Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra
Manchester Orchestra
“The Maze” is the first track on Manchester Orchestra’s 2017 album A Black Mile to the Surface. Lyrically, it revolves around lead singer Andy Hull’s baby daughter Mayzie, and his fatherhood.
The song is split into two halves, with the first three verses being Mayzie speaking to Andy, and the secon...
[Verse 1]
I notice you when you're noticing me
Breaking the habit, you're watching me sleep
Oh, give me some time, let me learn how to speak
I'm a maze to you
[Verse 2]
I never mind about bothering you
I'm trying to decide if I'll bother with you
So, feed me your wisdom and breathe me your truth
I'm amazing
[Verse 3]
Wish me a wonder and wish me to sleep
You don't have to wander to hear when I speak
There is nothing I've got when I die that I keep
It's amazing
[Verse 4]
Somebody said it's unspeakable love
Somebody said it's unspeakable love
Well, you don't believe I can speak well at all
You're a maze to me
[Verse 5]
First of a thousand to write on the wall
It's only beginning, it's swallowing us
Somebody said it's unspeakable love
It's amazing
[Verse 6]
You lift that burden off of me
You lift that burden off of me
You lift that burden off of me
The Maze was written by Andy Hull.
The Maze was produced by Catherine Marks.
Manchester Orchestra released The Maze on Fri Jul 28 2017.
This is the first song that I wrote for my daughter as a lullaby for her from her perspective. She was 2 ½ weeks old when I wrote it in between when she was napping and I went outside to my deck to my house. I truly never anticipated it to be anything other than what it is.
The line “First of a tho...