The Avett Brothers – And It Spread

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There was light in the room
Then you left and it was through
Then the frost started in
My toes and fingertips

And it spread into my heart

Then for I don't know how long
I settled in to doing wrong
And as the wind fills the sail
Came the thought to hurt my self

And it spread into my home
And it spread
And it spread into my songs

Well there are no lines
Separating the truth from the lies

Then you came back from space
With a brand new laugh and a different face
You took my hand and held it up
And shot my arm full of love

And it spread
And it spread into the world
And it spread
And it spread into the world

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    My Interpretation:It just occurred to me that he could be talking about a different person in the first verse and the last. Like, "you" refers to the object of his affections, rather than one particular individual.

    If "you" has "a brand new laugh and a different face," that suggests a new, or at least radically changed, person. I like that better too, so I'm gonna roll with it.
    Flag aboyinastitch89on January 26, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:The song is about love. Throughout the song, a metaphor of the sun is used to represent love (e.g. "light in the room", "coming back from space", cold when absent, warm when present). Lack of love leeds to bitterness and coldness that spreads to take over everything in your life--into your heart, and even into the words of the songs you write.

    Then when love is found again (with another reference to the sun coming back from space), the new feelings spread in a similar way to positively affect everything in your world.
    Flag bryanscon August 14, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:"Shot my arm full of love" sounds like heroin to me.
    Flag pyalgroundblzon February 23, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Love this song. I love their voices so much.
    Flag wecouldbombxon September 30, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:"And it spread into my soul" should be "And it spread into my songs"

    So beautiful and meaningful... Especially that last verse.

    "Then you came back from space
    With a brand new laugh and a different face
    You took my hand and held it up
    And shot my arm full of love."
    Flag 28undermyspellon September 19, 2009   Link

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