Mighty
Unveiling the Frozen Purpose: Manchester Orchestra's Mighty Tale
Lyrics
Feet slipping on the porch to my house
Struggling or losing traction while approaching the speaker's house
Iced easy you can track in the snow
Referring to an easy trail left in the snow by someone who is iced or drunk
Duel gunning it happened the last time
A reference to a past confrontation involving dual or mutual gun use
Stop talking watch your head on the car
Warning to stop talking to avoid hitting one's head on a car
Cats cradle and hail to the Rat King
Reference to a game (Cats cradle) and a nod to a leader figure (Rat King)
Teeth sharpened on our broken bones
Imagery of sharpened teeth on broken bones, possibly symbolizing aggression
Look straight in the eyes of the hopeless
Encouragement to face the despair or hopelessness directly
You can't swing if you don't use your arms
Encouraging action, implying that you can't achieve anything without effort
It's not like I was lost for a purpose
Contrasting with line 12, speaker wasn't lost but lost their sense of purpose
I lost purpose and purposefully froze
Intentionally freezing or suppressing one's sense of purpose
So be good if you think it can save you
Suggesting goodness as a potential savior
Yeah, be good if you're comfortably numb
Advising to be good even if it means being emotionally detached or numb
And I will do my best to breathe with
Commitment to making an effort to breathe or endure
I was happy I thought I'd escaped you
Initial happiness at escaping someone or something
Pearl gates and a street made of gold
Imagery of heavenly gates and streets, possibly referring to an idealized place
My memory serves like a beat boy
Memory is reliable like a drumbeat
I'm too stubborn and scared to be home
Stubbornness and fear preventing the speaker from feeling at home
I'm finding out that there's actually a purpose
Discovering a purpose, contrasting with line 12
I'm caught cabbin' on the way to your home
Caught or trapped on the way to someone's home
And your body's asleep in a wheelchair
Someone's body is motionless in a wheelchair
I'll start rolling you down toward the cars
Beginning the process of moving the body towards cars
And I will do my best to plead with
Commitment to pleading or making an earnest request
So let go of the sorrowful groaning
Encouragement to release or let go of sorrow and grief
Let go of the ones you admire
Letting go of admiration for others
It's not like I was devious or boastful
Denying any devious or boastful intentions
My arms waving, I'm saying goodbye
Waving goodbye with outstretched arms
And I will do my best to breathe for you
Commitment to making an effort to breathe for someone else
For you
Repetition of commitment to breathe for someone else
For you
-For you
-For you
-For you
-For you
-For you
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