A Living Dance Upon Dead Minds
[Thrice] Lyrics

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Love everywhere,
Exploding, maims and blinds,
A living dance upon dead minds,
Love everywhere,
Exploding, maims and blinds,
A living dance upon dead minds

But surely does not forget (perish),

Sleep, cannot be photographed(measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains,
But surely does not forget (perish),
Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains,

Why its love;
But at the earliest spear
Of sun
Perfectly should disappear
Who wields a poem huger than the grave?
Who wields a poem huger than the grave?
Who wields a poem huger than the grave?
Who wields a poem huger than the grave?
But surely does not forget (perish),
Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains,
But surely does not forget (perish),
Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains,

But surely does not forget (perish),
Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains,
But surely does not forget (perish),

Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains

Overall Meaning

In "A Living Dance Upon Dead Minds," Thrice explores the theme of love and its power to disrupt and transform. The lyrics suggest that love is everywhere, and that it can be explosive, blinding, and even destructive. The idea of a living dance upon dead minds implies that love has the potential to awaken and revive those who are spiritually or emotionally dead.

The song also touches on the idea of mortality, suggesting that love is something that endures beyond death. Sleep, which is used as a metaphor for death or oblivion, cannot be measured or photographed, but it does not forget or perish. This suggests that love, like sleep, is something that is intangible and difficult to quantify, but nonetheless real and enduring.

The repeated refrain of "But surely does not forget (perish), Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured), Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains" underscores the idea that love transcends rational thought and cannot be fully understood or contained by language or logic.

Line by Line Meaning

Love everywhere,
Love is present everywhere

Exploding, maims and blinds,
Love can be intense and destructive

A living dance upon dead minds,
Love can revive and invigorate even the most lifeless minds

But surely does not forget (perish),
Love is eternal and does not fade away

Sleep, cannot be photographed(measured)
Love cannot be easily quantified or explained

Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains,
Love refuses to be restricted to narrow definitions and classifications

Why its love;
This is why it's love

But at the earliest spear
Even at the slightest hint

Of sun
Of light or hope

Perfectly should disappear
Love can vanish just as quickly as it appears

Who wields a poem huger than the grave?
Who has the power to create something more enduring than death?

But surely does not forget (perish),
Love is eternal and does not fade away

Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Love cannot be easily quantified or explained

Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains,
Love refuses to be restricted to narrow definitions and classifications

But surely does not forget (perish),
Love is eternal and does not fade away

Sleep, cannot be photographed (measured)
Love cannot be easily quantified or explained

Disdains the trivial labeling of punctual brains
Love refuses to be restricted to narrow definitions and classifications

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DUSTIN MICHAEL KENSRUE, EDWARD CARRINGTON BRECKENRIDGE, JAMES RILEY BRECKENRIDGE, TEPPEI TERANISHI

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