Reformed Tunes Tuesday: Thrice – “Like Moths To Flame”
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by Josh Mullen in Music
This song is off of one of my favorite albums of all time, Vheissu (2005).
This song stood out to me more than any song on the record with it’s amazing intrumentals, incredible vocals, and very rich and stunningly visual lyrics. The song is based off the story of Peter and takes place through his eyes, going through the end of his time with Jesus. For example: bitter herbs(passover), bread and wine(last supper), etc. What makes it such a great story is how the song picks up at the end and feels like such a rush, and you can almost literally feel what Peter was feeling, what things were racing through his mind, and the pain and anguish in his heart.
Here is “Like Moths To Flame”…
Once again these bitter herbs
The perfect compliment to all your cryptic words
I nod but don’t know what to say, but I know you
And I believe you’re who you say you are so I..
I will follow you, lay down my life
I would die for you, this very night
Once again the bread and wine
But it seems the meanings may be deeper still this time
And you surprised me when you said I’d fall away, don’t you know me
I could never be ashamed of you, no I…
I will follow you, lay down my life
I would die for you, this very night
I’ve never been this cold, the fire’s gravity compels
Like planets cling to sol, I feel my orbit start to fail
Like moths to flame I come, too close And all my oaths are burned
As stars begin to run, all my accusers take their turn
And calling curses down, from my lips lies like poison spill
And then that awful sound, the sound of prophesy fulfilled
And then I met your eyes, and I remember everything
And something in me dies, the night that I betrayed my king
Matt Farmer
Mar 4th, 2010
One of my favorites as well! Dustin Kensrue write the most beautiful lyrics. This song in particular is gripping. I remember the first time I read the lyrics, after that I cried the next time I heard it. So powerful and emotional. Good stuff.