1) Pond is an … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Pond is an Australian rock band from Perth, Australia.
2) Pond was an American alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, active from 1991 to 1998.
3) POND was a German electronic band founded in East Berlin in 1978.
4) Pond is an instrumental hip-hop artist.
1) Pond is an Australian psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 2008. Initially featuring a revolving line-up, since 2016 the band has comprised
Jay Watson (also of Tame Impala), Nick Allbrook (ex-Tame Impala), Shiny Joe Ryan, Jamie Terry, and James Ireland.
The original idea of Pond was to be able to get anyone they wanted to play whatever they wanted in a collaborative musical project. Their first album was released soon after in January 2009, titled Psychedelic Mango, which contained many psychedelic rock and pop elements. Their second album, Corridors of Blissterday, was completed live with an eight piece band in five days, and released in June 2009. This led to the creation of their 2010 album, Frond, released in May 2010, featuring a heavier pop influence than previously heard from them.
After the breakthrough success of Innerspeaker, the debut album by Tame Impala, a band which shares three members with Pond, the album Beard, Wives, Denim was recorded in 2010 and later released to critical acclaim in March 2012.
Pond's seventh album, The Weather, was released in 2017 via Marathon Artists. Their ninth studio album, 9, was released in October 2021.
2) Pond was an alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, active from 1991 to 1998. Their first two albums were released on Sub Pop Records, while their third was released on Work Group, a subsidiary of Sony Music. On October 23, 2010, Pond reunited for a show to commemorate the closing of the legendary Portland club Satyricon.
3) POND was a German electronic band founded in East Berlin in 1978 by Wolfgang and Frank Fuchs. 'Pond' was one of the earliest of few electronic bands from the German Democratic Republic.
4) Pond is an instrumental hip-hop artist.
Sundial
Pond Lyrics
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Devoted to the sun while all the weeds grew wild
Intent has buried you
You're spend
Time will never come this way again
Hail
Windmill rust until your still
Painted shut the window sill
Beat your wings against the light
Clinging to the only thing that's in your life
Hail
Hail the horse king overgrown with weeds
Buried in the shades of everything
Silo nothing seems to grow
Been a long while sense your stomach has been full
Dry days has worn it all away
Maybe rain will come to those who pray
Hail
Hail the horse king over grown with weeds
Buried in the shades of everything
Hail the horse king over grown with weeds
Buried in the shades of everything
The song Sundial by Pond is a melancholic reflection on life's fleeting nature. The lyrics suggest that the person addressed in the song has sacrificed too much for something they've been "devoted to the sun" without paying attention to the "weeds" that are creeping up around them. They have lost sight of other important things in life and are now "spend" and unable to reclaim what they have lost. The person is being buried by their intent, leaving no room for growth or change. The lyrics also touch on the idea that time is a non-renewable resource, and the opportunities that have been lost will never come back.
The images in the song are vivid and powerful. The reference to the "Windmill rust until your still" paints a picture of something once active and alive becoming stagnant and immobile. The "window sill" being painted shut is a metaphor for a person being trapped and unable to see the outside world. The "Hail" at the end of each verse seems to be a call to recognize and appreciate what is still there, even as things fall apart. The repetition of "Hail the horse king overgrown with weeds" seems to suggest a lament for something that was once grand but has now been allowed to decay.
Line by Line Meaning
Sundial was it all worth while
Questioning the value of past actions or experiences
Devoted to the sun while all the weeds grew wild
Focusing on something positive while everything else seems to be going wrong
Intent has buried you
Being trapped by one's own desires or goals
You're spend
Having exhausted all resources
Time will never come this way again
Reminder to make the most of the present moment
Hail
An exclamation or acknowledgement of something significant or powerful
Windmill rust until your still
The effects of time and neglect on one's surroundings or possessions
No one kept their promise
The disappointment of unfulfilled expectations
Painted shut the window sill
Feeling trapped or cut off from the outside world
Beat your wings against the light
Struggling or fighting against something unattainable or out of reach
Clinging to the only thing that's in your life
Holding on to something valuable or important, even if it's the only thing left
Hail
An exclamation or acknowledgement of something significant or powerful
Hail the horse king overgrown with weeds
An ironic or sarcastic reference to someone or something that was once powerful or respected but has now fallen into disrepair
Buried in the shades of everything
Being hidden or overshadowed by other things or circumstances
Silo nothing seems to grow
Feeling stuck or stagnant in one's life or circumstances
Been a long while sense your stomach has been full
Experiencing hunger or longing for something that is not easily obtainable
Dry days has worn it all away
Experiencing the effects of hardship or struggle
Maybe rain will come to those who pray
Hoping or praying for a change in circumstances
Hail
An exclamation or acknowledgement of something significant or powerful
Hail the horse king overgrown with weeds
An ironic or sarcastic reference to someone or something that was once powerful or respected but has now fallen into disrepair
Buried in the shades of everything
Being hidden or overshadowed by other things or circumstances
Contributed by Kennedy D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.