orchard in your gaze
Say something
Make us proud
Cast the first stone
Say anything at all
Make a move
(hands on the eyes are the engines of demise)
Make a move
I'm cautious of who I would call a friend
Who you aquaint is who you are
The darkest hours are when we choose a side
So make your pick and take a fall
Say something
Say anything at all
Make a move
(hands on the eyes are the engines of demise)
Make a move
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The first line is
"I'm at the end of my ribbon again"
that is a common reference to being at wits end, the end of your rope if you will, its to someone like a lot of songs are, telling them that they should have said something when they had the opprotunity, but they didn't.
To me, "you saw the apple laying on the tree, but missed the orchard in your gaze" sure, apple+tree=(insert something biblical here) not so much, really. maybe something more like "you saw what was right in front of you" (the person's own personal gain) "but missed the big picture"
then it goes into what i think is very self explanitory, saying choose your friends wisely because they will define you. when it come down to the wire our true selves are revealed.
"make your pick and take the fall" is saying "you have to choose"
"make a move" is an order or a challenge, to be more than what you have been
they wrote a song and made it straight forward for once. maybe he was that frustrated when he wrote it.
it reminds me of my boyfriend.
christian overtones? oh, not musical overtones.
i like what radiokorn says, but i really don't think incubus would do something like that.
From my interpretation of the lyrics, I think the song is about doing what you know is right in sight of a problem ("...cast the first stone"), instead of cowering up by pretending it isn't there ("...plead the fifth [as in the Fifth Amendment] and walked away"). The message in here is similar to "Make Yourself" as well. You can't know what is right without knowing yourself and allowing the world to make up who you are. ("I'm cautious of who I would call a friend, Who you acquaint is who you are"). And needless to say, there are things some would call "Christian" overtones in the song.("...cast the first stone"/" ...apple hanging on the tree" / "...reborn again").
In short, I believe that Brandon is taking on a Christ-like persona for everyone with a little "hero" inside of them ("For those who won't do apathy"), and is telling everyone to wake up and stop sitting on their asses by lying to themselve and pretending nothing is wrong with the world.
"Know [make] thyself." - Christ
i sadly heard this may be their last song *sob* i guess they were a good band but things come and things go
*Things come and things go*-Matrix
Make a Move - from the Stealth soundtrack
I'm at the end of my ribbon again
For those who own to apathy
You had the perfect opportunity
But bled the fifth and walked away
Say something
Make us proud
Cast the first stone
Say anything at all
(Anything is everything, and more)
Make a move
For every one thing we're ignorant of
A thousand more things beat the maze
You saw the apple hanging on the tree
But missed the orchard in your gaze
Say something
Make us proud
Cast the first stone
Say anything at all
(Anything is everything, and more)
Make a move
(Hands on the eyes are the engines of demise)
Make a move
I'm cautious of who I would call a friend
Who you aquaint is who you are
The darkest hours are when we choose a side
So make your pick and take a fall
Say something
Say anything at all
Make a move
(Hands on the eyes are the engines of demise)
Make a move