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Our lives built on tin cans and string
But the cornerstone laid
Is a wondrous and beautiful thing
Sure in the ground
While the north wind has taken its toll
You have helped me to find my way back
And to anchor my soul
Safe in the sound
Oh, you know me
Oh, and I know you
And I know that
We can see this through
I bragged of baring my bones
Said if we heard the howling
I'd run out to face it alone
To meet it halfway
But I've still got badges to earn
So keep sifting my soul
'Cause I think that I'm starting to learn
To love you that way
Oh, you know me
Oh, and I know you
And I know that
We can see this through
And it's true that you could snap my neck
But I trust you'll save my life instead
'Cause our love is a loyalty sworn
If we hold to our hope
Then I know we can weather the storm
Whatever they say
Come what may
Oh, you know me
Oh, and I know you
And I know that
We can see this through
But the cornerstone laid
Is a wondrous and beautiful thing
Sure in the ground
While the north wind has taken its toll
You have helped me to find my way back
And to anchor my soul
Safe in the sound
Oh, you know me
Oh, and I know you
And I know that
We can see this through
I bragged of baring my bones
Said if we heard the howling
I'd run out to face it alone
To meet it halfway
But I've still got badges to earn
So keep sifting my soul
'Cause I think that I'm starting to learn
To love you that way
Oh, you know me
Oh, and I know you
And I know that
We can see this through
And it's true that you could snap my neck
But I trust you'll save my life instead
'Cause our love is a loyalty sworn
If we hold to our hope
Then I know we can weather the storm
Whatever they say
Come what may
Oh, you know me
Oh, and I know you
And I know that
We can see this through
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Our life's built of tin cans and string
But the cornerstone laid is a wondrous and beautiful thing
Sure in the ground
And while the north wind has taken its toll
You have helped me to find my way back and to anchor my soul
Safe in the sound
Oh you know me, oh and I know you
And I know that we can see this through
I bragged of baring my bones
Said if we heard the howling I'd run out to face it alone
To meet it halfway
But I've still got badges to earn
So keep sifting my soul 'cause I think that I'm starting to learn
To love you that way
Oh you know me, oh and I know you
And I know that we can see this through
And it's true that you could snap my neck
But I trust you'll save my life instead
'Cause our love is a loyalty sworn
If we hold to our hope then I know we can weather the storm
Whatever they say
Come what may
Oh you know me, oh and I know you
And I know that we can see this through
As I listened carefully to the songs' lyrics, I strongly recalled past song's names/lyrics.
- Promises reminds me of Of Dust and Nations;
- Blinded reminds me of Stare at the Sun;
- Cataracts reminds me of Between the End and Where we Lie;
- Blur reminds me of Opaque and All Eyes;
- Treading Paper reminds me of As the Crow Flies and Child of Dust;
- Words in The Water reminds me of Digging My Own Grave;
- Call It in the Air reminds me of Stand and Feel Your Worth;
and there may be others.
The theme of Anthology is to use something old, or several old things, and make them into something new. It's not an uncommon writing exercise to review how a character or a line strikes the writer just as much as the reader. Surely the understanding that a book or song or poem might mean something different to you as an adult as when you were a child can apply to the person who wrote it.
In the case of this song, those lines that might have applied to something abstract or ephemeral when Dustin was younger now have a much more concrete meaning. So the lines such as "I'm sure you could snap my neck, but I trust you'll save my life instead" applied to God or something else when he wrote Trust, but now apply to his wife or his children. But putting those songs to bed by revisiting their relevance to him doesn't indicate to me that the band is ending.
O, you know me, o, and I know you; and I know that we can see this through.
I bragged of baring my bones, said if we heard the howling I'd run out to face it alone, and meet it halfway. But I've still got badges to earn, so keep sifting my soul, 'cause I think that I'm starting to learn to love you that way.
And it's true that you could snap my neck, but I trust you'll save my life instead, 'cause our love is a loyalty sworn.
If we hold to our hope then I know we can weather the storm, whatever they say. Come what may.
Like Moths to Flame - "but I know you...don't you know me..."
These one's aren't as literal, but some other possible/looser references in the lyrics:
"sure in the ground..." - reminds me of the last line of Child of Dust
"safe in the sound..." - brings to mind Digital Sea "slipping beneath the sound"
"...find my way back..."
Freedom - "I hope that I will find my way"
"And I know that, we can see this through"
Ultra Blue - "We'll never know unless we try to see it through"
Atlantic - "tin cans and string"
Flags of Dawn (or probably, more The Whaler) - "north wind is taking its toll...anchor my soul"
In Years to Come - "baring my bones...meet it halfway"
Silhouette - "keep sifting my soul"
Hold Fast Hope - "if we hold to our hope"
Trust - "snap my neck...trust you'll save my life instead"
The Weight - "our love is a loyalty sworn...come what may"
I'm sure buried in there are more allusory references to even more songs, but these ones clearly stuck out upon first listen. Post if you find more!