Thursday released their debut album, Waiting, in late 1999 with original guitarist Bill Henderson, who left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Steve Pedulla. The band gained popularity with the release of their second album, Full Collapse, in 2001, and released their third album and major label debut, War All the Time, in 2003, which reached number seven on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. Thursday released their fourth album, A City by the Light Divided, in 2006, and two further albums, Common Existence and No Devolución, before announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2011. In a January 2013 interview, Geoff Rickly confirmed that the band had actually disbanded. However, the band announced a reunion in 2016. Their reunion would conclude with a performance at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, NY in March 2019.
The band has been considered influential to the post-hardcore music scene in the 2000s, and is credited as one of the key bands to popularize the darker emo sound and screaming vocals which came to prominence at the time.
Love Has Led Us Astray
Thursday Lyrics
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Boarded up the rooms just the way you wanted
They sold your possessions
Gave them all away with the guns
You sing like the wind in the trees at night
You think I'm asleep but I'm awake for it
You think you can hide so easily
That no one ever hears you
And I say love has led us astray
Love won't let us sleep
First we're cut from the cloth in perfect shapes
Then we're tied in a knot and we're left to fray
Can you even see what you're doing to me
You sleep in the leaves and I can't wake you up
You float like a reed in the river bank
If I dive too deep I can't hear you
But everyone else does
And love has led us astray
Love won't let us sleep
And love has led us astray
Love won't let us sleep
And love has led us astray
Love won't let us sleep
And love has led us astray
Love won't let us sleep
Astray, astray, astray
Astray, astray, astray
First we're cut from the cloth in perfect shapes
Then we're tied in a knot and we're left to fray
Love has led us astray
The lyrics of Thursday's song "Love Has Led Us Astray" describe a broken relationship that has left both parties feeling lost and unable to sleep. The first verse speaks about how the singer's partner has left and sold everything, and even though she sings at night, she cannot hide from him. The chorus repeats that "love has led us astray" and that it won't allow them to rest. The second verse describes how the relationship went from being perfect to being in ruins, with the singer feeling lost and unable to wake up his partner who is sleeping in the leaves. He can't hear her, but everyone else can. The song ends by repeating the idea that they are drifting away from each other.
The lyrics of the song seem to suggest that despite the fact that the relationship has ended, there are still strong feelings involved. The use of the word "astray" and the description of being cut from the same cloth and then left to fray suggests that the love they shared was once powerful and strong, but has now gone awry. The song is sad and reflective, with a sense of loss and emptiness that is conveyed through the haunting music and lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
They sold the old house
The house was sold by someone
Boarded up the rooms just the way you wanted
The rooms were boarded up according to someone's wishes
They sold your possessions
Possessions belonging to someone else were sold
Gave them all away with the guns
The possessions were given away with guns
You sing like the wind in the trees at night
Someone sings softly in the night like the sound of the wind
You think I'm asleep but I'm awake for it
Someone thinks someone else is asleep but they are actually awake
You think you can hide so easily
Someone believes they can hide easily
That no one ever hears you
They believe no one else can hear them
And I say love has led us astray
The person talking believes that love has caused them to go astray
Love won't let us sleep
Love is causing them to lose sleep
First we're cut from the cloth in perfect shapes
At first, we are perfect and made with precision
Then we're tied in a knot and we're left to fray
But then we become entangled and begin to fall apart
Can you even see what you're doing to me
Someone asks if the other person can see the harm they are causing them
You sleep in the leaves and I can't wake you up
Someone is asleep in the leaves and the other person cannot wake them up
You float like a reed in the river bank
Someone else floats effortlessly like a reed in a river bank
If I dive too deep I can't hear you
If the person tries too hard to communicate, they cannot hear the other person
But everyone else does
Other people can hear the person speaking
Astray, astray, astray
Repeating the word 'astray' for emphasis
And love has led us astray
The person believes that love has led them astray
Love won't let us sleep
Love is causing them to lose sleep
And love has led us astray
The person believes that love has led them astray
Love won't let us sleep
Love is causing them to lose sleep
And love has led us astray
The person believes that love has led them astray
Love won't let us sleep
Love is causing them to lose sleep
Astray, astray, astray
Repeating the word 'astray' for emphasis
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Rahim Sajwani
very nice song and awesome lyrics i love the line when he says "u sing like the trees in the wind at night" i also really like the guitar in the beginning
iAMsorrow
the power of poetry
gramazama
this is an awesome song and an awesome album
Johanna Duffano
Truly awesome song!!
Indie Indie
perfect
Joe Lane
i can relate to this song because the only thing love does is bring u joy then fuck u over..
legendsOFnovember
Joe Lane not always
cathal00000000000000
so true !
Sankt
It's been 11 years since upload wtf
TH
righty right