Awake
St. Mucus Lyrics
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They are getting heavy
Don't you leave me
I don't wanna be alone
I know he's coming
Tonight
How loud do I gave to scream before you hear me
Are you deaf?
Or just covering up your ears
The song "Awake" by St. Mucus talks about the awakening of nature and people. The first stanza describes how different elements of nature wake up, like a river moving on, a mountain at night, a desert at dawn, and a forest. Then, the second stanza describes people waking up as they march along in the streets, with a terrible song that signifies their discontent with something. The lyrics highlight the atom's perpetual motion, the shifting of light on the banks of the river, and the beauty of people and words. The poet insists that the song is a gift and a road. The song gives direction, and it leads somewhere.
The third stanza depicts a time of confusion and a place of belief. The poet uses images of fruit falling before it's grown and the sound of a bird flying away to highlight the chaos around. He talks about a million particles born every day, showing how much is unknown to people. The poet again touches upon the idea of a road, the time being a place, and belief being a confusion.
In the last verse, the poet talks about how inspiration sneaks up from behind when it rains outside, and the beauty will find you, no matter the strangeness of words and their meanings. The song ends with the description of a heart beating through the perilous night, with bombs bursting, but hair staying all right. The shifting of light is a recurring metaphor, and it highlights how beauty can be found everywhere, even in times of confusion and chaos.
Line by Line Meaning
The Forest awakes
The forest comes to life and becomes more active
A desert at dawn
A desert begins to awaken at sunrise
A mountain at night
Mountains become more noticeable at night time
And the river moves on
The river keeps flowing and doesn't stop
The people awake
People begin to rouse from sleep or inactivity
They're marching along
The people are moving forward in unison
The streets are alive
The streets are bustling with activity
With a terrible song
The song being played is unpleasant or disturbing
Forwards and backwards in ev'ry direction
Movement happening everywhere without a specific course
The atom's perpetual motion
Atoms are constantly in motion
The shifting of light on the banks of the river
The light reflecting off the water of the river changes over time
I'm free but I'm keeping my clothes on
I am liberated, but I still maintain some boundaries
We're marching along
We are following a specific path forward
The street where you live
The street where your residence is located
I'm calling your name
I am trying to get your attention
The song is a gift
The song is given freely as a present
A song is a road
Songs lead to different places
A road is a face
Travel creates memories that are memorable
A face is a time
Facial expressions can tell stories of certain moments in time
And a time is a place
Certain places can make us feel a specific way depending on the moment in time
A place of belief and a time of confusion
A location where someone feels strongly about something but not completely sure what to believe
The heart is a simple equation
The heart is effortlessly understood
With beautiful words and with beautiful people
Surrounded by euphonic terms and good-natured individuals
A song is a face is a mountain
A song is a memory that is as impressive as a mountain
A fruit that falls before it's grown
Something that is not fully matured and is still developing
I heard a sound and bird has flown
Birds that are easily startled or naturally move quickly
It breaks pieces above the forest
Abstractly refers to an event happening in the sky over the forest
A million particles born today
Countless unknown tiny new things created
Out beyond the blue horizon
Further than anyone can see, in the distance
Air cannot escape
Air is vacating the space
Underneath the weeping willow
Located at or near a tree with drooping branches and long leaves
I can see your face
I can visualize the appearance of your face in my memory or in front of me
Free form - climbing all over me
Jagged and chaotic movements that are overwhelming
Creatures great and small
Animals of various sizes and shapes
Doctors - pulling them out of you
Medical professionals performing an extraction procedure
Hideous, virtuous, both of us
The beauty of the situation is that we are opposites in how we are perceived but still similar underneath
Come - in my kitchen
Invitation to join the singer in the kitchen
When it rains outside
During a time of adverse weather conditions
Sweet inspiration
An inspiring and vision-filled thought that creates a good feeling
Sneaks up from behind
Arrives without being noticed right away
The forest is true
The forest is authentic and reliable
I know for a fact
Without any doubt, I am confident in what I believe
That the bigger the front
A larger or more prominent initial feeling or expression
The bigger the back
A stronger and more lasting impression will result from a bigger initial action
My heart beating still
My heart continues to beat, even through adversity
Through the perilous night
Despite the danger and uncertainty of the dark period
The bombs burst in air
Explosions occurring all around
But my hair is all right
Despite the chaos, the artist is fine
The shifting of light on the trees and the houses
The light changes its position and coloring on the things outside
I drown in an ocean of perfume
Surrounded and overwhelmed by strong fragrances
The strangeness of words, how the meaning keeps changing
The same idea or concept can be interpreted or explained differently through different phrasing
But somehow the beauty will find you
The beauty referred to earlier will be discovered regardless of the obstacles encountered
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Andy Taylor
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Daedalus
i woke up in the middle of the night with this song stuck in my head for some reason. and i had only heard it once. really haunting song.
Livingdead Iggy
El vocal es Janne Kerminen, no Pasi...ahi nomas como dato curioso.