Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: goth
Song Meaning of “These Low Lands” by Swallow The Sun
This song speaks to the ancient emotion of grief, as it encourages you to confront the low place within yourself that has been created by sorrow. It conveys a deep sense of emptiness, and the inescapable feeling of being lost on a deep and dark journey that can’t be turned around. From the sorrowful verses, you feel with the narrator as they acknowledge the depths of their despair and the mounting pressure, as however much they spin the wheel, they are still stuck in the same place.
The chorus sharpens the focus to the present moment–despite it all, you can find something beautiful even in the darkest and lowest of moments. The “image of hope in winterscape” speaks of a fragile beauty, the hope that can be found even in despair, and the courage that can arise even in the coldest of times.
The message of the song is clear: to find the beauty even in our lowest moments. No matter what happens in life, we can still take solace in our courage and strength, and even in the darkest depths of our souls, there can still be a chance to rise up and find something beautiful.