Mattias Friberg (vocals, guitar)
Mathias Olden (bass)
Jens Hellgren (guitar)
Mattias Jeppsson (guitar)
Karl Arvidson (keyboards)
Marco Hildén (drums)
Off the Ground
Logh Lyrics
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Hear the bell.
The church bell.
The church on the hill.
The sound is off.
It's off the ground.
Have you seen.
Seen the men.
The office men.
They are men of the sky.
They're off the ground
The lyrics to Logh's song Off the Ground paint a haunting image of death and the contrast between those who are living and those who have passed on. The repeated question of "Can you hear" suggests a sense of foreboding, and the reference to the church bell indicates that something significant has happened - a funeral, perhaps, or the passing of time itself. The "church on the hill" could represent a kind of symbolic bridge between heaven and earth, with the sound of the bell serving as a kind of tether between the two realms.
The phrasing "The sound is off" is particularly interesting, as it suggests that something is not quite right - perhaps the bell is not ringing as it should, or perhaps there is some other sense of dislocation or distortion in the environment. The second verse adds to this sense of unease, with a reference to "dead men" and "office men" who are "off the ground". This phrase could be interpreted in a few different ways - perhaps it refers to people who are literally dead, and therefore not bound to the laws of gravity and the earth. Alternatively, it could refer to the idea of being "off the ground" in a figurative sense - perhaps these men have achieved some sort of spiritual transcendence or enlightenment.
Line by Line Meaning
Can you hear.
Are you capable of perceiving the following auditory sensation?
Hear the bell.
Listen attentively to the sound of a resonant metallic instrument.
The church bell.
The aforementioned bell belongs to a place of worship dedicated to religious practices.
The church on the hill.
The previous establishment is situated on an elevated topography.
The sound is off.
The clangor seems to be lacking in its usual resonance.
It's off the ground.
In fact, the reason why the acoustics is distorted is due to the fact that soundwaves are being produced from above the normal height from which one could expect said sound.
Have you seen.
Have you been able to lay oculars on a certain set of entities?
Seen the men.
These entities are human beings with anatomical characteristics of a certain gender.
The dead men.
The aforementioned individuals are no longer alive in this realm or material existence.
The office men.
During their earthly existence, the previously described people underwent activities commonly related to bureaucracy, administration and paper-based works.
They are men of the sky.
In spite of their past activities, they've departed this earth and ascended into a domain seemingly higher than our plain of existence.
They're off the ground.
These individuals are, indeed, flying above earth's surface, propelled by an aerial vehicle or other set of avian-related conditions.
Contributed by Caleb G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.