When asked about the meaning of the song, Anneke (the singer), had this to say:
A lonesome boy is craving for a social life but for him that is very difficult because he is not smart and not very fast. The world is going too fast for him. He decides to accomplish a social life on his own way but fi...
[Verse 1]
The torture won't part you
Motherly breast won't warm you
You fail and foam from your mouth
Why is it so loud, this sound?
[Bridge]
All the sense you are capable of
Does not seem to save you
You heed the glance of a smile
Was it impossible to float for a while?
[Verse 2]
Restless is carrying fever
Burning you to pieces
In search and need of a friend
Will I bow down to this in the end?
[Chorus]
I lay in the hands of my maker
And I want to spend the rest of it awake
Why do I get the feeling they'll brake it
It's a fight
It's a fight
[Verse 3]
The torture won't part you
Mothers lap can't seem to warm you
You strain, you climb up and frown
Why is it so loud, this down?
[Bridge]
All the sense you are capable of
Does not seem to save you
You heed the glance of a smile
Was it impossible to float for a while?
(ah ah ah)
[Chorus]
I lay in the hands of my maker
And I want to spend the rest of it awake
Why do I get the feeling they'll brake it
It's a fight
It's a fight
I lay in the hands of my maker
And I want to spend the rest of it awake
Why do I get the feeling they'll brake it
It's a fight
(ah ah ah)
Amity was written by The Gathering & Anneke Van Giersbergen.
Amity was produced by Zlaya Hadzich & The Gathering.
The Gathering released Amity on Mon Jul 03 2000.