Song
Rescue
From Unknower · Track 3 · 2017
Exact lyric meaning is not yet documented in this pack.
Lyrics · artist-supplied
They took the long way out
To carry us, To carry us
They took the long way out
To carry us, To carry us
They need to speak in terms we can feel
To carry us, To carry us
The words to end all our fears
To carry us, To carry us
A shadow falls when it comes around
To carry us, To carry us
They’re the ones who let it out
To carry us, To carry us
The effigy that roams around my head
Made a point of damaging the easy route
I can never see the enemy again
Knowing that they’re the ones who let it out
They’re the ones who let it out (They’re the ones who let it out)
They’re the ones who let it out
Working interpretation · analysis
Interpretation note: This is analysis of the supplied lyrics, not an authoritative statement of authorial intent.
“To carry us” links rescue to both a journey and words that might ease fear. But “they’re the ones who let it out” complicates the image of rescuers: the unnamed “they” may also be implicated in the threat. The effigy and damaged easy route leave the enemy difficult to identify. This remains a working reading; the lyrics do not settle who the figures are or what the artist intended.
Themes
dependence, salvation, agency, connection