After playing in New York and touring the US and Europe from 2009–2010, in the summer of 2010 McMahon released the Murder Dull Mind EP, a collection of the apartment recordings made while in Beijing, on Sacred Bones. This past January, he began recording for his second full length, Through Donkey Jaw, his first proper recordings in almost five years. Where Murder Dull Mind was sparse, mostly acoustic and almost all first-take improvisation, this new work contains many more fully-realized sounds and songs; it is very much the winter to Murder Dull Mind’s summer.
Splits Are Parted
Amen Dunes Lyrics
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Go to bed now, it's in your soul
Gonna see me goin' inside
Gonna see me goin' inside
Oh, I could love you
Oh, that'd be easy
Moved to free house with violent people
Born to love your jagged sound
Sing a decent dime
Oh, I could love you
Oh, I could make it easy
Took the kid out, I am him
Simply God take it to Israel
I could see love and God
If you need it, see it
This is all
Won't you fall?
Since I started pouring easy
Things have all fell in line
I will never figure it out
Didn't they come in time?
Oh, I could find you
Oh, then you'd be easy
The lyrics to Amen Dunes's song Splits Are Parted convey a sense of uncertainty and detachment. The repeated line "Splits are parted and they're parting later" may refer to a separation or division that is occurring or will occur in the future, leaving a sense of unease or incompleteness. The instruction to "Go to bed now, it's in your soul" suggests a need for rest or a desire to escape from troubled emotions. The following lines "Gonna see me goin' inside" serve to underline the sense of isolation and detachment, possibly referring to an individual's tendency to withdraw from the world and look inward.
The second verse provides more concrete details of a difficult or traumatic experience for the singer. They are living with violent people in a free house, forced to wander the streets at night. Despite the difficulty of the situation, they feel a sense of loyalty to something or someone represented by the "jagged sound" that they were "born to love." The repetition of "Oh, I could love you" in the chorus seems to suggest a desire for connection or intimacy, but also a fear or uncertainty that prevents it from being easily realized.
Line by Line Meaning
Splits are parted and they're parting later
The separation between two people is increasing and they will eventually part ways
Go to bed now, it's in your soul
Rest now to rejuvenate your inner self
Gonna see me goin' inside
The singer is going to introspect
Oh, I could love you
The artist feels love for the other person
Oh, that'd be easy
It would be easy to love the other person
Moved to free house with violent people
The singer moved to a house filled with dangerous individuals
Roam the streets at night
The singer wanders aimlessly in the dark
Born to love your jagged sound
The artist is inherently drawn to the other person's rough nature
Sing a decent dime
The artist sings enthusiastically
Took the kid out, I am him
The artist is taking care of a child and identifies with them
Simply God take it to Israel
The singer is asking for divine intervention
I could see love and God
The artist is capable of experiencing love and spirituality
If you need it, see it
If you need to find something, look for it
This is all
The current situation is all there is
Won't you fall?
Will you succumb to your desires?
Since I started pouring easy
Since the artist took the easy way out
Things have all fell in line
Everything has fallen into place
I will never figure it out
The singer cannot decipher their situation
Didn't they come in time?
Did the events occur at the right moment?
Oh, I could find you
The artist is capable of locating the other person
Oh, then you'd be easy
It would be easy to be with the other person
Contributed by Gavin R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Sea Glass
A friend of mine introduced me to this song about four days ago. Totally in love!
"ooooooh I could love you!!!
ooooooh that'd be easy!"
aaroninky
best album of that year imo
Starry&Bohemian
So many flashes to hypnotize yar blues
Mark Bayer Music
my favorite song
Jozua Zhang
Ngl think this is my favorite song of the decade
usedfuzzbox
The fit inducing strobe effect in the Vid aside, like the track...
TZADDIKIM 1 a.k.a OMEGA RINSE
I love Robyn Marie Ochs .
mattman417
why isn't the band's name "Amen Dudes?"
nick cummer
lmao i will not be able to unsee this as the bands name now...
LifeShorts
@mattman417 YES