First on the Album itself, my interpertation(and I am sure many others as well) is that it's telling a story of relationships, whether friends or soemthing more and all of the trials and tribulations that come with the aforementioned. It has ups and downs and twists and turns and I feel like it shows many different musical styles that these guys can dish out. Now for a track by track analysis we turn to Billy Mayes, the crazy bearded infomercial guy.......
1. Qucksand- To me this song is like the narrative at the beginning of a movie......alluding to what is to come.
2. A Kiss To Send Us Off-This song rocks, it makes me think of a personw ho sees a relationship or the potential for one with soemoen who might not see the same for whatever reason and jsut wants them to take the chance to see it or jump in with them before it is too latel......
3. Dig-A BEAUTIFUL song, no other way to describe it, one fo the greatest things about this band is that each song has a meaning that may be very specific for Brandon and the gang, but is vague enough for each listener to have their own interpertaion and feel right on. To me this is about a relationship with soemone who no matter what will be there for you through good times and bad, someone who can keep you grounded and never let you lose who you are, someone that no matter what will be at your side....when everything else is gone.
4. Anna Molly-This son is almost the exact opposite to the previous, the music is incredible and is highlyqa ddictive, but the message is depressing to me, it describes a girl (to me) that cannot be figured out no matter how hard you try and it feels very angst filled witht eh fact that there is almost nothing that can be done about this because you can not have controlover the other person and her anomolies.
5. Love Hurts-This song just makes me think of love in general and is dead on, it hurts a lot, but the good times make the risk worth the reward.
6. Light Grenades-Defintley a changeup in the style of the album, keeping with the theme of the album, I envision a fight ina relationship and someone stepping outside of the disagreement and looking in saying"Hey, let's be constructive about this, and think of ideas to resolve the issue as opposed to lashing out irrationally."/
7. Earth to Bella Pt. 1-Definitle seen as a cautionary tale to me, to those who settle on anything in life, ecspecially relationships, there are many who feel content and are not fearless enough to break away from whatever is holding them back and be afraid to sink so to speak to see what truly amkes them happy.
8. Oil and Water-I think this is an extension of the last song, someone realizing that they are not happy where they are and calling the relationship for what it is, two very different people who may not have a distate for each other, but do not have the foundation for something truly great.
9. Diamonds & Coal-Feels like an apology from someone who broke off a relationship, maybe even for dragging it out beyond what it should have been. The person would rather be alone then go throught he motions of what was happenign with sig. other.
10. Rogues-The only song that seems like it breaks away formt he theme a little, but I absolutley love it! Highly addictive, but I think it can even stick with the theme in that it is praising people that don't settle for whatever comes their way and strive for soemthing better. People welling to go outside of conventional wisbom and evolve into something enw and better.
11. Diamonds & Coal-I think this song jsut says plain and simple that just becaus eyou may fight with soemone doesn't mean they are not right for you, no relationship is perfect and if the fundamentals of love are there, then it is worth fighting for.
12. Pendulous Threads-This song in the beginning of it makes me think of someones thoughts swirling chaotically through theirm mind unable to be put into words, and then all of the sudden culminates into this song and comes out with the person sayin what they think needs to be said, which I think is make a decision stay put, or come see what you're capable of.
13. Earth to Bella Pt2-A reitteration fo the cautionary tale, almost as if the person is calling out knowing that it is to late for perosn in question, but the other person is still trying to show them the light.......very sad.
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First on the Album itself, my interpertation(and I am sure many others as well) is that it's telling a story of relationships, whether friends or soemthing more and all of the trials and tribulations that come with the aforementioned. It has ups and downs and twists and turns and I feel like it shows many different musical styles that these guys can dish out. Now for a track by track analysis we turn to Billy Mayes, the crazy bearded infomercial guy.......
1. Qucksand- To me this song is like the narrative at the beginning of a movie......alluding to what is to come.
2. A Kiss To Send Us Off-This song rocks, it makes me think of a personw ho sees a relationship or the potential for one with soemoen who might not see the same for whatever reason and jsut wants them to take the chance to see it or jump in with them before it is too latel......
3. Dig-A BEAUTIFUL song, no other way to describe it, one fo the greatest things about this band is that each song has a meaning that may be very specific for Brandon and the gang, but is vague enough for each listener to have their own interpertaion and feel right on. To me this is about a relationship with soemone who no matter what will be there for you through good times and bad, someone who can keep you grounded and never let you lose who you are, someone that no matter what will be at your side....when everything else is gone.
4. Anna Molly-This son is almost the exact opposite to the previous, the music is incredible and is highlyqa ddictive, but the message is depressing to me, it describes a girl (to me) that cannot be figured out no matter how hard you try and it feels very angst filled witht eh fact that there is almost nothing that can be done about this because you can not have controlover the other person and her anomolies.
5. Love Hurts-This song just makes me think of love in general and is dead on, it hurts a lot, but the good times make the risk worth the reward.
6. Light Grenades-Defintley a changeup in the style of the album, keeping with the theme of the album, I envision a fight ina relationship and someone stepping outside of the disagreement and looking in saying"Hey, let's be constructive about this, and think of ideas to resolve the issue as opposed to lashing out irrationally."/
7. Earth to Bella Pt. 1-Definitle seen as a cautionary tale to me, to those who settle on anything in life, ecspecially relationships, there are many who feel content and are not fearless enough to break away from whatever is holding them back and be afraid to sink so to speak to see what truly amkes them happy.
8. Oil and Water-I think this is an extension of the last song, someone realizing that they are not happy where they are and calling the relationship for what it is, two very different people who may not have a distate for each other, but do not have the foundation for something truly great.
9. Diamonds & Coal-Feels like an apology from someone who broke off a relationship, maybe even for dragging it out beyond what it should have been. The person would rather be alone then go throught he motions of what was happenign with sig. other.
10. Rogues-The only song that seems like it breaks away formt he theme a little, but I absolutley love it! Highly addictive, but I think it can even stick with the theme in that it is praising people that don't settle for whatever comes their way and strive for soemthing better. People welling to go outside of conventional wisbom and evolve into something enw and better.
11. Diamonds & Coal-I think this song jsut says plain and simple that just becaus eyou may fight with soemone doesn't mean they are not right for you, no relationship is perfect and if the fundamentals of love are there, then it is worth fighting for.
12. Pendulous Threads-This song in the beginning of it makes me think of someones thoughts swirling chaotically through theirm mind unable to be put into words, and then all of the sudden culminates into this song and comes out with the person sayin what they think needs to be said, which I think is make a decision stay put, or come see what you're capable of.
13. Earth to Bella Pt2-A reitteration fo the cautionary tale, almost as if the person is calling out knowing that it is to late for perosn in question, but the other person is still trying to show them the light.......very sad.
Well thats what I think about that...
-Brandon W.