The beginning of the song sounds like feeling very weary, fatigued and exhausted but still angry. Perhaps at oneself… and the world.
Then one starts feeling really sad and melancholic, longing for better times. Then further rage through way of frustration, then more sadness/pining.
Then one lashes...
His time there so long
His fingers traced the endless walls he knew so well
And there the breaths were short and hard and thick with salt
And in this place he always knew he'd wake alone
Hands clutch in panic
In this place he built of sand homes that caved
The walls were weak with salty tears
Through the cracks in these walls he saw the sun
The sun dripped through the cracks and died
Shadows manage to betray
The sun dripped through the cracks and died
Shadows manage to betray
Like liquid was the sadness
Until into the light he stepped
Like liquid was the sadness
Until into the light he stepped
In this truth he knew himself to be damned
From sinking sands he stepped into light's embrace
[?]
Into light [?]
[?] sinking deep
[?] like a [?]
From Sinking was written by Isis.
From Sinking was produced by Isis & Matt Bayles.
Isis released From Sinking on Tue Sep 17 2002.