Collected Animals

Sequential Circuits - "get just what you need" while you are alive. "seeds become a tree because you can’t be a growth and the same as before" this lyric in particular reminds me of the quote from Noah's first interview regarding this new material, that "sometimes new growth requires death"

Mr Noah - the physical process of death. "bit on a leg" "don't want to get outta bed" "drip a lot drop a lot (blood?)" "so wide to the other side" "toward a bigger sign"

Crosswords - death from the grim reaper's perspective. death "ain't fate, just me" "a cropper for the weak stuff you stew/brew" the weak stuff being our (from his perspective) pathetic little lives. "stay there while I move stay scared while I improve" I'd say most of us fear death, and the grim reaper must constantly improve with the growing world population. "it don’t mean I’ll do it like you want me to" death does not come when it is convenient for us "but it do mean I’ll do it like you need me to" but he'll get you when its nescessary. "so good you’ve got it so good damn it so good" we don't realize/appreciate how great it is to be alive.

Butcher Baker Candlestick Maker - dealing with the loss of family, be it a pet or close family member. the immediate panic "grip this grab that have that an empty bag". and then having awkward/uncomfortable encounters with family "really shouldn't bring that other guy" as in "what are you doing here?". the people around you could be "a friend of mine" "a gemini" or some "other guy". having to "wait a while" for the funeral.

Boys Latin - "we don't appreciate our things" while we are alive and then the "dark cloud" of death "moves in the darkness"

Come To Your Senses - dealing with loss on a personal level. "are you mad" that they are gone?. "you won't make that one again" "this the last time" reflecting on mistakes or things that you feel you could have done differently while they are alive.

Tropic of Cancer - I think this one speaks for itself.

Lonely Wanderer - looking back on the life of a loved one who has passed. "if you could look back" on your life and experiences "would you look back" and think it was worthwhile

Principe Real - trying to move on after a loss "fool these ugly thoughts". trying to feel normal again even though theres this "sheep dog" "nipping at your heels"

Selfish Gene - acceptance. "see it so clear". "when at the start it seems like fates have set it up like so much magic" as a child your life seems so magical, but as you get older and more cynical you see it as "just a ruse to get you in there". You realize that there are many things you may be told or you may learn but it just "ain't it" and that "only you can fill those spaces" and live your life just how you want to. others may "rub in how a proper chest is clean" but to you its just silly, it "ain't it" either. "when the party goes" and your life is over, "it breaks [your] brittle back".

Acid Wash - viewing death as a positive. you may journey into the great beyond "on a rope" or on "a ship" and "laugh (into) the chasm" "as you've won against the dark"