The Oh Hellos - Glowing (Lyrics)

Lyrics:
in the end, I’m feeling
more and more
there won’t be any end
no ice walls
no frozen firmament
to clearly define
the corners and lines
of a divine invention
so paper-thin
you see right through it
but I bet
when you can’t find an edge
by a map half-written
it could feel like the end
to have to keep going
the inkwells
of prophecy
and cartography
dried up long ago
they’re hoarse from speaking
of our studied hesitation
to shoulder the weight
of our bad-behaving
when Atlas shrugs,
whose back is breaking?
and I know
how it feels to the hands
heavy as the heavens
a weight that could fold you
to keep holding
well, you’ll stand
like you stood as a babe
tugging at the house plants
all on your own
honest and truly
you’ll rise like land
pulled up at the sound of some strange commandment
a moon alight
reflecting fully
and I guess
it would feel like rebirth
out of some kind of dying
to see yourself so glowing

[@nos5915]

"when atlas shrugs, who's back is breaking?" *chills*

[@toasty9769]

that's one of my favorite lines

[@fernflowerss]

May I ask what does it mean? I know that atlas is a titan(?)

[@nos5915]

@@fernflowerss atlas is the dude from greek mythos who is cursed to hold the sky on his shoulders

[@risipieces]

@@nos5915 additionally, “atlas shrugged” by ayn rand is a famous philosophical and extremely hateful book

[@nos5915]

@@risipieces very true

[@eleanorjelmberg5360]

you have no idea how much i appreciate you making all of these, i desperately wanted more lyric videos than what little we had and you've given just that

[@toasty9769]

I'm glad I could help with that!

[@Hyperion_HK]

Can you put all 4 albums into one playlist? I wanna binge them all at once. Great study music lol

[@nos5915]

this song means so much to us thank you

[@sockatoo_]

dude, this entire song is a perfect teaser for the thing im making (probably not putting it anywhere online). every line fits something in this world i made.
the oh hellos make me feel more alive than i can ever feel otherwise i swear

[@500k11-o]

Keep doing what your doing i love this!!!

[@toasty9769]

thanks!

[@mildlymarvelous]

Is that Morse code in the beginning? Can someone translate that?

[@toasty9769]

I think someone asked the band or tried to translate it and it was just random beeps, sorry

[@mothiez2336]

W OO OO O O

[@tryingartist42]

This song makes my soul ascend

[@xavierhibbs4850]

Will you be doing Dear Wormwood?

[@toasty9769]

after I finish Zephyrus, I will!

[@stephaniejanong4146]

@@toasty9769 OOO I'll look forward to that, then!!!