Ms
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We can't lose touch but we can let go, blue and white gun made from Lego.
All the vowels vow to hold your name, keep your estate clean of me.
I've pillowed you so many times this week,
Close eyes, open, close again, forget and fall asleep.
The dark seeks dark,
The dark seeks dark,
Darker,
Darker,

The nights of all my youth pressed into one glass of water.
Scattered truths, bewildered beast boohoos, we have our weight: ten thousand ladybirds.
All the vowels vow to guard your name, keep your estate clean, happy.
Some things lie too deep for tears to well,
Close eyes open, close again, feel as my body spells
Dark seeks dark,
Dark seeks dark,
Darker,
Darker,




The shadow burns across like embers tide paper.
Darker, darker, darker, darker.

Overall Meaning

In the song "Ms" by Alt-J, the lyrics talk about a relationship that is coming to an end, but the two parties involved are trying to find a way to let go without losing touch completely. The line "We can't lose touch but we can let go, blue and white gun made from Lego" suggests that the relationship has become fragile like a gun made of Lego, which can easily fall apart. The use of blue and white also implies the purity and innocence that the relationship once had. The vowels in the lyrics are given importance since they form the basis of language itself, and they vow to hold the name of the person they once loved.


The second stanza talks about memories of youth that are now scattered like "truths". The "bewildered beast boohoos" implies that the emotions are raw and unsettled resulting in confusion and crying. The weight of memories is compared to that of ten thousand ladybirds. The lyrics talk about guarding the name and keeping the estate clean and happy, which is a way of saying that they still care about the other person's well-being. However, some things are too deep for tears, and it is hard to express the pain and loss that one feels.


The repetition of "dark seeks dark" and "darker" implies that the emotions are getting darker and harder to deal with. The imagery used in the last line "the shadow burns across like embers tide paper" is vivid and powerful, signifying that something has been lost and cannot be recovered.


Line by Line Meaning

We can't lose touch but we can let go, blue and white gun made from Lego.
We can't completely separate but we can release our grip, like a toy gun built from plastic blocks


All the vowels vow to hold your name, keep your estate clean of me.
Every vowel promises to remember your name, and to make sure your life is free from my influence.


I've pillowed you so many times this week,
I've rested my head on yours repeatedly these past few days,


Close eyes, open, close again, forget and fall asleep.
I shut my eyes, open them, then close them once more, drifting off into unconsciousness.


The dark seeks dark,
The absence of light seeks out further darkness


The nights of all my youth pressed into one glass of water.
Memories of all my younger nights are distilled into one small, ordinary moment.


Scattered truths, bewildered beast boohoos, we have our weight: ten thousand ladybirds.
Our facts are scattered, our confused emotions are animalistic, but we bear the burden with a swarm of insects.


All the vowels vow to guard your name, keep your estate clean, happy.
Every vowel is committed to protecting your name, your life, your happiness.


Some things lie too deep for tears to well,
There are certain feelings too profound for tears to adequately convey,


Close eyes open, close again, feel as my body spells
I close my eyes, reopen them, sort out my physical manifestation of emotion.


Dark seeks dark,
The absence of light yearns for even greater darkness.


The shadow burns across like embers tide paper.
The shadow's heat scorches like fire to delicate paper.


Darker, darker, darker, darker.
Sinking deeper and deeper into the abyss of darkness.




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Augustus Figaro Niso Unger-Hamilton, Gwilym David Dylan Sainsbury, Joe Jerome Newman, Thomas Stuart Green

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