Neurosis – No River To Take Me Home

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  General Comment:the line "The seeds in my way, roots to the core"
  
  sounds more like "The stones in my way, reach to the core"
  
  I'm not saying it would make better sense, but there's no way he's singing "seeds", it sounds more like an "sto-" sound. Listen to it a few times maybe, I could be wrong.

  Flag escapedwordson July 30, 2009   Link

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    Actually I am saying it makes more sense:
    
    "The stones in my way, reach to the core
    Of a rising sun falling through the wind to the soil"
    
    Think about it.

    Flag escapedwordson July 30, 2009  

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    Yep, you're absolutly right... i also heared it like you and was astonished to read here "the seeds in my way, roots to the core" doesnt make any sense at all to me.

    Flag Aprophisthe1on September 08, 2009  

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    I agree, Steve's totally singing "the stones in my way reach to the core"

    Flag VICARIOUS48on December 07, 2009  
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  General Comment:I think this song is about death, funeral and afterlife, but I'm not sure (it's NEUROSIS, you can never be sure what's the song about). But some line pretty much fit in:
  
  The stain of my eyes
  Burnt deep within
  Who will fall?
  I asked not to know
  
  - describing the state of being dead
  
  Digging a hole so I can rest
  No tears from no river to take me home
  
  - burial of the body
  
  
  
  I'm sealed away, you can't touch me now
  
  - sealed away - sealed in a coffin?
  
  Let them come
  Be my eyes, lead me on
  Lift me out, tear me up, spark to fire
  Whatever comes through me I will be
  
  As my body leaves me
  I cling to a tree in a dream
  I'm screaming to you
  Whatever comes through me I will be
  
  - the refrains are my favourite parts of the song, so deep and calm. The second part states loss of the body, while some part of the singer (soul?) is still alive
  

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    Yeah, i think you're right, and i also think it is loosely based on the Tibetian Book of the Dead...

    Flag MarlonMoraison January 08, 2010  

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