Meet Me on the Equinox
Death Cab for Cutie Lyrics
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Meet me half way
When the sun is perched at it's highest peek
In the middle of the day
Let me give my love to you
Let me take your hand
And as we walk in the dimming light
That everything, everything ends
That everything, everything ends
Meet me on your best behavior
Meet me at your worst
For there will be no stone unturned
Or bubble left to burst
Let me lay beside you, darling
Let me be your man
And let our bodies intertwine
But always understand
That everything, everything ends
That everything, everything ends
That everything, everything, everything ends
A window
An opened tomb
The sun crawls
Across your bedroom
A halo
A waiting room
Your last breaths
Moving through you
As everything, everything ends
As everything, everything ends
As everything, everything, everything
Everything, everything, everything ends
Meet me on the Equinox
Meet me half way
When the sun is perched at it's highest peek
In the middle of the day
Let me give my love to you
Let me take your hand
And as we walk in the dimming light
Oh darling understand
That everything, everything ends
The song "Meet Me on the Equinox" by Death Cab for Cutie is a beautiful and melancholic piece about fleeting love and the impermanence of all things. The beginning of the song sets the scene, asking the listener to meet the singer halfway on the equinox, a moment in which the day and night are of equal length, embodying the idea of balance and symmetry. In the middle of the day when the sun is at its highest point, they plan to walk in the dimming light, highlighting the transitory nature of time and the inevitability of change.
As the song progresses, the lyrics change from focusing on symmetry to the idea of the impermanence of everything. There will be "no stone unturned or bubble left to burst" as the two of them meet on their best and worst behaviours. The singer wants to be with the other person and have their bodies intertwine, yet emphasizes the importance of understanding that everything ends, even the joy of intimacy.
The final verse uses several stunning images such as an opened tomb, sun crawling across the bedroom, a halo, and waiting room to express the theme of the song. The metre slows down here, even suggesting the finality of death itself. The song then ends with the chorus of the two lovers meeting on the equinox, reminding us once again of the theme of balance and symmetry.
Line by Line Meaning
Meet me on the Equinox
Let's meet each other on this specific day and time, representing the idea of balance.
Meet me half way
Compromise and meet me halfway in life.
When the sun is perched at it's highest peek
Meet at the highest point of the day, representing hope and possibility.
In the middle of the day
A time of day that is bright, represents clarity, and is a symbol of life.
Let me give my love to you
Allow me to share my love with you.
Let me take your hand
I want to be with you and help guide you.
And as we walk in the dimming light
We will walk together towards the end, even if the future is uncertain.
Oh darling understand
Please understand that everything comes to an end.
That everything, everything ends
Everything in life is temporary, and nothing lasts forever.
Meet me on your best behavior
Let's try to be our best selves when we meet.
Meet me at your worst
Regardless of how we are feeling, let's still meet.
For there will be no stone unturned
We will leave no part of our relationship unexplored.
Or bubble left to burst
No secrets or surprises that will cause harm and affect our relationship.
Let me lay beside you, darling
Let me be with you and hold you.
Let me be your man
I want to be the one you trust and rely on.
And let our bodies intertwine
Let's be close and connected to each other.
But always understand
Regardless of how close we are, we must understand that everything comes to an end.
A window
A symbol of transparency and hope.
An opened tomb
A symbol of death and the end of a journey.
The sun crawls
Time moves slowly and seems to stand still when faced with an ending.
Across your bedroom
Even in the intimate space of a bedroom, the end is inescapable.
A halo
A symbol of light and hope, yet also a symbol of death and the end.
A waiting room
A place of uncertainty and anxiety, waiting for the end to come.
Your last breaths
The final moments of one's life.
Moving through you
The end, like everything else in life, is a journey that we must go through.
As everything, everything ends
Just as the sun sets and darkness falls, everything in life must come to an end.
Everything, everything ends
This is repeated to emphasize that all things must come to an end.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BENJAMIN GIBBARD, NICHOLAS HARMER, JASON McGERR, CHRISTOPHER WALLA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Manda Tory
Meet me on the Equinox
Meet me half way
When the sun is perched at it's highest peek
In the middle of the day
Let me give my love to you
Let me take your hand
And as we walk in the dimming light
Oh darling understand
That everything, everything ends
That everything, everything ends
Meet me on your best behavior
Meet me at your worst
For there will be no stone unturned
Or bubble left to burst
Let me lay beside you, darling
Let me be your man
And let our bodies intertwine
But always understand
That everything, everything ends
That everything, everything ends
That everything, everything, everything ends
A window
An opened tomb
The sun crawls
Across your bedroom
A halo
A waiting room
Your last breaths
Moving through you
As everything, everything ends
As everything, everything ends
As everything, everything, everything
Everything, everything, everything ends
Meet me on the Equinox
Meet me half way
When the sun is perched at it's highest peek
In the middle of the day
Let me give my love to you
Let me take your hand
And as we walk in the dimming light
Oh darling understand
That everything, everything ends
Sofi Calderon
Why twilight's soundtrack is so underrated ? All the movies had amazing music
SE Mowery
I'm iny 40's .. totally different generation and even I can say Twilight had some great songs!
Houdini Fontmeister
Arguably the best part of the movies to be honest. I never cared for the movies but the soundtracks are golden.
Maroga Style
The twilight saga has the best soundtracks. There's many songs specially written and play for the saga. It's made very especial and beauty
Nulek. dao
Couldn't agree more :)
Sarat Gopinath
I guess the movie soundtracks got overshadowed by how cringe some people find those movies to be
Bruna Deniz
🥺this song makes me go back to 2009 when i was a happy kid, everything used to be so much better and twilight was bombing🙇🏾♀️
podem dizer oq quiserem dos filmes mas a trilha sonora da franquia era espetacular e tocava em td quanto é lugar!!
DJ Jaxxon
Agreed. Didn't know they had this is the Twilight movie though lol
Alice Perez
As someone who was into Twilight growing up I went through three stages
The first when I was very openly loving Twilight
Then the angsts phase when it was cool to hate it but still secretly liked it
And now that I can recognize that the saga is very flawed and the books are poorly written but I remember fondly listening to this soundtrack and waiting for the trailers to come out and eventually going to see the movies, I appreciate Twilight because it made me feel like part of something. And also led me to seek other Vampire books, some good some I think even worse than Twilight itself. Lead me into reading in general.
alternativemusefan
You just described my emotions 'to the t'! Read the first book (courtesy of my friend who got me into it) unconsciously before I even heard of the first movie(watched the first by the time the second one had already come around so on and so forth...).But damn,the feelings the movies and the general atmosphere gave me still give me chills.I had a fictional melancholic (key word) world where I could wallow my junior high angst as much as I please...Discovered Muse,Death cab,Thom Yorke...Never quite caught up on the other books but it still got me into reading big time