Lyrics:
I'm coming up only to hold you under
I'm coming up only to show you wrong
And to know you is hard and we wonder
To know you all wrong, we were
Really too late to call, so we wait for
Morning to wake you; it's all we got
To know me as hardly golden
Is to know me all wrong, they were
At every occasion I'll be ready for a funeral
At every occasion once more is called a funeral
Every occasion I'm ready for the funeral
At every occasion one brilliant day funeral
I'm coming up only to show you down for
I'm coming up only to show you wrong
To the outside, the dead leaves, they all blow (alive is very poetic)
For'e (before) they died had trees to hang their hope
I'm coming up only to show you wrong
And to know you is hard and we wonder
To know you all wrong, we were
Really too late to call, so we wait for
Morning to wake you; it's all we got
To know me as hardly golden
Is to know me all wrong, they were
At every occasion I'll be ready for a funeral
At every occasion once more is called a funeral
Every occasion I'm ready for the funeral
At every occasion one brilliant day funeral
I'm coming up only to show you down for
I'm coming up only to show you wrong
To the outside, the dead leaves, they all blow (alive is very poetic)
For'e (before) they died had trees to hang their hope
The song that I have chosen to analyze is called The Funeral by Band of Horses. This American rock band was formed in the year 2004 in Seattle, Washington. I first heard this song awhile back from my friend Jenny. But the movie, 127 Hours with James Franco, refreshed The Funeral to my ears. By looking at the lyrics, you would get the notion that the song is quite depressing. Considering the song constantly brings up the word “funeral”. I have two physical interpretations of this. To my understanding the composer or poet is ready for his or her funeral at any given moment. Or he is waiting for some certain person to fall, and waiting to prove them wrong. That person is so high up in their own little world that you cannot faze them.
Obviously the emotion of the song is sadness. The composer of The Funeral seems to feel sympathetic towards character he is addressing. This person could be a friend, family member, or lover. Sympathy is usually making known one's understanding of another's unhappiness or suffering, especially when it is grief. The lyrics say, “I’m coming up only to hold you under/I’m coming up only to show you wrong”. This person could have committed a crime or some sort of sin. The line that stood out the most is “To the outside, the dead leaves, they all blow/For’e (before) they died had trees to hang their hope”. When leaves grow on trees they are beautiful. They range in color: from green, red, orange, to yellow. The branches of the trees are what bind them together. But as they fall off, the leaves become brown and easily crushed. This applies for human beings as well. When people shut themselves out from the rest of the world, they became distant. They lose all connections to their loved one, and become unapproachable. They lost all hope and faith.
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