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Well I didn’t think it would end like this
Cutting of the blood to ten
With a rope around my wrist
But I think that every one imagines why
And where it is they’re gonna die
And when it happens do we fly?
And I wished I could have told my son
That I was the coward one
Its never admirable when your father cant move on
Well I never thought that you would slip inside
Your brothers unfaithful wife
While the children were down the stairs
I saw what you were doing
And I wished that I have burnt that goddamn door
Finding both of you on the floor
Realizing your brides a whore
Really takes an enormous toll
On your head
Well I didn’t think that you could craft this song
Sleeping with the devil and all
And I can hear you sing along
And I wished that I could have told the lord
To sever me at the chord
Cause the moment I left I’d never come back no more
So hope that it actually ends for me this way
Cause tomorrow is another day
And I have to decide to stay or stay
For now I’ll keep my hands around this thing
And wait for an apostle to sing
You’re never allowed to come in
So just sink or swim
Cutting of the blood to ten
With a rope around my wrist
But I think that every one imagines why
And where it is they’re gonna die
And when it happens do we fly?
And I wished I could have told my son
That I was the coward one
Its never admirable when your father cant move on
Well I never thought that you would slip inside
Your brothers unfaithful wife
While the children were down the stairs
I saw what you were doing
And I wished that I have burnt that goddamn door
Finding both of you on the floor
Realizing your brides a whore
Really takes an enormous toll
On your head
Well I didn’t think that you could craft this song
Sleeping with the devil and all
And I can hear you sing along
And I wished that I could have told the lord
To sever me at the chord
Cause the moment I left I’d never come back no more
So hope that it actually ends for me this way
Cause tomorrow is another day
And I have to decide to stay or stay
For now I’ll keep my hands around this thing
And wait for an apostle to sing
You’re never allowed to come in
So just sink or swim
Lyrics submitted by YourFavWeapon83, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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This is more a song of a man contemplating suicide directly after discovering that his wife has been sleeping with his brother.
"Cutting off the blood to ten, with a rope around my wrist" -Literally has a rope tied to his wrists with something heavy(probably an anchor) attached while he thinks of drowning himself with it.
Second stanza commenting on the common contemplation of the afterlife.
"And I wished I could have told my son
That I was the coward one
Its never admirable when your father cant move on"
-Goddamn, I love this verse. He regrets that he will be giving his son a bad example of honor, responsibility, and strength.
Skip to "Well I didn’t think that you could craft this song
Sleeping with the devil and all
And I can hear you sing along"
This is about his wife. She wrote the song with her infidelity. Also note the nautical theme with "craft".
"And I wished that I could have told the lord
To sever me at the chord
Cause the moment I left I’d never come back no more"
I am not sure on this one. Does he maybe wish he had never been born? Or does he wish he had been born into a different situation? Or maybe he wants to be able to move on and never look back. I dont know.
"So hope that it actually ends for me this way
Cause tomorrow is another day
And I have to decide to stay or stay"
Another beautiful stanza. He knows if he doesnt kill himself here and now then he will have to confront this situation. He has to "stay or stay", he is stuck in this.
"For now I’ll keep my hands around this thing
And wait for an apostle to sing
You’re never allowed to come in"
If he kills himself then he doesnt feel he will get into heaven.
Beautiful song.
Well I didn�t think it would end like this
Cutting of the blood to ten
With a rope around my wrist
- cutting off the blood to ten, as in ten fingers. ropes around their wrists, being hung on a cross?
- sounds like the crucification of jesus? it could be literal, like jesus thinking or saying it. or it could be his biological father, seeing as when you have a kid, you take responsibility for their actions, even without agreeing to do so. you raised that person, and so people believe that the morals you've instilled in them are your own morals.
And I wished I could have told my son
That I was the coward one
Its never admirable when your father cant move on
- not sure if this is his father or him talking about it. it could be andy talking about how he left his wife when he found out about her sleeping with his brother?
Well I never thought that you would slip inside
Your brothers unfaithful wife
While the children were down the stairs
I saw what you were doing
And I wished that I have burnt that goddamn door
Finding both of you on the floor
- biological father? or it could be 'God' or 'Jesus', seeing as people seem to believe that they're all knowing.
Realizing your brides a whore
Really takes an enormous toll
On your head
- thinking about how it will affect andy?
Well I didn�t think that you could craft this song
Sleeping with the devil and all
And I can hear you sing along
- 'sleeping with the devil and all': lust is a deadly sin, both his wife and his brother were tempted and gave in. really religious people see a temptress or the natural lust in a person as a piece of the devil living in them that they need to fight.
And I wished that I could have told the lord
To sever me at the chord
- 'sever me at the chord' or 'cord'? cord reminds me of an umbilical cord, like andy is saying that he shouldve been killed before he even had a chance to live? i'm not sure how to word it. or it could be a 'chord/cord' he's going to use to hang himself? or a chord that Jesus, or even Andy, is being crucified with?
For now I�ll keep my hands around this thing
And wait for an apostle to sing
- he's waiting for a sign?
So just sink or swim
- sink of swim, fight or flight, give up or fight for your life?
i don't know, this is probably entirely jumbled and incoherent. i just had to write it down while i was still in the state of mind i was in when i really considered all of it.
to sever me at the cord".
As in umbilical cord. That seems to make more sense to me, as he goes on to "talk" about the apostle telling him he's not allowed to come in. Thus, chose also seems the appropriate choice. We don't get to choose. His inaction would be easier for him to accept if God had forsaken him. Just my two cents.
he's also saying that he's the coward because when hr found out that his wife cheated he ran away instead of facing it.
because says he wished "he could have" like he wished he wasnt born. nothing is stopping him from asking the lord to sever me at the core at this moment. unless this is from the perspective of someone who has already died. and it may be.
I have been loving following this storyline; and I keep saying to my husband "I can't wait for the third one!!! I need to know how it ends!!!"
That said, this particular song totally drew me in. I heard it exactly as Jhurtado . At first I also heard it as the father of these men, the two brothers, and feeling angst over not doing anything to protect our protagonist. But upon closer listening I rethought it. He's talking to his brother... even when he says "Your brother's unfaithful wife" But this, I think, suggests the distance he has from his brother at this point; he doesn't say "my wife". To me, he's removed himself, psychologically, out of the equation.
But yes, definitely the anchor, drowning, suicide.
Two questions, if anyone has any ideas:
1) what does the title of this song mean???
2) What does he mean by choose to "stay or stay"? Stay alive; stay in the relationship; stay as in do nothing (like "stay your hand")
I think by "stay or stay" he means either STAY with the ocean (with the anchor and sink to the bottom) and die be rid of all his troubles or STAY alive and face his troubles.
this is an awesome tune, love the anger in his voice.