Petrichor
Invalids Lyrics
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Anything inside it so rolling over, too
Errant condition an eager reflex tried to stall
Everyone is waiting, you don't want to do this at all
Dust on the dining set
Nobody sits here
Think of when we said we'd stay
Think of the times outside
Anything could have been inches away
And we couldn't see it
(any place should we choose to lie
No one would find us (out))
And I don't have to learn from this mistake
And I don't have to learn from anything
We tried to hold, long as we could,
To our reflections in the water
Went under
Tried to build a fence to keep the geese from walking through the yard
But geese can fly
There were empty houses down the street
We sneaked inside them
There were times in the basement
We could swear there was someone upstairs then
(odd echo, silent stone)
You said we had best keep still
You said part of you wished they would come for you anyway
There were empty trestles
Where the train used to run through here
Then someone fell off
And died
You faced it staying up all night
You wanted to go there
I hated the black hole
I hated the skin surface overturning,
Uncovering all the awful things that crawl around inside
I tried to hide the fact I came upstairs
Hoping I would see you
Tried to hide the fact I gave up coming to see
"The worst is over"
Twisting and stepping over my stomach,
I saw you walking back from my turning shoulder
(everyone's waiting)
Sat against the wall in the hallway last night
You asked me if I had felt a thing
What could I say?
The song "Petrichor" by Invalids is a story of regrets and missed opportunities. The opening verse talks about a chair that leans too far and rolls over, which symbolizes the missed chances and lost opportunities in life. The singer talks about how every small thing has a ripple effect and one wrong move can lead to an avalanche of problems. The line "Errant condition an eager reflex tried to stall" refers to how we try to hold onto things for as long as possible, but eventually, everything comes to an end.
The second verse talks about empty houses and basements, representing the loneliness and isolation that the singer feels. They try to hold onto their past memories and wishes but gradually come to the realization that anything can happen in life, and they don't have to learn from their mistakes. The line "We tried to hold, long as we could, to our reflections in the water" symbolizes how we hold onto our past selves and try to recreate them, but eventually, they slip away from our grasp.
The final verse reflects on the inevitability of change and how some things are beyond our control. It talks about building fences to prevent geese from entering the yard, but they can still fly over it. Similarly, we may try to control our lives, but we cannot prevent unexpected events from occurring. The line "The worst is over" signifies a sense of acceptance and moving forward from past regrets.
Line by Line Meaning
When the chair leaned too far, it rolled over
Anything inside it so rolling over, too
Errant condition an eager reflex tried to stall
Everyone is waiting, you don't want to do this at all
Dust on the dining set
Nobody sits here
Think of when we said we'd stay
Think of the times outside
Think of the times outside
Anything could have been inches away and we couldn't see it, any place should we choose to lie, no one would find us (out), and I don't have to learn from this mistake and I don't have to learn from anything
We tried to hold, long as we could, to our reflections in the water, went under
Tried to build a fence to keep the geese from walking through the yard, but geese can fly
There were empty houses down the street, we sneaked inside them, there were times in the basement we could swear there was someone upstairs then (odd echo, silent stone)
You said we had best keep still, you said part of you wished they would come for you anyway
There were empty trestles where the train used to run through here, then someone fell off and died, you faced it staying up all night, you wanted to go there
I hated the black hole, I hated the skin surface overturning, uncovering all the awful things that crawl around inside
I tried to hide the fact I came upstairs, hoping I would see you
Tried to hide the fact I gave up coming to see, 'The worst is over'
Twisting and stepping over my stomach, I saw you walking back from my turning shoulder (everyone's waiting), sat against the wall in the hallway last night, you asked me if I had felt a thing, what could I say?
Contributed by Christian G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@nixthelatter
that song is absolutely amazing! I genuinely believe with all of my heart that you are making the best music of anyone other person alive right now (and Im a musician/guitarist/songwriter) this stuff pretty much sums up everything I could possibly want musically and then some! you deserve soooo much more recognition than you get! this song even added a Sufjan Stevens element to the mix! perfect!
@FernChar
As with every song on this album, excellent instrumentation with touching, emotion-evoking lyrics. Amazing.
@MrDoomHobo
Love that Cursive reference at around 4:23, it made me really excited that I got one of the references without having to look it up. Same with the Algernon Cadwallader reference in Satellite. All amazing stuff, keep rocking!
@Heinrick192
This has a shameful amount of views, these songs deserve many, many more thousand!
@Unidentifying
beautiful!
@ItaParbonn
First bit of the song feels like its straight out of an indie RPG
@fraud1369
This is so sick. It’s like minus the bear and this town needs guns had a kid.
@adioevan1
Do I smell some Final Fantasy 7 sneaked into here?
@invalidsband
+Evan Fagerberg lolol somebody else asked me that as well, but actually no, there was no intent to allude to FF7 here XD must be subconscious