Vocals/Guitar: W. Skarstad
Guitar: S. Skarstad
Drums: M. Rekevics
No Dust
Yellow Eyes Lyrics
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Through hallways dressed in living green
The veining of a pyramid
The blindness of a water dream
The glint above the swollen tree
The shrimp inside the pillowcase
No heat
No beach
No, this one is new
A taste, or lack, or wartime trick
Derivative of laughing
Leaden circle in the air
Falling bright chime on rippling street
And another, hanging there
Turn back, they closed the road
The capsule welded shut and slapped
The fishermen will shake their heads
But first
Don't look away
The bird became an eel
The lyrics of Yellow Eyes' song No Dust are quite abstract and open to interpretation. They paint a picture of an eerie, dream-like world where the familiar is juxtaposed with the surreal. The blue silence walking below the flood could be interpreted as an underwater world, with the hallways dressed in living green and the veining of a pyramid adding to the otherworldly atmosphere. The imagery of the blindness of a water dream adds to the sense of disorientation.
The glint above the swollen tree and the shrimp inside the pillowcase are both very curious images that add to the strangeness of the song. The mention of "new taste or lack, or wartime trick" further adds to the confusion and sense of disorientation. The second verse continues in the same vein, with the leaden circle in the air and the bright chime on the rippling street creating a sense of tension and unease. The image of the capsule welded shut and slapped is particularly striking, as is the bird becoming an eel. The line "don't look away" further adds to the feeling of being trapped in this unfamiliar environment.
Line by Line Meaning
Blue silence walks below the flood
Amidst the quiet and stagnant waters, a sense of unease and unknowingness slowly creeps in
Through hallways dressed in living green
Wandering down corridors adorned with intricately ornamented vegetation, nature thriving as if untouched by the darkness looming outside
The veining of a pyramid
The intricate structure of power and mystery, hidden behind a seemingly impervious facade
The blindness of a water dream
As if in a dream, one's senses are muted and distorted by the opaque and otherworldly forces that come with an oceanic landscape
The glint above the swollen tree
The light that once brought life is now an ominous reminder of the pervasive darkness that now reigns supreme
The shrimp inside the pillowcase
Even the smallest and most insignificant forms of life have been trapped and consumed by the void
No heat
There is no warmth or comfort to be found in this bleak and desolate landscape
No beach
The once inviting and carefree shore is now abandoned and deserted, swallowed whole by the darkness that now spreads relentlessly
No dust
The very air is so still and lifeless that no particles even stir in it - a sense of stagnation and cessation of all natural processes
No, this one is new
Despite the familiar and almost comforting void, this new presence feels like a different and somehow more insidious kind of danger
A taste, or lack, or wartime trick
Perhaps the very nature of war has altered their sense of what is real and what is not, leaving them vulnerable to illusion and deception
Derivative of laughing
The once joyful and carefree laughter has now become a hollow and twisted imitation, almost mocking the misfortune that has befallen them
Leaden circle in the air
The oppressive and suffocating atmosphere crushes down relentlessly, smothering all hope and light in its path
Falling bright chime on rippling street
Even in the midst of such darkness, there are moments where the glimmer of hope and beauty breaks through the mundane and commonplace
And another, hanging there
The fleeting moments of hope are always fleeting and fragile, and a reminder that the darkness never truly subsides
Turn back, they closed the road
The threat is so great that even the path that once led to freedom has now been shut off and abandoned, leaving no escape
The capsule welded shut and slapped
Any attempts to resist or escape the darkness have been crushed and cemented shut - there is no hope of salvation
The fishermen will shake their heads
Even those who once had mastery over the ocean can only shake their heads in disbelief at the sheer extent of the devastation wrought
But first
Before anything else, one must confront the reality of the darkness and the magnitude of the threat that it poses
Don't look away
It may be tempting to look away or ignore the darkness, but one must face it head-on and confront it if there is any hope of overcoming it
The bird became an eel
In this bleak and forsaken landscape, even the most familiar and comforting forms of life have become twisted and distorted beyond recognition or salvation
Writer(s): Yellow Eyes
Contributed by Elena R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.