The "if I made my bed / did I make the demons in it" makes me think about a victim of abuse wondering whether they are to blame for getting together with their abuser in the first place
I've always felt they're quite vulpine, some of the yips sound eerily similar to the foxes in my backyard and the growls aren't quite low pitched enough for an angry dog. Which is kind of funny considering there are wolves and foxes on two of their album covers but their band is named after a kind of Japanese crane spirit.
Lyrics: Late at night When the stars don't look quite right In the darkness Slowly crawling over my skin Whispers at the door "Let us in, let us in." I'm a fool I've been howling at a hollow moon There's something burning in the Empty room inside of my head Fill it up with doubt Let it in, let it spread I won't be sleeping There's too many monsters in the backyard And I feel them creeping Closer, closer, closer I'm afraid Is this a bunker or a shallow grave? Either way I'm left Holding onto the shovel and rope Digging in the dirt Finding bones, finding ghosts I won't be sleeping There's too many monsters in the backyard And I feel them creeping Closer, closer, closer But if I made my bed Did I make the demons in it? Set 'em free from my head Did I make the demons in it? Oooh, ooh Oooh, ooh-oh-oh But if I made my bed Did I make the demons in it? Set 'em free from my head Did I make the demons in it? And if I made my bed Did I make the demons in it? Set 'em free from my head Did I make the demons in it? In it? In it? In it?
someone said this was about anxiety, but when i listen to it I cant help but think of a child who attracted the attention of cryptids and/or fae and is now becoming increasingly paranoid because of the figures looming in the yard or the knocking at the door with a voice begging to be let in
This song would be incredible regardless, but the moments of character and emotion y'all add to the vocals just elevate them to the next level. It also makes singing along fun as hell, lol
Thank god for curses popping up in my reccomended list that it let me discover this band! I love this song a bit too much, its creepy, beautiful and a total bop. God id love to make an animatic for this.
I'm in the exact same boat. Curses is my favorite out of all of their songs. I am actually starting to work on my art, which is terrible, because I REALLY want to animate it.
Emily is also an astonishing artist. Check her Instagram: instagram.com/ermsauce/ Or just go watch the video for Ribs. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4uoaqvA-y6M.html
"But if I made my bed Did I make the demons in it? Set 'em free from my head Did I make the demons in it?" This whole bit scratches an itch in my head and I love it so much. Just the way she sang it and how rough it sounds, I love it so much I could listen to just this part for hours
In context with the song however, it screams more of self isolation. You keep to yourself in your room, because the outside world feels unsafe (whether it be social interactions or general paranoia), but through doing so, you are slowly rotting away, while not really experiencing anything worth while. It is your bunker, but also a grave (i am not saying this because i think you don't understand the lyric or something, i just also really liked the lyric and wanted to share my own interpretations)
most crane wives fans: boomers and middle age people talking about how people don’t make music like this anymore and they’re glad they can go back to their youth w music like this me, a teenage girl: hello, fellow adults
Honestly, I think this type of music would be well liked among even the younger generations, only issue is that the only way we find this is just when the random yt or spotify recommendations work.
this song takes my hand and we go running around a beaten up farmland and dance in the barn house and ignore the skeletons collecting dust in the corners as moonlight shines through the broken ceiling and we know that this is our last night together
Saw you guys in Madison Wisconsin! I was the guy who got your autographs on Coyote Stories and Foxlore, this song absolutely blew my mind! You guys should tour out to chicago some time!
Aah, the visual style captured here, the eeriness, and the honest look into how it feels to struggle with one's own mind are absolutely haunting! Spectacular.
I guess that song will be living rent-free in my head for a ~year, like curses were, oh well! First song i heard from you was curses, and I got hooked instantly. You have an unexplainable POWERFUL energy emerging, that vibe IS truly something I wonder how would your songs feel in live concerts, hope you will visit Russia someday ❤
My dream is to see this wonderful band live someday. I fell in love with High Horse and then systematically gobbled the entire discography. These gals and guys are AWESOME
to me this song kinda represents my psychosis; when i first heard it, thats what it reminded me of. the "monsters" and fears the song depicts just hits home. thats just me though ^_^
I don’t know about y’all, but the part about “if I made my bed, did I make the demons in it” makes me think of someone who thinks that since they made their “bed” or life the way it is, it might be that they created their “demons” or anxious thoughts and fears
ahhh im trying to learn this song on the bass but the 'but if i made my bed' part is so hard by ear lol its my favorite song tho so i will keep trying lol!!
My personal interpretation of this is mostly a projection from having psychosis and BPD, as i can see this as paranoid + intrusive thoughts, hallucinations, and just negative BPD symptoms and thoughts honestly, but thats just me and how i view this song 💜
I've seen a lot of people tell their interpretation of the song so why not :DD i just see a person who's bothered that suddendly, their dead loved ones suddenly rose from the dead and act as if nothing had happened, as if they didnt die at all and all stories came to progress. This person clearly doesnt know what to do about their dead loved ones or even what to feel that they cant sleep at all,, soon they just realize that all they need to do is to let go so the monster they created would disappear too
sometimes i will sit down for hours and od homework or a drawing while listening to only The Crane Wives. every song continues to amaze me!! hope to become a patron soon! i have been so happy to say i have a favorite band
only just found this one of theirs. I love the way she almost yaps like a dog in the end. had some bad news and this song was great catharsis to let out the emotions.
