The title of the song is a reference to resolving a music progression. It compares friend and bandmate Derrick’s life to a chord progression or song, and wistfully wishes that he had chosen another path.
According to fretjam.com, “In its simplest terms, chord resolution is about bringing a chord jo...
Don't leave me in this room;
The walls are closing in;
This is the space I used to say
The line is drawn for you each day
But every day you show
With sound of caving walls
Some day this song will have no pulse
And I'll cave alone
But there we are
Waiting for your answer
Your arms speeded elation
Beating out your salvation
But when the tape stopped you were gone
A half measure from home, home, home
This week I recreate
Edit you back into
The blare that could define you
Coveted by few who knew
The phone rings without pause
This grief wills everyone;
All I have is a shitty song;
How could it ever be enough?
So here we are, in our final accord
A mortician and his tools
Sonically bury you
You could have chose another chord to resolve on, on, on