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Artist/Band:
Weakerthans, The
Lyrics for Song: This Is A Fire Door Never Leave Open
Lyrics for Album: Left And Leaving
Headlights race towards the corner of the dining room. Half
illuminate a face before they disappear. You breathe in forty
years of failing to describe a feeling. I breathe out smoke
against the window, trace the letters in your name. Our
letters sound the same; full of all our changing that isn't
change at all. All straight lines circle sometime. You
said "Somewhere there's a box full of replacement parts to all
the tenderness we've broken or let rust away. Somewhere
sympathy is more than just a way of leaving. Somewhere
someone says 'I'm sorry.' Someone's making plans to stay."
So tell me it's okay. Tell me anything, or show me there's a
pull, unassailable, that will lead you there, from the dark,
alone, benevolence that you've never known, or you knew
when you were four and can't remember. Where a small knife
tears out those sloppy seams, and the silence knows what
you silence means, and your metaphors (as mixed as you
can make them) are linked, like days, together. I still hear
trains at night, when the wind is right. I remember
everything, lick and thread this string that will never mend
you or tailor more than a memory of a kitchen floor, or the
fire-door that we kept propping open. And I love this place;
the enormous sky, and the faces, hands that I'm haunted by,
so why can't I forgive these buildings, these frameworks
labeled "Home"?
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This Is A Fire Door Never Leave Open
This track by Weakerthans serves as a defining example of the band's signature blend of post-hardcore and shoegaze, characterized by its layered guitar textures and introspective vocal delivery. Released on the 2006 album Left And Leaving, the recording captures the group's evolution during a pivotal era where they refined their sound to balance melodic accessibility with raw emotional intensity. The song reflects themes of isolation and the weight of past decisions, a recurring motif in the band's discography that resonates deeply with fans of the genre. Its inclusion on Left And Leaving highlights the album's cohesive narrative, showcasing Weakerthans' ability to craft atmospheric soundscapes that have cemented their legacy in the modern indie rock canon. |
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