Generator ^ Second Floor Lyrics
What that window door went to
Only told to stay away
I almost had an accident at age 6
When I found the key in the attic
And now the smell of these wood frames
Is the only sense I've left
So as you pull me from the bed
Tell me I look stunning and cadaverous
I would ask that you lower me down slow
And tell the man in the black cloak
He doesn't need to trouble his good soul
With those latin conjugations
And if it's all the same to them
You should tell your gathering friends
Please not to purse their faces grim
On such a lovely sunday
We will put this flesh into the ground again
This song is obviously about death and acceptance.
"And I could never tell as a kid What that window door went to Only told to stay away I almost had an accident at age 6 When I found the key in the attic"
An early incident in the protagonists life, he describes his curiosity as a child.
"And now the smell of these wood frames Is the only sense I've left"
The protagonist has passed on.
"So as you pull me from the bed Tell me I look stunning and cadaverous"
The protagonist is being moved from the bed where he died.
"And since you are my friend I would ask that you lower me down slow"
(into the ground)
"And tell the man in the black cloak He doesn't need to trouble his good soul With those latin conjugations"
The priest doesn't need to read passages at the ceremony etc.
"And if it's all the same to them You should tell your gathering friends Please not to purse their faces grim On such a lovely sunday"
Tell the people at the funeral not to feel sad the protagonist has passed away and ruin a nice day.
"Don't fix my smile, life is long enough"
Fixing his smile refers to when a body is staged to look peaceful and at rest at an open casket ceremony. He says not to do that, because they don't have to. He truly is at peace already.
"We will put this flesh into the ground again"
The protagonist is being buried.
This is such a beautiful song, and one that I hope will be played at my funeral one day.
This song is wonderful, in case y'all don't know... the first part too.
This band too.
"So as you pull me from the bed tell me I look stunning &cadaverous"- so brilliant. I can't get enough of this band lately.
"So as you pull me from the bed tell me I look stunning &cadaverous"- so brilliant. I can't get enough of this band lately.
Love, love, love this and part one!
To me, this song is very much from the perspective of an (older?) person who is at peace with his death. In the first verse, he recalls a near-accident from his childhood, implying that this person is adventurous and curious. And in the second verse, it seems like he doesn't want anyone to mourn his death, because he's ready to leave this world behind.
Just heard this song for the first time. I think I've listened to it ten times in the last hour. So good.
"Don't fix my smile, life is long enough". I want this played at whatever is held when I die.
gorgeous
I think that this song is about him committing suicide.
Its a beautiful song and I cant stop listening to it.
Since Weathervanes is conceptually about falling in love with a ghost girl, this represents the point where the narrator dies and is reunited with her in the afterlife.