The Crane Wives - Never Love an Anchor (Lyric Video)

whoever wrote up the descriptions for the nonverbal parts of the lyrics, hats off to you in particular.

“A ship can never love an anchor” if theres one thing you guys are seriously god tier at is metaphor. They always roll of your tounge in such a beautiful way. And then you go and expand on the metaphor too “i cut you free and watched you sail away” it just. SO GOOD!

I’m adopted, and I imagine this song was sort of my biological mother’s thoughts when she gave me up

shout out to them gay pirates for introducing me to this song it's so good

"You are someone I have loved but never known" truly just makes something in my heart Snap every time I hear it, i adore this whole album so much

Honestly this song explains why I don't want children pretty perfectly. My greatest act of love towards my nonexistent children is to never have them in the first place. As I know I have too many issues not to dig my claws into them like my parents did to me despite their best efforts not to.

When I hear this song, I imagine a parent giving their child up for adoption knowing that if they kept the child they would have a terrible life.

I know everyone sees this as a parent-child song but as a person with BPD and this song really resonates with me. This is how I feel in every relationship I’ve had, friendship, love, or whatever. Ever since I was a child I felt like a ship could never love an anchor and ruin relationships because of that.

I'm very grateful for your music because yours and the Oh Hello's were the only bands I listened to for about two months straight as I was contemplating leaving my abusive home after decades. Especially this song, Can't Go Back, Curses, The Moon Will Sing and Keep You Safe I played on loop. "No amount of waiting will make you brave, no amount of fear will keep you safe", yeah, no shit. You probably weren't talking about abuse, but still. I was enlightened. One day in April I packed my bags and did not return. I feel like a different person and got lots of help. I'm applying for jobs at various (online) magazines and you guys just need more exposure. Imma pitch y'all in about 0 time flat, first day at the office lol. Sheesh.

ah yes, my favorite song that made me cry every time i heard it for a month. /pos life tip: singing this feels really cathartic, especially if you feel you’ve done something wrong or that you need to apologize but don’t know why or who to tell. the line “i am selfish, i am broken, i am cruel. i am all the things they might have said to you” feels like finally admitting a fault and it can be so refreshing

Ok I need somewhere to rant about this but this song fits my d&d character perfectly He’s a sailor who lost his wife & kids in an attack on his town. The reason why he sails with the party is to try and find them again. And even though he has kids, this song isn’t about them; this is his feelings about his party. He tries not to get attached to them so that, when he finds his family and leaves, they don’t get hurt. However, everyone already sees him as an “anchor”, making that hard. Edit: He had an adopted daughter in the party and last session she died! This song hurts even more now :’D

Again another song that’s absolutely amazing. I can really see this as a parent-child relationship. It’s actually giving me some ideas for my own story. Can really see it as a mother who had no choice but to give her child away or abandon them, for whatever reason they had. The mother feels guilty, she carries that burden. While it hurts her she felt she would’ve only harmed her child if she stayed tied to it. Beautiful lyrics:))

thank you that one stede animatic for introducing me to this song i have been irreversibly changed

what kills me is that ships DO need anchors, and a child NEEDs their parent, but because she views herself as a danger to her child she let them drift away, and now the child is exposed to the dangers of the world.

When i was little my dad got really sick and passed out and i didnt know what to do so i sat beside him and cried and he always thought i did nothing when i did everything i could. The lyrics "Ever wonder why these hands never soothed your fevers" really hit home. But in a good way. Yes, it brought up bad memories, but it gave those bad memories some cheery lyrics and made it less of a burden. Made me feel less of a burden. Made me feel that maybe one day ill work up the courage to get the help i need.

SOOOO glad the crane wives are getting more recognition thanks to this song and ofmd. they deserve every bit of clout they get <333

so many people found this band because of last life/double life- i found it right before last life started i absolutely love when fandoms get indie bands more attention

I can't sing along to this without getting choked up. I usually get close to the end, but the line "and wonder why I'll never tie your shoes" hits so hard. Like most of the song feels pretty grown up and its moving, but that line I feel really shows how a child would think of the situation. Hits me in the ouches :,^(

My dad and I used to listen to The Crane Wives on our way to work. When he was diognosed the music helped me through, and it helps me now. I don't know why but this song in particular and the line "they never had a chance to lose you" stuck with me. It was fast, stage 4 before anyone knew it, my only friend to help me through hard time, my only friend who seen me grow up, to sooth the hurt. I miss you dad.

This one is special, always brings me peace, like it is okay to set someone sailing from your harbor. "At some level i think i always understood", always makes me emotional