After their 1999 debut Anchor, the band released Different Stars in 2002. It caught the attention of Cocteau Twins bassist Simon Raymonde, who signed the band to his record label Bella Union, and re-released it with a new tracklisting. The band moved to Seattle to make their third album, 2006's Having. After the EPs Noble House (2007) and The Natural Order of Things (2009), the band entered a period of silence and ultimately disbanded owing to tensions between Williams and Brown. They reunited in 2020 to release the single "Winterstorms".
Anna-Lynne releases solo music under the name Lotte Kestner.
Low Point
Trespassers William Lyrics
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Not like this
You lose things, I lost it
Just please reach from somewhere
My heart is done
It's too scared
I've never wished this before now
You have to go all the way
To know where it is
All the way down
You know what you'd stop for
When you're running from your worst fear
That you need it
Now I'm fading
This is what I'd like to lay in
I've never wished this before now
Now I know all the long steps down
This time my eyes close like this
I know my last thoughts
I know my last wish
To not be wishing
To not have broke this
To feel what I'm missing
Somehow I broke it
I only know breaking
And what I want to lie in
The lyrics to Trespassers William's song 'Low Point' center around the feeling of being scared and losing things. The singer feels as if their heart is so scared that it is done and they have never wished anything like this before. They acknowledge that in order to truly know where the bottom is, and what you would stop for, you have to go all the way down. They speak of running from their worst fear and fading away. They then reveal that their last wish is to no longer be wishing, and to not have broken whatever it was that they lost. The overall tone of the song is one of despair and surrender, as the singer seems to have lost all hope.
The lyrics convey a sense of hopelessness, with the singer feeling as if they have lost everything and there is no way to repair what has been broken. The repetition of the phrase "I've never wished this before now" highlights the singer's desperation, as they have reached a point where they are willing to accept their fate as it is. The line "When you're running from your worst fear, that you need it" shows the paradoxical nature of fear, where we fear the very thing that we need to face in order to overcome it.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been scared
I have been feeling a strong sense of fear
Not like this
This fear is different from any fear I have experienced before
You lose things, I lost it
As a result of this fear, something important to me has been lost
Just please reach from somewhere
I am requesting help or support from anyone or anywhere
My heart is done
I am emotionally exhausted
It's too scared
I am too scared to continue facing this fear
I've never wished this before now
I have never wanted to give up or surrender to fear like this before
If I said I did I take it all back
If I ever claimed that I was not afraid, I take it back now
You have to go all the way
In order to truly understand a situation, you must completely immerse yourself in it
To know where it is
Only by facing the full extent of a problem can you understand its root
All the way down
This understanding requires complete emotional vulnerability and introspection
You know what you'd stop for
Along this emotional journey, you will discover what truly matters to you
When you're running from your worst fear
During moments of intense fear or anxiety, you may feel inclined to run away or avoid confrontation
That you need it
However, this fear is something that you need to confront and overcome
Now I'm fading
I am losing strength and hope
This is what I'd like to lay in
I wish to give up and surrender to my fear
Now I know all the long steps down
I have fully embraced my fear and the path it has taken me on
This time my eyes close like this
As I approach the end of this journey, I am at peace and ready to accept what comes next
I know my last thoughts
I am at a point of acceptance and reflection, knowing that the end is near
I know my last wish
I am aware of my final desire before the end comes
To not be wishing
I wish to let go of any desires or fears and accept whatever comes next
To not have broke this
I wish that I had not allowed this fear to consume and break me
To feel what I'm missing
I hope to experience and appreciate what I have been missing as a result of my fear
Somehow I broke it
I am aware that I am responsible for the negative situation I am in
I only know breaking
I am only familiar with and experienced in negative situations
And what I want to lie in
Despite my awareness of my situation, I still feel a desire to give in to my fear
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ANNA-LYNNE WILLIAMS, JOHN MICHAEL WILLIAMS, MATT BROWN, MATTHEW EMERSON BROWN, ROSS SIMONINI, ROSS DAVENPORT SIMONINI
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