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We're All Thieves
Circa Survive Lyrics


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Lost in a haunting thought.
Spinning me around once more.
I wake just to feel the way.
As the daylight comes around I turn.

With my eyes on the back door.
Your face is light and cocaine white.
One message beating through.
Smoke's filled the air and I'm struggling to breath.

Let them be calm so I can finally sleep.
Everything you intended to say,
Don't go back on your words.
You always said you'd tell me first.

Verse after ending endless verse.
I can't escape the echoed words.
I long to find the cure for the feeling
I find in these chords.

I smile as it burns.
I've been erased from the picture.
Excuse, oh no anything goes.
Excuses, you know it doesn't work.

Excuses don't work.
Excuse me this will calls out desperate.

Overall Meaning

The opening lines of "We're All Thieves" by Circa Survive paint a picture of being lost in a thought so deeply that it feels like spinning around. The singer wakes up feeling the same way as the daylight comes around, suggesting that this is a persistent thought or feeling that they cannot shake. The second verse brings in another character, with the singer fixated on their face that is "light and cocaine white." The air is filled with smoke, making it hard to breathe, and the singer longs for calmness so they can finally sleep. The overall feeling is one of being trapped in emotions and unable to escape.


As the song progresses, the lyrics become more abstract, with mentions of "verse after ending endless verse" and the desire to find a cure in the chords. The chorus brings in a theme of excuses, with the repeated line that "excuses don't work." The final line of the song, "excuse me, this will calls out desperate," further emphasizes the idea that the singer is stuck in a loop of trying to justify or explain away their feelings or actions.


The song can be interpreted in many ways, but one possible reading is that it's about being trapped in patterns of behavior or negative thoughts. The drug references and the feeling of being unable to breathe suggest a sense of suffocation or being overwhelmed. The repetition of the word "excuse" could also be seen as a commentary on how we try to justify our actions or rationalize our emotions, even when they don't make sense or are harmful.


Line by Line Meaning

Lost in a haunting thought.
My mind is preoccupied by an unsettling idea.


Spinning me around once more.
This thought keeps resurfacing and disrupting my inner peace.


I wake just to feel the way.
I'm constantly in this state of unease, even upon waking.


As the daylight comes around I turn.
I try to distract myself and face the day, but the thought persists.


With my eyes on the back door.
I'm anxious and ready to flee at any moment.


Your face is light and cocaine white.
Your face is pale and strained, indicating drug use and potential inner turmoil.


One message beating through.
There is one overriding message I'm trying to understand and process.


Smoke's filled the air and I'm struggling to breath.
The situation is suffocating and hard to navigate.


Let them be calm so I can finally sleep.
I wish for resolution and peace so I can rest.


Everything you intended to say,
All the words and intentions that have been communicated.


Don't go back on your words.
Do not retract or contradict what has already been said.


You always said you'd tell me first.
There was an expectation of honesty and transparency between us.


Verse after ending endless verse.
I feel trapped in a cycle of pain and confusion - the same patterns keep repeating.


I can't escape the echoed words.
Words and memories linger and continue to have impact.


I long to find the cure for the feeling
I desperately want to find a solution to this emotional distress.


I find in these chords.
The music and sounds almost serve as a therapeutic outlet for me.


I smile as it burns.
I find a sick sense of delight in this pain and turmoil.


I've been erased from the picture.
It feels like I've been completely removed from the situation or important events.


Excuse, oh no anything goes.
The situation is chaotic and anything can happen or be said.


Excuses, you know it doesn't work.
Attempts to justify or explain the situation are ineffective and pointless.


Excuses don't work.
Another reminder of the fruitlessness of trying to explain or justify the pain.


Excuse me this will calls out desperate.
An acknowledgement of how desperate the situation has become.




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Comments from YouTube:

Dustin Campos

so this is funny, english isn't my first languaje and i was going to tell a friend "we're all thiefs" but something didn't feel right so i use the translator who corrected me to "we're all thieves", i clicked this youtube link for reasons and here i am enjoying this amazing song that otherwise i would never found.

Wan Thin

Congrats friend

josh hill

@Miguel Villarreal sharkbait hu-haha

Miguel Villarreal

Circa Survive found You ;) in a way ☯️ all rivers lead to the ocean

Master DANX!

Very underrated album. A true gem amazing psychedelic properties so beyond it's time.

Jason

15 years later and it still hits.

beaut

Their music makes me feel like a dying flower in a cemetery, but...in an aesthetic way?

Ninstendo

OLD BUT GOLD

Lost Picasso

Listened to this album religiously as a teenager.. didn't realize how much I related til I was older.

quill

the riffwork in this album is soo god damn simple but works soo well. I just don't understand how someone could write this stuff and know it's going to work out to be as perfect as it is without feeling simple or cliche. Circa are without a doubt some amazing songwriters. knowing how to capture a sound and direction like this is a true gift, I've been fascinated with this album on and off for ten years... there's just something special about it

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