After bassist, Kile Brewer, left Kaddisfly with his wife to 'start a new chapter of his life' in early winter 2008, with no hard feelings by the remaining Kaddisfly cast--a new band was formed,Water & Bodies.
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Kaddisfly Lyrics
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Read this moment like a rubber-band,
let it resonate like the birth of a loved one,
please let your opinions be flexible.
You say you've found the world and that you understand it, complete.
Understanding is only coming when you dispose of the breathless body.
my words are limited: their meaning is not
our lives are limited: our existence is not
Be aware for your eyes have deceived you,
because everything you can see
is just a piece, a tiny piece, of a letter in an eternal alphabet,
part of a word in a manuscript that never ends.
At this point I'm off on a search to better my tongue,
and for a better description of this state we're all in.
All we need and no more.
The opening lyrics of Kaddisfly's song Harbor present the singer sitting in the port of Spain in a conversation with a stranger about the nature of existence. The singer is open, asking the stranger to share their flexible opinions and framing the moment as one that has a deep resonance, like the birth of a loved one. The stranger claims to have found the world and to have a complete understanding, but the singer argues that they have only found a dead man. The key to true understanding, the singer suggests, is disposing of the breathless body and recognizing that while our words and lives are limited, our existence is not.
The song continues with the singer urging the stranger to be aware that their eyes have deceived them, and that everything they can see is just a tiny piece of a larger whole. The singer sees himself as being on a search for a better description of the state of existence that we all share.
Overall, the song seems to be exploring the limits of human understanding and perception, and the singer is urging the listener to be open to the possibility that there is more to the world than we can see or comprehend.
Line by Line Meaning
Here I sit, somewhere in the port of Spain, debating our existence with someone I've never met.
I am currently situated in the port of Spain, conversing about the meaning of our existence with a person whom I have no prior acquaintance with.
Read this moment like a rubber-band, let it resonate like the birth of a loved one, please let your opinions be flexible.
Take note of this instant as though stretching a rubber band and let its significance echo like the arrival of a cherished newborn; please keep an open mind towards differing viewpoints.
You say you've found the world and that you understand it, complete. You have only found a dead man.
You claim to comprehend and have unearthed the entirety of the realm. Nonetheless, you have merely encountered a lifeless cadaver.
Understanding is only coming when you dispose of the breathless body.
Comprehension is achieved solely once you detach yourself from the inanimate corpse.
my words are limited: their meaning is not our lives are limited: our existence is not
Although my expressions are restricted, their significance is not, similarly, our existence may have limitations, yet its significance remains boundless.
Be aware for your eyes have deceived you, because everything you can see is just a piece, a tiny piece, of a letter in an eternal alphabet, part of a word in a manuscript that never ends.
Be cautious and mindful, your eyes have misled you, since everything perceivable is just a fractional segment of an infinite alphabet, a fragment of an unending manuscript.
At this point I'm off on a search to better my tongue, and for a better description of this state we're all in.
Currently, I am embarking on a hunt to enhance my speech, to articulate in a superior way, and obtain a better account of the predicament we are all facing.
All we need and no more.
We require nothing more than necessary.
Contributed by Christian W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.