The lyrics of this song are inspired by a C.S. Lewis poem called “The Prudent Jailer”, which presents humans as being in a type of prison with a warden where we dream of escape to the real world, which we’ve seen and heard glimpses of and that our hearts long for.
Similar to the song “In Exile”, th...
[Chorus 1]
We dream of ways to break these iron bars
We dream of black nights without moon or stars
We dream of tunnels and of sleeping guards
We dream of blackouts in the prison yard
[Verse]
Heartbroken, we found a gleam of hope
Hearken to the sound, a whistle blows
Heaven-sent reply, however small
Evidence of life beyond these walls
Born and bred in this machine
Wardens dread to see us dream
We hold tight to legends of
Real life, the way it was before
[Chorus 2]
We dream of jailers throwing down their arms
We dream of open gates and no alarms
[Chorus 3]
We dream of ways to break these iron bars
We dream of black nights without moon or stars
We dream of ways to break these iron bars
We dream of black nights without moon or stars
We dream of ways to break these iron bars
We dream of black nights without moon or stars
[Verse]
Heartbroken, we found a gleam of hope
Hearken to the sound, a whistle blows
Heaven-sent reply, however small
Evidence of life beyond these walls
Born and bred in this machine
Wardens dread to see us dream
We hold tight to legends of
Real life, the way it was before
[Outro]
Look to the day the Earth will shake
These weathered walls will fall away
Look to the day the Earth will shake
These weathered walls will fall away
Look to the day the Earth will shake
These weathered walls will fall away
The Earth Will Shake was written by Dustin Kensrue & Teppei Teranishi & Eddie Breckenridge & Riley Breckenridge.
The Earth Will Shake was produced by Steve Osborne.
Thrice released The Earth Will Shake on Tue Oct 18 2005.