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A Perfect Circle: By and Down

July 6th, 2011 New Music 7 Comments Written by

a perfect circle image A Perfect Circle: By and Down

As much as this site is seeming to become an A Perfect Circle fan blog… it’s not. I promise.

That being said, the band just started their 6 week tour, which could unofficially be called their eMOTIVE tour, as the majority of the setlist revolves around the mostly covers album, but still revisits gems from Mer de Noms (“The Hollow”) and Thirteenth Step (“Weak and Powerless”).

With the first show in Portland, the band surprised fans with a new song called “By and Down”.  Though the quality of the recordings I’ve found on YouTube are less than stellar, I’ve found that this new song contain all of the elements that make A Perfect Circle such a great band: melodic guitars, ethereal atmosphere, and flowing vocals. The lyrics to the song are somewhat of a mystery to me at this point, as quality has compromised diction, but as soon as I find a better version and some lyrics, you’ll know you can find them here.

I now bring to you… the best version of “By and Down” I could find…

Let me know what you think. Comments are always appreciated.

  • Professorx

    It’s no easy mission holding on to how I picture youShowing only bits and pieces ’til the time betrayed youand your empty elocutionSearching your eyes for a hint or a trace of your memoriesSearching your eyes for the same ____ _ _Searching your eyes for a hint or a traceI’ve been searching your eyes for a memorySearching your eyes for a hint or a traceI’ve been searching, searchingShow me all the bits and pieces of how life betrayed youand your empty elocutionfor the piper By & Down the riverhow it’s crippled me with all these waves of adorationI go by and down and by the riverthough it’s dark has crippled me with a wave of adorationMoving in and out of the shadowis no easy mission holding on to how I picture you

    • http://www.electricmohawk.com Brett Widmann

      Thank you! I’ll add them to the article. This is GREATLY appreciated.

  • Professorx

    • http://www.electricmohawk.com Brett Widmann

      Thank you. :)

  • Xari0tis

    These are the lyrics that I came up with.  I could be way off but hopefully they’ll give people a starting point.

    Moving in and out of the shadows
    There’s no easier mission
    Holding on to how I picture you

    Showing all your missing pieces
    Till the tide betrays you and your empty allocution

    Searching your eyes for a hint or a trace of your memories
    Searching your eyes for the savior that I know you to be

    Searching your eyes for a hint or a trace of it
    Searching your eyes for humility
    Searching your eyes for a hint or a trace of it
    Searching… searching…

    Showing all your missing pieces
    Till the light betrays you and your empty allocution
    So the piper by and down the river
    Target crippled that need to carry the weight of adoration

    So the piper found on down the river
    SO that long as crippled need the weight of adoration
    Moving in and out of the shadows
    There is no easier mission
    Holding on to how I picture you

    • http://www.electricmohawk.com Brett Widmann

      Thanks! I love the fact people are providing some great insights as to what the lyrics for the song might be. I appreciate it :)

  • APCfando

    A Perfect Circle – By and
    Down

    Moving
    in and out of the shadows.
    It’s
    no easier mission,
    Holding
    onto how I picture you.

    Showing
    all the missing pieces,
    Till
    the tide betrays you and your empty allocution.

    Searching
    your eyes for a hint or a trace of humility.
    searching
    your eyes for the savior that I know you to be.
    Searching
    your eyes for a hint or a trace of it.
    searching
    your eyes for humility.
    searching
    your eyes for a hint or a trace,
    I’m
    still searching, searching.

    Showing
    all the missing pieces,
    Till
    the light betrays you and your empty allocution.

    Saw
    the Piper by and down the river.
    Targets
    crippled at the knee by pounding waves of adoration.
    Saw
    the piper flowed on down the river.
    Floating
    carcass crippled me,
    The
    weight of adoration.

    Moving
    in and out of the shadows.
    It’s
    no easy mission,
    Holding
    on to how I pictured you.