Genessaret
Anathallo Lyrics

We looked hard;
We searched intently, with great focus and attention;

I stood on the bottom.
I stood firmly on the ground, with a solid foundation and rooted stance;

Calloused tiptoes,
My toes toughened and thickened from hard use and friction;

Splintering wood,
Wood breaking apart, snapping and cracking with a sharp, splintering sound;

Waterlogging.
Becoming saturated and weighed down by water;

Break up, come back together. Genessaret.
Fragmentation followed by reunion, the repetitive cycle of life and death. Referring to a biblical location where a miraculous catch of fish occurred;

I want to skip like a stone from a stronger arm.
I desire to be propelled forward with force and momentum like a stone that has been thrown by a powerful arm;

Each one I throw is moving somewhere.
Every action I take has a direction and an effect;

Oh, let me go.
Oh, allow me to leave, to move on or away from where I am currently situated;

I will go out, out, out, out
I will venture outward, far away from my current location or situation;

Past these yellow ropes.
Beyond these boundaries and constraints marked by yellow ropes or tape;

I am not afraid.
I am fearless and strong, unafraid of any barriers or obstacles;

They sway there like
They move back and forth gently, like a wave or a breeze;

The shredded ones hung
The torn or ragged fabric or material that is suspended or hung somewhere;

From my parents' tree
Attached to or hanging from the tree that belonged to my parents, with familial and emotional significance;

Where I pumped my legs
The location where I vigorously pumped my legs, possibly while playing or exercising;

And I broke into sweat.
And as a result, I began to perspire and sweat, indicating physical exertion or effort;

I never saw my face
I never caught sight of my own reflection or image in a certain place or object;

In the bird bath mirror,
Specifically, in the mirror-like surface of a bird bath, where birds come to drink and bathe;

Red as blood
The color of my face was vivid and intense, like the color of blood, possibly from exertion or embarrassment;

And I was tired.
And I was exhausted or weary, possibly from physical activity or emotional stress;

For a minute short, there was a wonder.
For a brief moment of time, there was a sense of awe or amazement;

A sense after the momentary weird blur,
A feeling or intuition following a brief and strange disorientation or confusion;

In the space of expectancy
In the moment of anticipation or waiting, when one expects something to happen or change;

When you wake,
When you emerge from a state of sleep or unconsciousness into consciousness and awareness;

When you open your eyes.
When you physically unlock and open the sensory organs of your eyes, allowing light and information to enter;

When you expect to see the same thing that
When you anticipate or envision seeing a particular object or scene that is familiar or that you have seen before;

You've seen. First, the ceiling:
That you have already observed or perceived. The first thing that comes into view is the ceiling above;

Grey from great oak.
The ceiling is a shade of gray resembling wood from a large oak tree;

He'd thrown his net over us.
He (possibly referring to God or another dominant or controlling force) ensnared or caught us like fish trapped in a net;

(Stringy hands, stained glass)
An additional description or detail to help illustrate the nature of the entity throwing the net, with hands that are stringy or thin and stained glass that may be associated with religious imagery;

And all his sounds, the same today.
And all the noises and voices associated with this entity remain the same, unchanging and consistent;

But my body changed.
While the external circumstances and environment remain stable and consistent, my physical body underwent a transformation or change;

Something in the salty sheets
Something in the salty water or the fabric of the bed sheets or covers;

Was pressing in on me.
Was exerting a force on me, such as pressure or weight;

Stuck and stinging, I keep rolling.
I am stuck and in pain, rolling around in frustration or distress.