Fair Chase
Stolas Lyrics

It wouldn't leave me like it left them.
The singer is suggesting that whatever they are about to do or experience will not affect them in the same way it affected others.

Wait by the river, I'll bring her tethered.
The singer is telling someone to wait for them by the river and they will bring a captive with them.

I want you to survive.
The singer wants the person they are addressing to survive whatever they may be about to face.

Bone crushing bone, the roots exposed. Hot on the season, Sweat off this fever. I want you to survive.
The singer is describing a brutal and intense situation and again expresses their desire for the other person to survive.

She said, 'The Earth will provide as long as you feel it's grasp. Nothing is had with promise of more.'
The singer is relaying advice someone received about the importance of respecting nature and not expecting more than what is given.

Let's do it before she asks because the question won't be in words.
The singer is suggesting they do something before someone else requests it because they know it is imminent, but may not be explicitly asked.

Well then, let's tie her up, make this quick. Here, grab hold and I will fix the stitch.
The singer is giving instructions on what they need to do to someone they have captured.

I kept stabbing at your chest like diving in water. Your ribcage denied me, but I would dig harder.
The singer is describing an unsuccessful attempt to harm someone physically, but they are determined to keep trying.

I remember every word stumbling out of that mouth. I had to witness the last fumes. The last fumes that your lungs soaked up.
The singer is recounting the final moments of someone's life and they vividly remember everything that happened.

If we let you loose what would you do with your hands? We tied you up because if you had the chance you'd slaughter everyone of us. Would you let us live?
The singer is questioning the person they have tied up to determine what their intentions would be if they were set free.

Winding down the cosmic clock. We wither when we grow up. Winding down the cosmic clock. We start to bloom just before we rot. Winding down the cosmic clock. We wither when we grow up.
The singer is using the metaphor of a cosmic clock to describe the fleeting nature of life - we grow old and eventually die.

Dream within a dream when it ends we turn to dust. When we rest the world that we seek is within you and me. It's held like a thought, and we traveled this far. Don't let it go to waste. Find a way to leave this place.
The singer is encouraging someone to not waste the time they have and to find a way to leave their current circumstances, emphasizing the importance of human connection and the power of imagination.