Two Places At Once
The Church Lyrics

Life in hive city
Living in a busy city, with a lot of people around

Somewhere in the east
Location of the city is in the eastern part of the world

Flowing down a crowded street
Walking down a busy street with lots of people around, like a river flowing

As though I am or I will be released
Feeling like there is a sense of freedom or that freedom is coming

Can't stop yawning, clear blue morning
Feeling tired, but it's a beautiful morning

In mourning no more
No longer grieving or feeling sorrowful

Come and see the wild things
Inviting someone to see the exciting or interesting things around

Just beyond the door
The interesting things are close by, just outside

But there's an old man here who claims that he knew you
An old man who says he knew you in a past life is present

In another life
The old man is referring to a past life

I'm not sure what he said
Uncertain about what the old man meant

And could it be that he still thinks you're his wife
The old man may believe that you are his wife from a past life

I've been waiting seems like eternity
Waiting for something or someone for a very long time

I've been waiting, waiting for you
Specifically waiting for you

I'm still waiting, if you remember me
Still waiting for you, hoping that you still remember me

Drink and sing on a desert wind behind here
Having a good time drinking and singing in the desert

The ghosts have laid there fine little clay to rest
The ghosts have buried their fine little pots of clay

But who they they left and what they thought they stayed for
It's unclear who the ghosts were and what their purpose was for staying behind

Is crumbled in their life's dusty caress
Whatever the ghosts believed or hoped for has deteriorated over time

They were so blind
The ghosts were oblivious or didn't understand something important

Hiding in a hotel room
Taking shelter and hiding from something, in a hotel room

Somewhere in the west
The location is in the western part of the world

I heard they brought a priest in to sanctify the place
There was an attempt to bless or cleanse the hotel room

But it remained unblessed
However, the attempt was unsuccessful

Things move around
Objects seem to move or shift on their own

My guitar sometimes plays itself
The guitar makes sound as if it is being played, without anyone touching it

They say it's static electricity but
Some people believe it's due to electrical interference

Yesterday it took twenty dollars off the shelf
Something unusual happened, and 20 dollars was suddenly missing

There's a young man here, says, May or June, another town
A young man is present, mentioning the name of a town and a time of year

The children cry and ask where their mother is
Children are upset and looking for their mother

Gonna have to let them down
Will need to disappoint the children somehow

I've been hurt... I've been around
Been through a lot of pain and struggles

Lifted shelves are fading in the valley
Floating shelves are vanishing in the nearby area

Where once the sea had strength enough to reach
Where the sea used to have powerful waves that could reach the area

And out of twisted metal I've discarded for Gaea's curse
Discarded pieces of metal due to a curse from Gaia, the Greek goddess of the earth

no one here can quite translate the verses they wanted to preach
It's not clear what the curse means or what the metal was used for

They were so blind
Referring to people in the past who didn't understand something important

I've been waiting seems like eternity
Still waiting, feels like forever

I've been waiting, waiting for you (so blind)
Continuing to wait, hoping you'll come, remembering how blind others were in the past

I'm still waiting, if you remember me
Hoping you still remember me and will return

I'll be waiting, waiting for you
Will continue to wait for you