Ivadell you held is in your arms that day
But look at how tiny me n' Matthew both were
You so strong and full of grace

What stories these pictures can tell
Of days when we bathed brightly in the sun
The medicine of laughter everywhere

Ivadell I held you in my thoughts that day
And wish that they were arms when you were frail
And passing from this place

What stories your paintings told boys
Of hills too steep to climb ascended
And hearts that were not afraid
To flap their wings and fly

But you are safe now and effortlessly breathing
Where new weather will fall on you
Your fears break like waves
Foaming into themselves
Disappearing into the sea



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    My Opinion:Its just amazing how much he puts so much emotion into each word of the song...
    Flag MilkLizardon December 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:woa....what an incredible song.
    I liked the feel of the song anyway, but seeing the lyrics makes it so much more powerful.
    I must admit that without sites like this i'd never have got what the lyrics were as they're really hard to make out.

    For me, the last verse makes the whole song shine.

    Amazing.
    Flag djneeon August 01, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:What stories your paintings told boys
    Of hills too steep to climb ascended
    And hearts that were not afraid
    To flap their wings and fly

    wow
    Flag migitscuttinginlineon January 03, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:yeah. mathew is chris' older brother based on the lyrics to "md". grandmother seems most likely.
    Flag JeremyB1on October 25, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:my greataunt's name is ivadell.
    Flag TheSidewalkon June 04, 2003   Link
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    General Comment:i love how he refers to "gloria" in this song.
    Flag a perfect sonneton April 20, 2003   Link
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    General Comment:
    It's about the passing of his grandmother.
    Flag silencestrikeson October 07, 2002   Link
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    General Comment:It definitely sounds like it's a grandmother, mineral was always good at writing songs about childhood and nostalgia... great topics, if you ask me
    Flag MDMasteron June 10, 2002   Link
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    General Comment:ok here goes...
    gabe told me after a pop unknown show a few years ago that the song is about chris's grandmother, and i believe mathew is chris's older brother. im also gonna correct the last verse (which is actually the only lyric printed in the cd insert)

    "...where new weather will fall on you,
    and all your fears break (like waves
    folding into themselves, and disappearing
    into the sea)."

    just had to put it right, its my fave verse from any song.
    Flag arctickalon June 09, 2002   Link
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    General Comment:really? Is Ivadell a girls name or a boy's name. I always thought it was like, their aunt/grandma/caretaker.
    But, whatever. Still one of the most emotional songs i've ever heard.
    Flag tsucolon May 27, 2002   Link

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