Slow Cruel Hands Of Time
Journey Through Time's Grip: Band of Horses' Sonic Reflections
Lyrics
The biding of time getting stuck in my mind is a boat to roll
The passage of time, symbolized as a boat, is on the narrator's mind.
Two hours later, back in my neighborhood where everything just stalled
Returning to the neighborhood, everything seems stagnant and unchanging.
It still looks the same
Despite the time passed, the surroundings still appear familiar.
They remembered my name, steppin' in for a cup full
Recognition and hospitality as the narrator enters a place for a cup.
There's a big city man I used to rumble with him back in high school
Referencing a past conflict with a person from a big city during high school.
The slow cruel hands of time
The overarching theme of the song, the slow and cruel progression of time.
Turn you into molten lava, oh my
Time's effect, turning individuals into something intense or transformative.
A place on the rise you can stop for awhile
A location in ascension where one can pause momentarily.
Look-out for the police man
A caution about law enforcement while in this area.
There's no street lamps, only three buildings and one of them's vacant
Describing a sparsely populated area with minimal infrastructure.
It's taking all day the packs feeling heavy and soon the night
A time-consuming task, carrying a heavy load as night approaches.
Backwards down the mountain, the axle is grinding, pull into the wrong drive
Encountering difficulties, possibly a wrong turn or destination.
The sky is in the yard
Nature, represented by the sky, is present in the immediate surroundings.
The stringy cotton candy is the fall
Metaphorically describing the fall season using cotton candy imagery.
The slow climb, the hard the fall
Reflecting on life's challenges, emphasizing the difficulty of the journey.
Sometimes I don't want it at all
Expressing occasional reluctance or ambivalence towards life's experiences.
I've done this so long
The narrator has been enduring these experiences for an extended period.
It's something I ought know so long
Reflecting on the familiarity of the experiences, having known them for a long time.
Finally up on the pieces disrupting and the birds fly
Reaching a point of disruption or change in life's pieces or elements.
Trapped for a moment, the sheriffs department got the wrong guy
A momentary entrapment, possibly involving mistaken identity and law enforcement.
The towns reveal the law
The revelation of the law or rules governing the town.
Visible wind through the fog
Nature is observable even in adverse conditions, represented by wind through fog.
The slow cruel hands of time
Reiteration of the relentless and transformative nature of time.
Turning you back into a child
Time's impact, regressing individuals to a more innocent or childlike state.
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