Filterless
Pond Lyrics


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Yellowed brown stained fingertips caused by too many filterless she crushes the ashy end
Lifts the lid and drops it down in an urn she carries around her father resides
Her heavy foot is on the gas

With Saint Christopher on the dash she is safe from any crash at least she believes
What she doesn't realize that he's been decanonized by the church

Her heavy foot is on the gas

She used to make gum wrapper necklaces
She always seemed to smell of wintergreen
In her father eyes she was not a princess but a queen
She didn't love to play the queen

Only prayers and country songs are found as the needle crawls along through megahertz
Black rubber radials wearing bald and wearing dull she sings along

Her heavy foot is on the gas

Imitation leather cracks from to much heat and to much smack you broke mother's back
She prefers the Texacos for the color of their clothes and their smokes

Her heavy foot is on the gas

She used to make gum wrapper necklaces
She always seemed to smell of wintergreen
In her father eyes she was not a princess but the queen

She used to wake up with the sun
She used to watch the clouds go by




Her hands tighten on the wheel
She hums a tune as she closes her eyes

Overall Meaning

The song Filterless by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond tells the story of a woman who is constantly on the move. Her fingers are stained yellow and brown from smoking too many filterless cigarettes. She carries around an urn containing the ashes of her father, and her heavy foot is always on the gas as she drives with a Saint Christopher medal on her dashboard. She believes this keeps her safe from crashes, but is unaware that the saint has been decanonized by the church.


The woman used to make gum wrapper necklaces and always had a distinctive scent of wintergreen. She never considered herself a princess in her father's eyes, but rather a queen. The only things she listens to as she drives are prayers and country songs on the radio. The tires of her car are bald and dull, but she sings along anyway. She prefers Texaco gas stations because of the color of their clothing and the brand of cigarettes they sell.


The woman's reality is a mix of addiction, nostalgia, and delusion. She has a heavy foot on the gas, always moving forward, but she is also lost in memories of her father, her childhood, and the things she used to do. Her hands tighten on the wheel as she hums a tune and closes her eyes, highlighting the danger of her behavior. The song suggests a sense of recklessness in the way the woman lives her life, and the repeated phrase "her heavy foot is on the gas" serves as a warning for the consequences of this behavior.


Line by Line Meaning

Yellowed brown stained fingertips caused by too many filterless she crushes the ashy end
Her fingers are stained yellow and brown from smoking too many filterless cigarettes, crushing the ashy end


Lifts the lid and drops it down in an urn she carries around her father resides
She opens an urn where her father's ashes are kept and drops the lid back down


Her heavy foot is on the gas
She is speeding while driving her car


With Saint Christopher on the dash she is safe from any crash at least she believes
She has a Saint Christopher figurine on her car dashboard and believes it will keep her safe from accidents


What she doesn't realize that he's been decanonized by the church
She is not aware that Saint Christopher has been removed from the Catholic Church's list of recognized saints


She used to make gum wrapper necklaces
She used to create necklaces out of gum wrappers


She always seemed to smell of wintergreen
Her scent was reminiscent of wintergreen


In her father eyes she was not a princess but a queen
Her father saw her as a queen and not just a princess


She didn't love to play the queen
She didn't enjoy pretending to be royalty


Only prayers and country songs are found as the needle crawls along through megahertz
Only prayers and country music are heard as she listens to the radio


Black rubber radials wearing bald and wearing dull she sings along
Her tires are bald and worn, but she continues to sing along to the radio


Imitation leather cracks from to much heat and to much smack you broke mother's back
The imitation leather seats in her car are cracking from the heat and use, possibly a reference to drug use


She prefers the Texacos for the color of their clothes and their smokes
She likes Texaco gas stations for their uniforms and cigarette brands


She used to wake up with the sun
She used to wake up early in the morning


She used to watch the clouds go by
She used to enjoy watching the clouds in the sky


Her hands tighten on the wheel
She grips the steering wheel tightly


She hums a tune as she closes her eyes
She hums a song and closes her eyes while driving, possibly indicating danger or recklessness




Lyrics ยฉ Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CHRISTOPHER BRADY

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