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Cymbals Eat Guitars Lyrics
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Animals will mark me with brown infant eyes
The same eyes whose lids I kissed the high grass in which they sit
Is shoulder length and hanging on your forehead
A week is four years in ancient hive minds
And soon those eyes begin to well up
Your shallow grave concealed by fragrant leaf piles
The song "Share" by Cymbals Eat Guitars is a beautifully melancholic piece with deeply reflective lyrics. The first verse tells a story of a person who has returned after years of being away. The imagery of animals marking this person with "brown infant eyes" is a haunting metaphor for the way time has passed them by while they have remained suspended in a state of stasis. The person reminisces about the past and kisses the high grass that surrounds them. They recognize that time has moved on, but remain unable to fully reconcile this fact.
Line by Line Meaning
If I should return like I once did
In the event that I go back to the same place as before
Animals will mark me with brown infant eyes
Brown newborn animal eyes will identify me
The same eyes whose lids I kissed the high grass in which they sit
I previously kissed the same eyelids of these animals while they rested in tall grass
Is shoulder length and hanging on your forehead
Your hair hangs down to your shoulders and forehead
A week is four years in ancient hive minds
Time is perceived differently for ancient communities, where a week feels like four years
And soon those eyes begin to well up
And shortly after, tears will fill up in those same animal eyes
Your shallow grave concealed by fragrant leaf piles
After your death, your grave is hidden underneath sweet-smelling leaves
Black glistening bird eyes averted
Shiny black bird eyes turn away as they avoid looking at your shallow resting place
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