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The Terrordactyls are Michael Cadiz and Tyrel Stendahl.
Michael was Born in Baltimore, Maryland. Tyrel is from Tukwila, Washington. Their birth places are the source of their magic, speed and unusually superior upper-body strength. They are both extremely lovable and popular individuals. Michael’s interests include: fabricating truths on job applications, multiple choice questions and running away. Tyrel enjoys guns, organizing his itunes music library and being good at life.
Originally a quartet, The Terrodactyls once featured Brendhan Bowers on drums and Scott Yoder on guitar. The two eventually left the band because they were no longer willing to participate in the rigorous daily regimens of weight lifting and jumping jacks required by the group’s image consultant, Extremeline.
During the brief periods that Michael and Tyrel are away from the gym, they enjoy watching inspirational sports films and talking about their abs.
Sandcastles
The Terrordactyls Lyrics
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Is thinking of where we could run
Away together further and
Further everyday.
A party bag filled to the top
Of different places we could stop.
A pillow case on Halloween
I'll take you to the north
And we'll go sledding everyday.
We'll be pulled by a pack of house cats
In our favorite wooden sleigh.
Oh, you'll take me to the seaside
And we'll keep a flock of sheep.
We'll swim all day, then rule the land
In a sand castle on the beach.
Remember when we walked for hours
Back and forth on Prince and Bowery?
Were you truly upset?
Did you really mean it when you said?
"I'll never let you take me
Anywhere ever again."
Was that a threat, exaggeration
Or were you just making conversation?
I promise there're a million other
Places I could get us lost,
A thousand unmarked doorways
A handful of awkward double-stops.
I'll lose myself in you
If you will lose yourself in me,
Then we can wander around aimlessly
Looking for someplace new to eat
I wonder if one day we'll finally
Find the nerve to run away.
What games will we invent?
What will it be like in the end?
The Terrordactyls's song Sandcastles is a whimsical, dreamy tune about the fun of imagining where to run away to with a loved one. The song describes a game they play where they come up with different places to go together, imagining themselves in different scenarios and adventures. They mention a pillowcase filled with daydreams, implying that their imaginations are overflowing with ideas.
The song then goes on to describe a few of the places they've thought up. They mention the north, where they'll go sledding every day and be pulled by a pack of house cats. Then they talk about going to the seaside and keeping a flock of sheep, swimming all day and ruling the land from a sandcastle on the beach. They seem to relish the freedom and possibility of running away together and creating their own adventures.
The song ends with a bit of uncertainty and wonder about whether they will actually run away together and what kinds of adventures they will have. The lyrics suggest a longing for the kind of freedom that comes from escaping the constraints of daily life and exploring the world with a loved one.
Line by Line Meaning
The funnest game we ever play
Our favorite pastime is imagining where we could escape to and start a new life together.
Is thinking of where we could run
We often daydream about possible destinations for our new life far away from here.
Away together further and
We want to be together and go even farther away from our current lives every day.
Further everyday.
Our desire to escape and start anew grows stronger each day.
A party bag filled to the top
We have a lot of different ideas for places we could go and things we could do in our new life.
Of different places we could stop.
We've imagined many different destinations as possibilities for our new life together.
A pillow case on Halloween
Our minds are overflowing with the fantasies of our escape and new life together.
That's overflowing with daydreams.
Our minds are full of visions for our future lives together.
I'll take you to the north
I want to take you to a place where we can make new memories together in a completely different environment.
And we'll go sledding everyday.
We'll have new experiences and make great memories together, like sledding every day.
We'll be pulled by a pack of house cats
Our new life will be full of amusing and unconventional things, even if it's just something as silly as using house cats as sled dogs.
In our favorite wooden sleigh.
We'll make the best of what we have and cherish everyday moments together.
Oh, you'll take me to the seaside
You have your own ideas for our new life, and taking me to the seaside is something you'd like to do together with me.
And we'll keep a flock of sheep.
We'll find ways to sustain ourselves in this new life, perhaps by keeping a farm and animals like sheep to care for.
We'll swim all day, then rule the land
We'll get to enjoy carefree leisure time together, and later focus on building our own family and take charge of our own lives.
In a sand castle on the beach.
We'll have moments of lighthearted fun and peace, and we'll make our own adventures.
Remember when we walked for hours
We have shared memories together, both good and bad, from our current lives that we wouldn't forget.
Back and forth on Prince and Bowery?
We've walked around our neighborhood many times before, and slowly realize that we want to leave it all behind.
Were you truly upset?
I noticed you seemed really sad when we reminisced about our past.
Did you really mean it when you said?
I'm curious whether you were being honest when you said something.
"I'll never let you take me
You spoke of not wanting to be taken somewhere new by me, potentially indicating fear or ambivalence about leaving everything behind.
Anywhere ever again."
You seem quite unsure about leaving our current lives behind, and not sure if starting a new one is worth the cost of losing everything we know.
Was that a threat, exaggeration
I'm trying to find out whether this statement was more of a flippant or hurtful thing to say or whether you actually meant it.
Or were you just making conversation?
I'm wondering if you were just saying something to fill the silence, to start a conversation or to bring something up.
I promise there're a million other
I want you to know that there are many other alternatives to consider if we decide to leave everything behind and start a new life together.
Places I could get us lost,
I am confident that I can help us find a place where we can be happy together, where nothing is familiar or mundane, and where we can find a new purpose.
A thousand unmarked doorways
I know that there are many hidden and unique places we can explore, but we might have to work hard to find them.
A handful of awkward double-stops.
There will be setbacks and obstacles along the way in finding our new home, but we'll adjust and keep moving forward together.
I'll lose myself in you
I'll grow closer to you, and I'll rely on and care for you more than anything else as we go through this journey together.
If you will lose yourself in me,
I hope that you'll trust me and put faith in me, just as I have in you, so that we can support and help each other through every challenge that comes our way.
Then we can wander around aimlessly
If we can commit to supporting and trusting each other, we will be unstoppable and free to explore and wander as we please.
Looking for someplace new to eat
Together we will have exciting and unexpected experiences that become mundane and familiar over time, as we start to rebuild our lives.
I wonder if one day we'll finally
I can't help but speculate about our future together and feel hopeful that one day we'll take that leap of faith and start our new life together.
Find the nerve to run away.
We've been feeling trapped in our own lives, and hopefully, one day we will be brave enough to run away from it all to find a new beginning.
What games will we invent?
We're both creative people, and I know we'll find ways to entertain ourselves and maintain our happiness in our new life together.
What will it be like in the end?
No matter what our new life is like in the end, I'm happy to be embarking on this journey with you, because we know that we'll always have each other.
Contributed by Joseph J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.