To Awake and Avenge the Dead
Thrice Lyrics
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The news broadcast, The funeral
500 channels focus in
Your love was
Ravished, drawn, and quartered
The soil was swift to drink her blood
This violence in the name of love!
But I still feel you,
Despite your tombstone,
But I still feel you,
Despite your tombstone,
So friend you must still walk among us,
In places we don't dare to glance
I saw you killing Aristotle
But I know its all part of the plan.
Old friend, they told me you were dead
The news broadcast, The funeral
500 channels focus in
Your love was
Ravished, drawn, and quartered
The soil was swift to drink her blood
This violence in the name of love!
Old friend, they told me you were dead
The news broadcast, The funeral
500 channels focus in
Your love was
Ravished, drawn, and quartered
The soil was swift to drink her blood
This violence,
This violence,
This violence in the name of love!
To awake and avenge the dead,
To awake and avenge the dead,
To awake and avenge the dead.
The lyrics of Thrice's song 'To Awake and Avenge the Dead' speak of mourning and the desire to seek revenge for the loss of a loved one. The singer receives news of the death of an old friend and is devastated by the knowledge that their love had been 'ravished, drawn, and quartered,' a violent death in the name of love. Despite their friend's passing, the singer still feels their presence and believes that they continue to walk among us, unseen in places where we dare not to glance.
The lyrics also mention the singer witnessing their friend killing Aristotle, but acknowledging it as part of a greater plan. The repetition of the lines 'Old friend, they told me you were dead / The news broadcast, The funeral / 500 channels focus in,' emphasizes the media's detached and sensationalized portrayal of death, diminishing the personal loss felt by the singer.
The title 'To Awake and Avenge the Dead' highlights the desire to gain justice and vengeance for the loss of life. Overall, the song conveys the message of the interconnectedness of life and death, and the power of love and loss to endure beyond physical boundaries.
Line by Line Meaning
Old friend, they told me you were dead
I heard that you died from someone I knew
The news broadcast, The funeral
Everyone knows about it, there was even a funeral
500 channels focus in
The media covered it from every angle possible
Your love was
Your significant other was
Ravished, drawn, and quartered
Tortured and killed in a gruesome way
The soil was swift to drink her blood
She died brutally and quickly
This violence in the name of love!
The murderer did what they did because they thought it was love
But I still feel you,
I still sense your presence
Despite your tombstone,
Even though your grave is here
So friend you must still walk among us,
You must still be around us in some way
In places we don't dare to glance
In places that are too scary or painful to look at
I saw you killing Aristotle
I saw you overcoming a great challenge or obstacle
But I know its all part of the plan.
But I trust that everything is happening for a reason
This violence,
This extreme act
This violence,
This extreme act
This violence in the name of love!
The murderer did what they did because they thought it was love
To awake and avenge the dead,
To rise up and take revenge for those who have died
To awake and avenge the dead,
To rise up and take revenge for those who have died
To awake and avenge the dead.
To rise up and take revenge for those who have died
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DUSTIN MICHAEL KENSRUE, EDWARD CARRINGTON BRECKENRIDGE, JAMES RILEY BRECKENRIDGE, TEPPEI TERANISHI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jam0016
Old friend, they told me you were dead
The news broadcast, The funeral
500 channels focus in
Your love was
Ravished, drawn, and quartered
The soil was swift to drink her blood
This violence in the name of love!
But I still feel you,
Despite your tombstone,
But I still feel you,
Despite your tombstone,
So friend you must still walk among us,
In places we don't dare to glance
I saw you killing Aristotle
But I know its all part of the plan.
Old friend, they told me you were dead
The news broadcast, The funeral
500 channels focus in
Your love was
Ravished, drawn, and quartered
The soil was swift to drink her blood
This violence in the name of love!
Old friend, they told me you were dead
The news broadcast, The funeral
500 channels focus in
Your love was
Ravished, drawn, and quartered
The soil was swift to drink her blood
This violence,
This violence,
This violence in the name of love!
To awake and avenge the dead,
To awake and avenge the dead,
To awake and avenge the dead.
@littledevil447
This is what made high school awesome. I love being old
@jamielemma
Yes! Same for me
@rizzorepulsive7704
you're not old. you're just at risk of dying from a pandemic.
@seanturpin01
Same here. Saw them with The Bled and Underoath in vegas
@thrice302
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@troywhite2245
Kids these days dont have shows to go to and it shows.
@jedinitedj8926
Guitar riff during the final breakdown is badass!!
@beezybeez7231
Thrice is the best but you must hear “Glory” by SLT 🤘
@telesean6231
The best snare sound in any recording EVER
@Olivuuuur
amazing song. you should bring this back to live sets! that outro is too immense not to