“To The Ground” is an anthemic rock song, in which Gibbard vividly describes the scene after a car accident. He goes on to paint a picture of the natural environment growing around the remains of the car crash.
The song’s instrumentation employs heavy drums and swirling guitars characteristic of ar...
[Verse 1]
Lost, lost control
Slid and began to roll
And on the wings of an ocean gale
He crashed right through the rail
Down to the valley below
To the valley below
[Verse 2]
Down in the charred remains
They stripped the chassis clean
And the bramble grew through the frame
Until it swallowed everything
Swallowed everything
[Chorus]
Return to the ground
To the ground
Return to the ground
To the ground
[Verse 3]
Trees growing tall
Weeds covering all
And the animals make their homes
Underneath its rusted dome
All things come around
[Chorus]
All comes around
Comes around
Returns to the ground
To the ground
Ground
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Outro]
Around
Comes around
To the ground
To the ground
To the ground
To the ground
To the Ground was written by Dave Depper & Benjamin Gibbard.
To the Ground was produced by Rich Costey.
Death Cab for Cutie released To the Ground on Fri Aug 16 2019.