Leeds
Shadows of Leeds: A Journey through Darkness and Desires
Lyrics
It's dark at 4 pm in Leeds
Refers to the early darkness in Leeds at 4 pm, possibly conveying a somber or melancholic atmosphere.
The steeples pierce the skylight till the last of it bleeds
Describes the steeples piercing the sky, symbolizing a piercing or intense experience until the last light fades away.
The absent sound of another day as it recedes
Reflects on the quietness of the day fading away and the sense of absence as time passes.
Into the shadows
Conveys the idea of things disappearing or becoming obscured as they enter the shadows.
Until it's nothing
Further emphasizes the gradual disappearance of things until they become nothing.
Fax papers slipped under the hotel room door
Depicts the delivery of fax papers under a hotel room door, using metaphorical language related to imprisonment or transactional relationships.
Like food for the prisoner or the prospect to the whore
Compares the delivery to providing sustenance to a prisoner or a prospect, expressing a desire for more despite being well-fed and partially intoxicated.
Well fed and halfway drunk I ache myself for more
Expresses a longing for more in a state of excess and intoxication, echoing the theme of seeking fulfillment.
Until I'm shadows of myself
Describes a personal transformation into shadows, suggesting a loss of identity or self.
Until I'm nothing
Reiterates the theme of becoming nothing, emphasizing a sense of emptiness or dissolution.
Sixteen black churches burning on the tv
References news about sixteen black churches burning on TV, possibly commenting on racial tensions and destructive events.
All the way from Texas to Tennessee
Highlights the geographical extent of the reported events, spanning from Texas to Tennessee.
And a politician locks my eye and says to me
Describes a politician denying the existence of a crisis or conspiracy despite the troubling events.
There is no crisis here
Contrasts the politician's statement with the reality of the reported crises, suggesting a lack of acknowledgment or responsibility.
There's no conspiracy
Further emphasizes the denial of a crisis or conspiracy, possibly critiquing the avoidance of addressing societal issues.
I crave inertia every move made so I can stop
Expresses a desire for inertia, a wish to halt all movement and chaos, possibly seeking stability.
Whatever this madness is in me spinning like a top
Describes a chaotic madness within, using the metaphor of spinning like a top.
On a bed of anxiety over a deep dark drop
Illustrates a sense of anxiety over a precarious situation, symbolized by a deep dark drop.
Down into nothingness
Expresses a fear of descending into nothingness or a state of being without connection.
Into without-you-ness
Further emphasizes the fear of losing connection and identity.
Was it ever so the evil creep like ivy
Compares the encroachment of evil to creeping ivy, suggesting a gradual and insidious influence.
A toe hold on the stronger half of nature's dichotomy
Describes the evil's hold on the stronger half of nature's dichotomy, possibly referencing societal or personal struggles.
I'm beating back a path through nothing more than pure insistence
Expresses the effort to resist the encroaching evil through pure insistence, highlighting determination.
Until here becomes
Introduces the concept of beating back a path through sheer insistence until a new distance is established.
The distance
Further emphasizes the establishment of a distance through persistent effort.
Hold my head love I'm sick tonight
Calls for emotional support, expressing sickness and vulnerability.
Find the open hole and press your fingers there with all your might
Uses metaphorical language to depict seeking comfort and solace in the face of emotional distress.
Before the last ounce of my spirit bleeds
Expresses a desire to hold onto one's spirit before it completely fades away.
Onto the pristine sheets
Describes the imminent loss of spirit onto the pristine sheets of a hotel bed in Leeds.
Of the hotel bed in Leeds
Concludes with the specific location of Leeds, possibly signifying a particular emotional or personal significance to the events described.
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