Back in the Tall Grass
Back in the Tall Grass

Future Islands - Back in the Tall Grass Lyrics

In this evocative track, Future Islands explores themes of nostalgia and longing for a simpler past. The lyrics paint vivid images of childhood memories, particularly those connected to nature and rural landscapes. The recurring motif of being "a long way… Read more

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Mar 24, 2014
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Back in the Tall Grass Lyrics

Home isn't open
It's like, when you get here
The tracks by the creek bed
The minnow's the body
Crawdads with their heads down low
Back in the tall grass
Stinging my cattails oh!
Looking for brother
It feels like winter
But it's the heart of the summer
We can't go swimming
As long as we slumber
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Cuz we're a long way from home
A long way from home
How did we get here?
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One step takes me home
Two steps back on my own
Three skips to each stone
Four steps back and I'm gone
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And I wanted you to know
I was thinking about you
And you look like a rose
Especially, when I'm a long way from home
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A long way from home
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How did we get here?
Back to the body
Words jump like salmon

One step takes me home
Two steps back on my own
Three skips to each stone
Four steps back and I'm gone

(Chorus)

In that backwater
Running through the woods
In that red water
In the mirror
Thinking of you

Spend all day just thinking of you
In the mirror thinking of you
Spend my days just thinking of you

(Chorus)

Long way from home
(Long way from home)
Long way from home
(Long way from home)
Long way from home...

Writer(s): John Gerrit Welmers, Samuel Thompson Herring, William Cashion
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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What is the Meaning of Back in the Tall Grass?

In this evocative track, Future Islands explores themes of nostalgia and longing for a simpler past. The lyrics paint vivid images of childhood memories, particularly those connected to nature and rural landscapes. The recurring motif of being "a long way from home" reflects the emotional distance from these cherished memories as well as a physical separation from one's roots. The singer grapples with this disconnect by recounting sensory details that stir up feelings of loss and yearning, yet there is also a sense of peace in reminiscing about the purity of youthful experiences. #Nostalgia #Longing

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