Throw Me the Statue is a indie pop band which formed in Seattle, Washington… Read Full Bio ↴Throw Me the Statue is a indie pop band which formed in Seattle, Washington, United States in 2005. The band consists of singer/songwriter Scott Reitherman and a revolving lineup of other musicians. The band has released two albums, "Moonbeams" (2007) and "Creaturesque" (2009).

The band began as a mixtape Scott Reitherman made for a girlfriend. A couple years later Reitherman would reappropriate it as his musical alias, and Throw Me The Statue emerged on the Seattle-based DIY label Baskerville Hill. Reitherman and a friend ran the label together, and from 2005-2007 the imprint put out a handful of homemade releases and threw shows for their small clan of Seattle musical friends. Reitherman assembled changing casts from the Baskerville Hill camp to help him with live performances, and local press started to take note of the gigs.

Soon after the release of the TMTS debut album Moonbeams in Summer 2007 the Indiana-based Secretly Canadian Records caught wind and signed the act to their high profile roster. With the band's lineup now solidified and Secretly Canadian's re-release of Moonbeams in February '08, TMTS would tour extensively in support of their new international critical acclaim throughout North America and Europe, playing 100 shows across 8 countries that year.
In the beginning of 2009 the band began work on the follow-up LP and headed into the studio for the first time. With Phil Ek (The Shins, Built to Spill, Band of Horses) on board as co-producer, the group consisting of Reitherman, Aaron Goldman, Charlie Smith and Jarred Grimes sought to enlarge the scope of TMTS' lo-fi bedroom pop. The resulting full length record entitled Creaturesque will be released in the US and Europe by Secretly Canadian on August 4th, and soon thereafter in Aus/NZ by PopFrenzy and in Japan by MerryGate Records.

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Written In Heart Signs Faintly
Throw Me The Statue Lyrics

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It was written in heart signs faintly
A soft hum from my dream marquee
It summed up the anxious way I am
To the girls loud and clear it spelled maybe

I wanna fall through the clouds to someplace
Where the kissing never ever stops
I wanna spew little lightnings from my hands

So this shield that I got might explode

Another girl's eyes got wet
I was a total fool

But what can I do?
They don't shake my heart

Overall Meaning

In this song, Throw Me The Statue talks about the anxieties and hopes that he hopes to express to the girls he likes. He sings about how he has written it in heart signs faintly and how it's just a soft hum from his dream marquee. The idea that it's written faintly suggests that he hasn't been able to express himself clearly or confidently to the girls he's interested in.

The line "To the girls loud and clear it spelled maybe" shows that he's feeling uncertain and is unable to express his true feelings to the girls he's interested in. He wants to fall through the clouds to someplace where the kissing never stops, suggesting that he's longing for a real connection with someone. He also wants to spew little lightnings from his hands in the hopes of breaking down the shield he's built up around himself.

The chorus brings up another interesting point; the emotions and feelings he has for the girls he's interested in don't always shake his heart, and he's not always sure what to do about it. The song overall speaks to the struggle many people face when trying to express themselves emotionally and build genuine connections with others.

Line by Line Meaning

It was written in heart signs faintly
My feelings were expressed in subtle and indirect ways

A soft hum from my dream marquee
A quiet murmur in the background of my thoughts

It summed up the anxious way I am
It captured my nervous nature

To the girls loud and clear it spelled maybe
I communicated my uncertainty to the ladies

I wanna fall through the clouds to someplace
I desire a romantic escape

Where the kissing never ever stops
Where physical affection is eternal

I wanna spew little lightnings from my hands
I want to display a powerful and captivating presence

So this shield that I got might explode
I want to let down my guard and be vulnerable

Another girl's eyes got wet
I made another woman emotional

I was a total fool
I acted foolishly

But what can I do?
I am unsure of how to fix the situation