Porcupine Tree – The Seance

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Under gas light
The joining of hands
Chanting a name
Over and over

The table tilts
The circle is broken
Doubting no more
They pay what they owe her

Disembodied
A luminous hand
Holding the air
Passing the current

A voice is channeled
A rope is uncoiled
Flicker the light
And someone is here

We go following sorrow
To free your blood spilling out of the reeds there
Give me a sign I can breathe air
Blood flowing out of the stream there

(Give me something new, please... something I can love)

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Track duration: 02:39


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    General Comment:I've always thought this was about the family that discovered the body in the river during Octane Twisted. I think they turn to a seance to try and contact the spirit of the dead girl, attempting to find how she died.
    Flag Wallamanageon January 01, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think its about a group of friends and family mourning the people who died in an accident (from the previous song octane twisted). When they are holding the candle light vigil the family is communicating with the dead.

    No idea what: (Give me something new, please... something I can love) Is all about. Its also in the octane twisted song right before.
    Flag joecrowon September 28, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:'Give me a sign I can breathe air'
    i think that should be: Give me a sign I can breathe in air
    Flag Draganon September 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Nah, it's about a spiritism session (that's what the name of the song means, too). They do make a contact with the ghost, that's for sure. Maybe it didn't end up being what they wished it would be like.
    Flag infinityontrialon September 07, 2009   Link
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    My Interpretation:This must be the song about a cult that ends up killing its members or something.
    Flag Anilandon September 05, 2009   Link

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