The Garden
Constellatia Lyrics
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The skin of sea
The pale of bones
The shape beneath
The taste of song
The skin of sea
The pale of bones
A photo of a river
A song about the waves
A woman spins inside her skirt
On the floor of an abandoned stage
A note inside a pocket
I remember what it said
Words that read like stains
Oh, what is it that you meant?
The taste of song
The skin of sea
The pale of bones
The weight of me
The taste of song
The skin of sea
The pale of bones
The weight of me
To discord
To war
And the heart, it rages on
To land
To sea
Take me with you
The taste of song
The skin of sea
The pale of bones
The shape beneath
And you tread
The earth and firmament
No longer ours
Language and working limbs
There in the night
Exalted, ruthless queen
Old summer dirge
Sing beneath the canopy
Array of green
So lush, do you concede?
I was never yours
Do you concede?
Do you concede?
Devoted to your darker work
My blood leapt from the strangest place
The shrillest of four arias
Words rendered false in the garden
Sorrow tipped its hat and fled
You speak my name and no one wept
Mystique woven in the moon's cleft
I bow my head and bid farewell
In streams of relief
I cup my hands
An ocean overcome
Won't be the last
And it won't
It won't be the last
And it won't
It won't be the last
To discord
To war
And the heart, it rages on
To land
To sea
Take me with you
To transcend
To shore
Usurp with golden thread
To hail
To return
And unravel yet another myth
The lyrics of Constellatia's song The Garden depict imagery of nature, music, and personal experiences. The opening lines, "The taste of song, The skin of sea, The pale of bones, The shape beneath" essentially create a poetic metaphor in regards to the depth of a person's mind or soul. The next lines, "A photo of a river, A song about the waves, A woman spins inside her skirt, On the floor of an abandoned stage" adds more imagery with the mention of music and movement. The lines, "A note inside a pocket, I remember what it said, Words that read like stains, Oh, what is it that you meant?" refer to a lost or faded letter, creating a feeling of nostalgia and questioning.
The following lines, "To discord, To war, And the heart, it rages on, To land, To sea, Take me with you," touches on a theme of unity and taking action, with the idea of journeying somewhere better. The line "Devoted to your darker work, My blood leapt from the strangest place, The shrillest of four arias, Words rendered false in the garden" describes a fixation on something potentially harmful or negative. The concluding lines, "I cup my hands, An ocean overcome, Won't be the last, And it won't, It won't be the last" creates a sense of finality, with a bittersweet acceptance of the inevitable.
Overall, the song appears to be an introspective journey that explores the duality of life with the motif of nature as a metaphor.
Line by Line Meaning
The taste of song
The feeling of music
The skin of sea
The texture of ocean
The pale of bones
The color of bones
The shape beneath
The form beneath the surface
A photo of a river
An image of a flowing body of water
A song about the waves
A musical composition about the movement of the sea
A woman spins inside her skirt
A lady whirling inside her garment
On the floor of an abandoned stage
Located on the platform of a deserted performance hall
A note inside a pocket
A piece of paper kept in a pocket
I remember what it said
I recall the message on it
Words that read like stains
Text that appeared as blotches
Oh, what is it that you meant?
What was your intended meaning?
The weight of me
My heaviness
To discord
To disagreement
To war
To armed conflict
And the heart, it rages on
And the emotions persist
To land
To ground
To sea
To ocean
Take me with you
Bring me along
And you tread
And you walk
The earth and firmament
The ground and sky
No longer ours
No longer belonging to us
Language and working limbs
The power of speech and functioning body parts
There in the night
Present in the darkness
Exalted, ruthless queen
Respected but merciless leader
Old summer dirge
An ancient mournful song of summer
Sing beneath the canopy
Sing under the cover of trees
Array of green
Collection of green things
So lush, do you concede?
So fertile, do you agree?
I was never yours
I never belonged to you
Devoted to your darker work
Dedicated to your evil tasks
My blood leapt from the strangest place
My red fluid jumped out of the oddest region
The shrillest of four arias
The highest pitched of four vocal solos
Words rendered false in the garden
Phrases proven inaccurate in the enclosed land
Sorrow tipped its hat and fled
Sadness briefly acknowledged and departed
You speak my name and no one wept
You utter my title and no one shed tears
Mystique woven in the moon's cleft
Mystery put together in the crevice of the moon
I bow my head and bid farewell
I lower my forehead and say goodbye
In streams of relief
In flows of comfort
I cup my hands
I hold my palms together
An ocean overcome
A sea conquered
Won't be the last
Won't happen for the final time
To transcend
To surpass
To shore
To coast
Usurp with golden thread
Replace with valuable fabric
To hail
To greet
To return
To come back
And unravel yet another myth
And debunk another legend
Lyrics Β© O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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@tumblraccount1653
Iβm new to constellatia and I keep trying to find more music like theirs and I canβt. I just keep coming back to them and am like nope this is exactly what Iβm looking for. Perfection!!
@jaimeribeiro4322
Constellatia does South Africa proud. This is true music, true artistry. The kind of music I've always wanted to make. Beautiful.
@bdawg3942
Checkout Draconianπ A Sth African make you proud there too.
Try Burial fields π
@shaghningofdarkness7465
Very beautiful voice of lucy kruger.
@arnodk2852
She was in that great post-punk/shoegaze band The Very Wicked.
@arabe66
I love this band, this album, but I need a New Album!!! Please!!!!!
@michoulis84
This masterpiece needed and deserved a clip.
@AnorLondo2
im am absolutely in love with this song ever since iv'e heard it a few years back. really like this album!!!
@PrimitiveInTheExtreme
Wow what a beauty πΈ
@mykectown
YES! So glad to see these guys dropping some new material! This song is gorgeous.