#friday fav

                    Friday Favorite || Glorious

I believe this is the only song on the entire You & I album that was not written by Catherine or Allison. Glorious was actually originally written and recorded by James Levy - who was half of James Levy and the Blood Red Rose with Allison, I highly recommend you check them out if you haven’t already. 

There has been a lot of interpretations thrown around for this song - I’ve heard that it is about everything from suicide, to religion, to love and gratitude. 

I can honestly see how it would be about all of those things, depending on an individuals perspective. Instead of giving my own take on what James meant when he wrote this song, or what Catherine and Allison meant when they interpreted/covered the song, I thought it would just be best to post the lyrics in their entirety (which are beautiful) and let you guys make your own relationship with the song. 

If I found a way Then I would make you stay Maybe one more night if you wanna If I found the rhyme And I would take the time And sing you one more line It would go like God bless the world, it's so glorious God bless the ones we've loved God bless the ones we've lost God bless the world, it's so glorious I will never die, never die like you If I found the boy, the one with golden eyes You know I think I'd haunt you And if I found the rhyme then I would take the time And sing you one more line and it would go like God bless the world, it's so glorious God bless the ones we've loved God bless the ones we've lost God bless the world, it's so glorious I will never die, never die like you I felt his hand today, across my shoulder, I'll kneel down to pray Say afterlife's ok, But it got so lonely when you turned away God bless the world, it's so glorious God bless the ones we've loved God bless the ones we've lost God bless the world, it's so glorious I will never die, never die like you I felt his hand today, across my shoulder, I'll kneel down to pray Say afterlife's ok, But it got so lonely when you turned away I saw his lie today, across my shoulder, I'll kneel down to pray I feel like hell today, But it got so lonely when you turned away I felt his hand today, across my shoulder, I'll kneel down to pray Say afterlife's ok, But it got so lonely when you turned away It got so lonely when you turned away It got so lonely when you turned away

Happy Friday!

                      Friday Favorite || We Are Stars

This is probably one of my favorite songs by The Pierces, notably for it’s beautiful lyrics.

In the first verse, Catherine compares us to several “objects” in nature (stars, islands, oceans, moons) and draws parallels between human behavior and the way that these objects in nature behave.

The chorus deals with what the heart of the song is all about, the human need for love and connection. It is almost like a pleading for the desire to just be love, and ultimately ends with the idea that going through life alone might be one of the worst things that can be experienced.

The second verse appears to pull from a variety of different experiences. The first part of the verse speaks of a failed relationship, the second part of the verse speaks of the need to forego complacency, the third part of the verse speaks of ones inner power to make ones own goals come to pass, and the fourth part of the verse speaks about how one defeats the self in making ones own goals come to pass.

The song then circles around to the chorus once again.

It is very difficult for me to choose a set of lyrics from this song that I really like because I love this song specifically because of its lyrical content, but I picked two different ones anyway:

We are oceans, Being controlled by the pull of another.

We are dreamers, Wishing upon what we were born from, We made plans, Kill them ourselves, And then we mourn them.

                        Friday Favorite || Drag You Down

Drag You Down is a song written by Catherine off of my favorite album of theirs, You & I. While Drag You Down isn’t one of my favorite songs off of the album, it is still superb in quality and carries an interesting message that I don’t believe has ever been told in a similar way.

To me, this song is chronicling someone’s love life, essentially telling the story of what it means to settle for the wrong person. 

It speaks greatly to the mistrust, dishonesty and miscommunication in a relationship that just isn’t right. It speaks to shocking honesty of cheating, fighting and sadness that comes from being part of such a broken union.

I think this song is important because of the vast unhappiness I’ve seen in relationships. I blame part of it on unrealistic and idealized portrayals of relationships in media, but I also blame the notion that people often settle for the wrong person for whatever reason.

I also believe it speaks to the personal choice someone has in creating this misery in these situations (obv. no situation is that simple but I think it speaks to the basic sentiment), as told by my favorite lyrics in the song.

My favorite set of lyrics from this song:

If you're looking for a lover and you find someone you hate If you stay with them forever, then I guess you've found your fate

                        Friday Favorite || Creation

Creation is one of the many Pierces songs that I am simply enchanted by. I choose this particular song to kick off Friday Favorites as a tribute to the latest Pierces album before their hiatus. 

Creation is not only beautifully written lyrically and melodically, it has incredible dimension that resounds within me deeply as a listener. I believe this song is a truthful reflection of life, both in tragedy and glory. 

The music video also gives the song another dimension of life. In the video you see a young man walking the streets and he is literally being controlled by a force that he can not see. At first he appears confused but is almost submissive to these exterior forces that are controlling him. He then goes on to become aware of these forces but continues to let himself be driven by them until the end of the music video where he not only regains control of himself but he also fights back against the forces that controlled him. He realized that he is not only the creation but has the power to be the creator.

I believe that the song creation does a wonderful job at displaying the message that life is a series of hills and valleys but you can not let your life be dictated by the circumstance, you have to rise and be the creator. 

All in all, Creation is a wonderful track and I give it bonus points for the amazing music video (which shows off Cat’s + Allison’s formal training in ballet) and for producing one of my favorite set of lyrics from The Pierces:

Life is like a loaded gun, 

Pointed at the lonely one’s 

Will the final bullet be enough?

On top of kicking off the Throwback Series (which starts tomorrow), I am also going to start a series called Friday Favorite. Every Friday I am going to post a song (either original or cover) by The Pierces that I really enjoy. I will also try to post multiple versions of the song throughout the day (i.e. music video/album version, live, acoustic) if possible. The initial Friday Favorite post will include a personal anecdote about why I enjoy the song.