2. Doom/Sludge band from Saramento, CA - formed by members of Caulfield
Not to be confused with Australian 1980’s band The Church most famous for their hit-single “Under The Milky Way”.
The View
Church Lyrics
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Regretting their honesty
Shook away their cautious care
Looked right through me like I wasn't there
River came to meet me
Relationships can be like water
Deep and shallow the popular bed
Springs to mind my undetected closure
You'll only scratch the surface
If you bounce around like an adult ball
Oh yeah, oh yeah, it's nice up there
Be a lighthouse, don't block out your view
Whispers in a cream cake
Sweet and quiet again tonight
Goodness on a rare stick
Sometimes healthy living should be crushed
Now I search for hours
Rubble kills my fingers looks
I'll only stop when it hurts a lot
My heart is slender, my wooden tambourine's drenched in blues
Redesign your answer
If you're the post then prove you're tall
Oh yeah, oh yeah, we slid around
Polish your window and don't block out your view
Take this daring leap
Wake you've been asleep
Go attack your life
The paint is peeling scrape to save what's yours
In Church's song "The View," the singer describes a moment in which someone was honest with them but then quickly regretted it. The singer watches as this person shakes off their cautiousness and the relationship between them changes as quickly as a river can meet someone. The metaphor of relationships being like water is further explored as the singer compares them to a bed, with some being deep and others shallow. He thinks of his own undetected closure, feeling that others only ever scratch the surface of who he is. The singer advises against bouncing around like an adult ball and instead encourages listeners to be a lighthouse and not block out their view.
The second verse of the song describes the singer hearing whispers in a cream cake and sweetness being quiet once again. The singer recognizes that sometimes healthy living should be crushed and he spends hours searching, even when it hurts. He describes his heart as slender, and his wooden tambourine being drenched in blues. The singer encourages listeners to redesign their answer and prove themselves tall if they are the post. He advises them, once again, not to block out their view by polishing their window. In the end, the song offers a daring leap, inviting listeners to wake up, attack their life and scrape off the peeling paint to save what's theirs.
Line by Line Meaning
Someone fell across me
I had someone open up to me with honesty.
Regretting their honesty
However, they regretted it afterwards.
Shook away their cautious care
They let their guard down for a moment.
Looked right through me like I wasn't there
But soon returned to ignoring my presence.
River came to meet me
I began to see relationships as fluid like water.
Relationships can be like water
They can be deep, or shallow, like the river bed.
Deep and shallow the popular bed
It reminded me of times I had closed myself off to others.
Springs to mind my undetected closure
If you remain uninterested and uninvolved, you'll only ever get a surface level understanding.
You'll only scratch the surface
Even if you're constantly moving like a bouncing ball, you won't achieve anything worth importance.
If you bounce around like an adult ball
The view is pretty nice if you're a lighthouse, watching out for those with similar avoidance tendencies.
Be a lighthouse, don't block out your view
Whispers might bring seemingly sweet messages, but sometimes they foretell nothing more than healthy living crushed.
Whispers in a cream cake
After many hours spent searching for something worthy, it can feel as though you're chipping away at your own heart.
Goodness on a rare stick
There's often a sense of desperation to save what matters most.
Sometimes healthy living should be crushed
You'll keep going until you're left with destruction, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Now I search for hours
The process may be painful and tiring, but sometimes you gotta scrape off the peeling paint to save the rest.
Rubble kills my fingers looks
Your heart may be bitter, but music can act as an emotional release.
My heart is slender, my wooden tambourine's drenched in blues
Change your perspective if you're feeling stuck.
Redesign your answer
If you claim to be something, then back it up.
If you're the post then prove you're tall
Sometimes recalling the past can help you find a new way forward.
Oh yeah, oh yeah, we slid around
Even though it can be scary to take a chance, it's something that must be done.
Polish your window and don't block out your view
Wake up and take control of your life, before it's too late.
Take this daring leap
Never forget to edit your thoughts and beliefs as you grow.
Wake you've been asleep
It's time to wake up and do something meaningful
Go attack your life
You only have one life, so make the most of it.
The paint is peeling scrape to save what's yours
It's worth taking risks in order to achieve something truly great.
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
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