Good Album Friday - Thrice - Beggars (2009) - 06 - At The Last

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Lyrics:

It's a shame that some must go without,
I was no fool to think it might be my problem.
Needy hands were reaching out,
I kept my spare change and my pride.
And a tight fist.
(And a tight fist!)

Now at the last,
Everything has changed in this pale light
That death has cast on all I've done.
On all I've done.

I'm a good man on the whole.
Who can blame me for the guilt of another one?
I never killed, I never stole.
A small indulgence now and then -- so what of it?
I'm a good man.
I'm a good man.
Am I a good man?
I thought I was...

The rewards of this life now count for naught.
My body soon buried and left to rot.
Good times gone -- how quickly -- an honest past.
My God, now I see how I've squandered each and every breath!

Now at the last,
Everything has changed in this pale light
That death has cast on all I've done.
Now at the last,
Everything has changed in this pale light,
And looking back, I am undone.
I am undone.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Thrice
• Beggars
• Good
• Album
• Friday

[seromyrome]

Thrice is a great band, however, the way they compose music isnt as intricate as they were.The guitar in "To Awake and Avenge the Dead" was amazing. Their new music sounds generic.

[gabefox]

I am particularly fond of "A Torch to End All Torches". Specially that slow part with the gang vocals!

[gabefox]

this is soooo gooooood!!!

[rikimaruakanomad]

see this is why i love thrice....their lyrics make u think

[soccerwez1]

This song screams Christianity.

This song isn't just about doing more good and generous things-- though I can understand that interpretation from a secular perspective.

But IMO Its about an individual that not only has lived for himself, but he has denied God for his selfish pride and the temporal. He has no fear of God because he's lived his life comparing himself to others in this world.

But what I think Dustin is trying to portray is that...

[kagnerweaton]

People, be nice to other people or you will regret it. 

[sonicandmariorulz]

only problem i have with this song is the volume of the vocals. way too low.

[coreyslone27]

I agree on both percpectives, but I wavor more to the Christian Perscpective, we all think we're good people. According to Scripture -“There is no one righteous, not even one.” (Rom 3:10) And the only way to life, is through Jesus Christ, -“I am the way the truth, the way, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) So we can store all this stuff on the earth but it's not going with us when we Die.

[jessesetsfire]

I remember first listening to this and thinking, wow I have never really heard anything like this, like it was a whole new GENRE!! LOVE THIS MUSIC!!

[dsDrummer94]

@thricerocks genius way to say it

[musicfranc00]

Brought IT BACK BABBBYYYY

[thricerocks]

The character is measuring his life and comes to the conclusion that he hasn't lived a good life, by his own standards. There is no reason this song needs to have anything to do with religion, just good vs. neutral.

Yes I know Dustin is a christian, and I know a lot of their songs do. I used to be a christian or I probably wouldn't ever have liked this band. Not all of their songs have a religious overtone though.

I don't mind you asking, but can we take it off this page? PM me if you want.

[thricerocks]

I agree and disagree. Just because the song writer is thinking one thing doesn't mean that is it's only meaning. A milk crate is designed to carry milk bottles, but they are used to store many other things, even act as stools. Are you telling me that their purpose stays the same? No, purpose and meaning are relative.

[downtoawhisper]

The meaning of this song is pretty clear. Dustin is describing a man who thinks that he has lived a good life, but he is measuring himself according to his own standards....not God's. Many people do this...and it is very dangerous because wrong is wrong, and there is no getting around it. Dustin is a Christian, and most of his songs do refer to stories in the Bible or general Christian lifestyles.

If you don't mind me asking, why are you an atheist?

[downtoawhisper]

With all due respect, I would like to throw my two cents out there and say this....

I would argue that songs don't have different meanings. Most, if not all, writers write with a specific purpose and message to get across....being a writer myself, I know this to be true. I do think that people may relate to the same song differently based on their own life experiences, but that doesn't mean that the meaning of the song changes.......