Since 2004, they have released a few songs on various compilations. Highspire's second album, "Aquatic," was released in April 2010 on their own label ReverseReverb.
EJ and Alex are also current members of the Australian band The Morning After Girls.
Skies You Climb
Highspire Lyrics
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I'll meet you here back where ashes lie
I'll pray you down to earth someday
I need you here and I can't escape
When you sing I cut myself
I gotta start with something else
Keep my prayers for a rainy day
Basking in the glow free from time constraints
You can slip away 'cos my mind is gone
The lyrics to Highspire's song "Skies You Climb" are quite enigmatic and speak to the complex emotions of the singer. The first two lines of the song suggest that there was a time when the singer and whoever they are addressing shared a closeness or a connection. "The skies you climb that once were mine/I'll meet you here back where ashes lie" can be interpreted as a metaphor for a state of being or a mental state that the two of them shared in the past, but that has now passed away, leaving behind only memories and the ashes of what once was.
The following lines "I'll pray you down to earth someday/I need you here and I can't escape" suggest that the singer is struggling to come to terms with the loss of this connection, that they are still holding onto the hope that the other person will come back down to earth and be with them again. The next lines, "When you sing I cut myself/I gotta start with something else/Keep my prayers for a rainy day/Basking in the glow free from time constraints," hint at the fact that the singer is perhaps self-destructive, that thinking about this person and the past hurts them, and that they need to find a way to move on and start fresh. The final lines of the song are a bit more ambiguous, but they could suggest that the other person has slipped away entirely, leaving the singer to deal with their own thoughts and emotions alone.
Line by Line Meaning
The skies you climb that once were mine
I see that you are now reaching for the same dreams that I once had
I'll meet you here back where ashes lie
Let's come together again in this place of loss and learn to move on
I'll pray you down to earth someday
Someday, I hope you will find a way to relax and be grounded in reality
I need you here and I can't escape
You are important to me and I can't imagine life without you
When you sing I cut myself
Your music touches me deeply and I feel vulnerable and exposed
I gotta start with something else
I need to find a different starting point in my life to move on
Keep my prayers for a rainy day
I will save my hopes for a better future for a time when I really need them
Basking in the glow free from time constraints
Enjoying the moment and feeling carefree without worrying about what may come
You're the ghost hiding from the sun
You are like a phantom, avoiding the light of day and hiding in the shadows
You can slip away 'cos my mind is gone
You can disappear without me noticing because my mind is preoccupied with other things
Contributed by Lillian G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.