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There's no work in walking in to fuel the talk
I would grab my shoes, and then away I'd walk
Through all the stubborn beauty I start at the dawn
Until the sun had fully stopped
Never walking away from
Just a way to pull apart
Dehydrate back into minerals
A life-long walk to the same exact spot
Carbon's anniversary
The parting of the sensory
Old, old mystery
The parting of the sensory
Who the hell made you the boss?
We placed our chips in all the right spots
But still lost
Any shit head who had ever walked
Could take the ship and do a much finer job
This fit like clothes made out of wasps
Aw, fuck it, I guess I lost
The parting of the sensory
Carbon's anniversary
Just part it again if you please
Carbon's anniversary
Who the hell made you the boss?
If you say what to do, I know what not to stop
If you were the ship, then who would ever get on?
The weather changed it for the worse
And came down on us like it had been rehearsed
And like we hope, but change will surely come
And be awful for most but really good for some
I took a trip to the exact same spot
We pulled the trigger, but we forgot to cock
And every single shot
Aw, fuck it, I guess we lost
Someday you will die, and
Somehow something's going to steal your carbon
Someday you will die, and
Somehow something's going to steal your carbon
Well, someday you will die somehow, and
Something's going to steal your carbon
Someday you will die, and
Someone's or something's will steal your carbon
Someday something will die, and
Somehow you'll figure out how
Often you will die somehow, and
Something's going to steal your carbon
Well, someday you will die somehow, and
Something's going to steal your carbon
I would grab my shoes, and then away I'd walk
Through all the stubborn beauty I start at the dawn
Until the sun had fully stopped
Never walking away from
Just a way to pull apart
Dehydrate back into minerals
A life-long walk to the same exact spot
Carbon's anniversary
The parting of the sensory
Old, old mystery
The parting of the sensory
Who the hell made you the boss?
We placed our chips in all the right spots
But still lost
Any shit head who had ever walked
Could take the ship and do a much finer job
This fit like clothes made out of wasps
Aw, fuck it, I guess I lost
The parting of the sensory
Carbon's anniversary
Just part it again if you please
Carbon's anniversary
Who the hell made you the boss?
If you say what to do, I know what not to stop
If you were the ship, then who would ever get on?
The weather changed it for the worse
And came down on us like it had been rehearsed
And like we hope, but change will surely come
And be awful for most but really good for some
I took a trip to the exact same spot
We pulled the trigger, but we forgot to cock
And every single shot
Aw, fuck it, I guess we lost
Someday you will die, and
Somehow something's going to steal your carbon
Someday you will die, and
Somehow something's going to steal your carbon
Well, someday you will die somehow, and
Something's going to steal your carbon
Someday you will die, and
Someone's or something's will steal your carbon
Someday something will die, and
Somehow you'll figure out how
Often you will die somehow, and
Something's going to steal your carbon
Well, someday you will die somehow, and
Something's going to steal your carbon
Lyrics submitted by sidelines, edited by Dani990, sheionizes
Track duration: 05:34
"Parting of the Sensory" as written by Isaac Brock, Eric Judy, Tom Peloso, Jeremiah Green, Johnny Marr, Joe Plummer
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP
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I think the "parting of the sensory" refers to a drifting in closeness between two people.
"There's no work in walking and it fueled the talk," I think is a reference to a specific event that probably happened with him and his ex. As in they took a walk and talked things over, and he's saying it took little enough work to walk that it fueled their conversation/hostility/passion/whatever.
"We placed our chips in all the right spots but still lost" I think is a reference to each person making an effort to sustain the relationship but still fucking it up. Same concept as the line "We pulled the trigger but forgot to cock on every single shot, oh, fuck it, I guess we lost." As in they kept trying with each other but kept fucking it up and eventually had to admit defeat. (Yes I think the lyrics posted here are wrong and the line is *on* every single shot, not *and* every single shot).
The lines "Who the hell made you the boss?/If you say what to do, I know what not to stop/If you were the ship who would ever get on?" I think are just bitter retribution toward an ex-lover essentially meaning I don't like you anymore, I don't want to do what you say, I don't see how anyone else could like you.
Yes, I think "carbon's anniversary" is a poetic reference to carbon dating, and parting of the sensory is supposed to sound like "of the century." I think of it as parting of the century (not party of the century like someone commented), as in this parting is a very big deal to him. I do think there are obvious symbols of the cycle of life, carbon going back to the earth, living creatures decomposing into the elements, etc. But I think he's using that as a metaphor for the beginning, life, and end of a relationship, or perhaps a cycle of starting a new relationship and having the same thing happen" - ShadowHaton May 29, 2009
i fundamentaly agree on every single line, except for the two last paragraphs (which i did not copy into this text)
I think the last part's a ranting on how someday someone will come and mean more to him than that ex, and she will make him forget her and on how his ex will "die" (become history) and someone will steal her "carbon" and carbon meaning life and life meaning love.
she will no longer mean anything to him and someone will come and take her place.
but its also a cry for defeat as he believes the same will happen for her, and someone will come and take her heart in his place. and on how she'll fgure out that this actually happens quite often.
sorry for disturbing dead posts
"Through all the stubborn beauty I start at the dawn
Until the sun had fully stopped
Just a way to pull apart
Dehydrate back into minerals
A life-long walk to the same exact spot" - Obviously a metaphor for life. You go through a whole life, and the end result is...nothing. There's nothing at the end. Just you decomposing.
Another example: "We placed our chips in all the right spots
But still lost" - is it not obvious enough yet? We lived the best life humanly possible- end result...still nothing.
"Someday you will die, and
Somehow something's going to steal your carbon" - this whole tangent is the same thing, just less metaphorical. He repeats it over and over again, in different ways, essentially trying to drum his point into your head. You will die and decompose to nothing. That is it.
And there's no surprise here. Anyone who's familiar enough with Modest Mouse to know this song should probably know by now that this is actually their worldview. It's certainly no secret.
The first verse being about the walk through life through "stubborn beauty" (which is how describes the universe, as beauty that hasn't realized itself). The walk lasts from the sun rising to the sun setting (the beginning and end of a lifetime) and how you never really end up very much further than where you started.
The first chorus mentions carbons anniversary(every living thing on earth is a carbon based life form.) this is about the circle of each individual life, from start to end as an anniversary of the life death phenomenon. The parting of the sensory is describing that death is merely the parting from conscious self and the senses that allow you to experience the world in their individual ways. No heaven or hell. Old old news to read(I always thought it was old old mystery, referring to the mystery of life and death contemplated since humans learned how to think critically.) would mean that it's just old news, it's been around for a long time and we're tired of it.
My favorite part
Who the Hell made you the boss?
we placed our chips in all the right spots
but still lost
any shithead who would ever walk
could take a ship and do a much finer job
This fit like clothes made out of wasps
Aw, Fuck it I guess I lost
This is basically referring to life as a ship and God being the captain or boss. The writer is asking god who made him the boss? because it wasn't any public election, he was automatically in charge. He's saying that we did everything the way we were told but we still lost, still died. And that any shithead who would ever walk could do better than God at his job. This fit like clothes made out of wasps, something being made to be comfortable but is actually very painful and uncomfortable, life in otherwords. And in the end, giving up.
Who the hell made you the boss?
If you say what to do, I know what not to stop
If you were the ship who would ever get on?
The weather changed and for the worse
It came down on us like it had been rehearsed
Not like you hoped, but change will surely come
And be awful for most, but really good for some
I took a trip to the exact same spot
We'd pulled the trigger, but we forgot to cock
And every single shot
Aw, fuck it, I guess we lost
Again questioning god's existence and morals. The second part being that there's plenty of rules but they don't cover everything. No one would ever follow you if they knew what you were really like. Everything is going downhill(End of the world as we know it) It all happened so elegantly and smooth like it was planned. We hoped it would be better but it only came true for some( the rich?) and awful for most(The poor?) I lived my life and tried everything but wasn't quite prepared for it every single time. And again giving up.
The rest of the song is about dying and someone or something taking his/her Carbon to continue life, Also about being alive and taking others carbon. And how it's all one big circle, an equilibrium.
The first verse being about the walk through life through "stubborn beauty" (which is how describes the universe, as beauty that hasn't realized itself). The walk lasts from the sun rising to the sun setting (the beginning and end of a lifetime) and how you never really end up very much further than where you started.
The first chorus mentions carbons anniversary(every living thing on earth is a carbon based life form.) this is about the circle of each individual life, from start to end as an anniversary of the life death phenomenon. The parting of the sensory is describing that death is merely the parting from conscious self and the senses that allow you to experience the world in their individual ways. No heaven or hell. Old old news to read(I always thought it was old old mystery, referring to the mystery of life and death contemplated since humans learned how to think critically.) would mean that it's just old news, it's been around for a long time and we're tired of it.
My favorite part
Who the Hell made you the boss?
we placed our chips in all the right spots
but still lost
any shithead who would ever walk
could take a ship and do a much finer job
This fit like clothes made out of wasps
Aw, Fuck it I guess I lost
This is basically referring to life as a ship and God being the captain or boss. The writer is asking god who made him the boss? because it wasn't any public election, he was automatically in charge. He's saying that we did everything the way we were told but we still lost, still died. And that any shithead who would ever walk could do better than God at his job. This fit like clothes made out of wasps, something being made to be comfortable but is actually very painful and uncomfortable, life in otherwords. And in the end, giving up.
Who the hell made you the boss?
If you say what to do, I know what not to stop
If you were the ship who would ever get on?
The weather changed and for the worse
It came down on us like it had been rehearsed
Not like you hoped, but change will surely come
And be awful for most, but really good for some
I took a trip to the exact same spot
We'd pulled the trigger, but we forgot to cock
And every single shot
Aw, fuck it, I guess we lost
Again questioning god's existence and morals. The second part being that there's plenty of rules but they don't cover everything. No one would ever follow you if they knew what you were really like. Everything is going downhill(End of the world as we know it) It all happened so elegantly and smooth like it was planned. We hoped it would be better but it only came true for some( the rich?) and awful for most(The poor?) I lived my life and tried everything but wasn't quite prepared for it every single time. And again giving up.
The rest of the song is about dying and someone or something taking his/her Carbon to continue life, Also about being alive and taking others carbon. And how it's all one big circle, an equilibrium.
First of all, this ship is earth.
I think this song is about how life on earth as we know it, will end due to pollution, and that the people fighting this have no idea what they're doing (any shit head who had ever walked could take this ship and do a much finer job).
Stubborn beauty is people polluting the earth from driving cars, producing unnecessary stuff etc.
The weather is going to change, and for the worse....
Carbon couldn't be any more relevant in this case.
We're taking a trip to the exact same spot: We will all die, and go back to where there were no humans.
And lastly, regarding the name of the album: We (humans) are going to die before the ship even sinks.