All music written and performed by Kevin on the followi… Read Full Bio ↴Liner notes:
All music written and performed by Kevin on the following instruments: acoustic guitar (two tracks), electric guitar, and a shaker, with the electric part (a lead) written approximately 5 minutes prior to recording, and partially improvised as the track rolled.
Lyrics are an amalgamation of several similar retellings of the same Asian myth. Arranged and read by Jordan.
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La Dispute Lyrics
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In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
In that princedom by the sea.
But we loved with a love that was
more than just love,
With a love even the seraphs up in heaven covet.
And that was the reason that long ago,
In that princedom asleep by the sea,
That a wind shut her body in a sepulcher,
Buried in the sea,
That bore my sweet darling away from me.
Oh, the angels they envied us—envied our love.
Yes, that was the reason the wind came out,
Stirred the air and made the waves shake madly,
Killing my Annabel Lee. Oh my Annabel Lee.
Our love it was strong. So strong
That neither the angels up in heaven
Nor the demons in the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the
Soul of my Annabel Lee.
In La Dispute's song Three, the lyrics are a poetic adaptation of a poem by Edgar Allan Poe called Annabel Lee. The song is about a maiden named Annabel Lee and the love she shares with the singer. The song describes their love as a pure, innocent, and strong form of love that even the angels up in heaven envy. However, their love is cut short when Annabel Lee dies and her body is buried in a sepulcher by the sea. The singer believes that it was the envy of the angels that caused her death and that their love is so strong that it cannot be broken even in death. Overall, the song is a tragic and melancholic tribute to the power of love and the pain of loss.
One interesting fact about La Dispute's song Three is that it was written as a tribute to Edgar Allan Poe's poem Annabel Lee. The song lyrics borrow heavily from the poem, which is considered to be one of Poe's most famous works. Another interesting fact is that La Dispute is known for their emotionally charged lyrics and spoken-word delivery, which can be seen in Three. The band is also known for their experimentation with different genres such as post-hardcore, emo, and spoken-word poetry.
Line by Line Meaning
It was many and many a year ago,
It happened a long time ago, a memory from the past.
In a kingdom by the sea,
This is a specific place where the story takes place.
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
There was a girl who lived there and you might know her.
By the name of Annabel Lee;
Her name was Annabel Lee.
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Annabel Lee's only focus in life was to love and be loved by the artist.
Than to love and be loved by me.
The singer is the only person Annabel Lee cared about.
I was a child and she was a child,
Both the singer and Annabel Lee were young and innocent.
In that princedom by the sea.
The kingdom where they lived had a prince as its ruler.
But we loved with a love that was
Their love was not ordinary or simple.
more than just love,
Their love was intense and beyond what most people experience.
With a love even the seraphs up in heaven covet.
Their love was so great that even angels in Heaven would want to experience it.
And that was the reason that long ago,
Their strong love for each other affected their fate.
In that princedom asleep by the sea,
The kingdom was peaceful and calm, but there was a sense of danger lurking.
That a wind shut her body in a sepulcher,
Annabel Lee was killed by a sudden force of nature and was buried in a tomb.
Buried in the sea,
Her body was never recovered and was lost to the sea.
That bore my sweet darling away from me.
The artist lost his love forever and was grief-stricken.
Oh, the angels they envied us—envied our love.
Even angels were envious of the strong love that the artist and Annabel Lee had for each other.
Yes, that was the reason the wind came out,
The intense envy from the angels caused a fatal storm.
Stirred the air and made the waves shake madly,
The storm was so strong that it caused the air to move and the waves to be chaotic.
Killing my Annabel Lee. Oh my Annabel Lee.
The storm killed Annabel Lee and the artist was filled with sadness and despair.
Our love it was strong. So strong
The artist reiterates that their love was powerful and unbreakable.
That neither the angels up in heaven
Even angels in Heaven cannot change something that was so strong and true.
Nor the demons in the sea,
Even the devilish creatures in the sea cannot break their bond.
Can ever dissever my soul from the
Nothing can separate Annabel Lee's soul from the artist's.
Soul of my Annabel Lee.
The singer's soul and Annabel Lee's soul are forever connected.
Contributed by Camilla E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@cammiecane2000
It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
I was a child and she was a child,
In that princedom by the sea.
But we loved with a love that was
more than just love,
With a love even the seraphs up in heaven covet.
And that was the reason that long ago,
In that princedom asleep by the sea,
That a wind shut her body in a sepulcher,
Buried in the sea,
That bore my sweet darling away from me.
Oh, the angels they envied us-envied our love.
Yes, that was the reason the wind came out,
Stirred the air and made the waves shake madly,
Killing my Annabel Lee. Oh my Annabel Lee.
Our love it was strong. So strong
That neither the angels up in heaven
Nor the demons in the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the
Soul of my Annabel lee
@MsAlaskanGirl907
I had to recite this poem in my 7th grade language arts class. It's my favorite poem of all time. Edgar Allan Poe was and still is a genius of words. <3
@shawnaeatscats
The ending. Goosebumps. Every fucking time.
@adrianarul6038
That Edgar Allen Poe guy totally ripped these guys off.
@ColourfulCloud
+Adrian Arul No... Edgar Allen Poe was the one that originally made that poem in the beginning many many years ago
@adrianarul6038
it's a joke you goof...
@ColourfulCloud
Oh xD I didn't know you were saying it in a sarcastic way xD "totally"
@projectsunshine3666
Diana r/woooosh
@lillycarmichael8194
I love how poetic they are and how they draw inspiration from other incredible poets but they themselves are also incredible poets
@maymarie97
This is like an earlier version of "Fall down, Never get back up again" Mixed with a Poe poem. Mind=Blown
@swtlyksucre
I love this poem. And I love his voice. I could feel the sadness and anger, as if he had really lost his Annabel. This is a pretty popular poem for musicians, it seems. ALESANA's album, The Emptiness is based off of this poem, with some embellishments. I shook listening to this. It's that awesome.