I never knew what this album was about when I first heard it at 12. Now that I’m 23 turning 24 it’s so gut wrenchingly relatable and I’m glad that I was listened and memorized every word. It’s almost as if I was preparing myself for the future difficulties of love and life.
My gosh i have not heard this song since elementary school. Vessel was the first Cd i’ve ever had for myself; I would replay it any chance I got. Despite that, I could barely remember most of the songs that were on the album other than the main singles. Today I decided to listen to the album. The second I hear the intro it was like I was being brought back to me sitting by my cd player jamming out to the album. I didn’t get the meaning back then, but now - all these years later, I can finally listen with the intended ears. I tend to look back on those days I took for granted, wishing I could go back, but I see how beautiful life can be - even if now I listen to it with the ears that have suffered through difficult times younger me would have never understood. If a single song could do it for me - if it can bring me this much tears of happiness and this wave of nostalgia that comes rarely, I can’t wait for what else my life brings me.
I know what you think in the morning When the sun shines on the ground And shows what you have done It shows where your mind has gone And you swear to your parents That it will never happen again I know, I know-ow-ow What that means, I know-ow-ow-ow-ow That you all have guns And you never put the safety on And you all have plans To take it, to take it, don't take it, take it, take it I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep But I can't, but I can't when you all have Guns for hands, yeah I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep But I can't, but I can't when you all have Guns for hands, yeah Let's take this a second at a time Let's take this one song, this one rhyme Together, let's breathe Together, to the beat But there's hope out the window So that's where we'll go Let's go outside and all join hands But until then you'll never understand That you all have guns And you never put the safety on And you all have plans To take it, to take it, don't take it, take it, take it I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep But I can't, but I can't when you all have Guns for hands, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Whoo (Da-da-da-da-da) (Da-da-da-da-da) (Da-da-da-da-da, ah, uh) (Da-da-da-da-da) We've turned our hands to guns Traded our thumbs for ammunition I must forewarn you of my disorder, or my condition 'Cause when the sun sets It upsets what's left of my invested interest Interested in putting my fingers to my head The solution is, I see a whole room of these mutant kids Fused at the wrist, I simply tell them they should shoot at this Simply suggest my chest and this confused music It's obviously best for them to turn their guns to a fist I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep But I can't, but I can't when you all have Guns for hands, yeah I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep (I'm trying to sleep) I'm trying, I'm trying to sleep (I'm trying to sleep) But I can't, but I can't when you all have Guns for hands, yeah
I'm taking over my body, back in control, no more shotty I bet a lot of me was lost, "T"'s uncrossed and "I"'s undotted I fought it a lot and it seems a lot like flesh is all I got Not anymore, flesh out the door, swat I must've forgot, you can't trust me I'm open a moment and close when you show it Before you know it I'm lost at sea And now that I write and think about it And the story unfolds You should take my life, you should take my soul You are surrounding all my surroundings Sounding down the mountain range of my left-side brain You are surrounding all my surroundings Twisting the kaleidoscope behind both of my eyes And I'll be holding on to you And I'll be holding on to you Remember the moment you know exactly where you're going 'Cause the next moment, before you know it Time is slowing and it's frozen still And the window sill looks really nice, right? You think twice about your life, it probably happens at night, right? Fight it, take the pain, ignite it Tie a noose around your mind, loose enough to breathe fine and tie it To a tree, tell it, "You belong to me This ain't a noose, this is a leash And I have news for you, you must obey me" You are surrounding all my surroundings Sounding down the mountain range of my left-side brain You are surrounding all my surroundings Twisting the kaleidoscope behind both of my eyes Entertain my faith Entertain my faith Entertain my faith Entertain my faith Entertain my faith Entertain my faith Entertain my faith Entertain my faith Entertain my faith Entertain my faith Lean with it, rock with it When we gonna stop with it? Lyrics that mean nothing, we were gifted with thought Is it time to move our feet to an introspective beat? It ain't the speakers that bump hearts It's our hearts that make the beat Lean with it, rock with it When we gonna stop with it? Lyrics that mean nothing, we were gifted with thought Is it time to move our feet to an introspective beat? It ain't the speakers that bump hearts It's our hearts that make the beat Lean with it, rock with it When we gonna stop with it? Lyrics that mean nothing, we were gifted with thought Is it time to move our feet to an introspective beat? It ain't the speakers that bump hearts It's our hearts that make the beat Lean with it, rock with it When we gonna stop with it? Lyrics that mean nothing, we were gifted with thought Is it time to move our feet to an introspective beat? It ain't the speakers that bump hearts It's our hearts that make the beat And I'll be holding on to you (And I'll be holding on to you) And I'll be holding on to you (And I'll be holding on to you) And I'll be holding on to you (And I'll be holding on to you) And I'll be holding on to you
