| Kings of Convenience – Renegade Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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To me these words talk about a clear dynamic I regularly come to experience in my relationships. I believe the singer is describing his personal stream of consciousness in the first stages of an uncertain romantic relation. First the uncertainty and the insecurity make the protagonist act in a cautious, non-natural manner. He's "letting go" to see if the other will react and give a proof of commitment by reaching out for him. The singer is in need for someone to be there and care for him, showing affection and attachment, but he feels he can't ask for that directly perhaps because their affair is too young and this need, though legitimate, would scare the partner away. The picture of him in the bedroom, probably lying next to the lover, feeling under pressure ("a guillotine") and distantly cold ("a pillow with feathers like snow") is a very strong image of the difficult situation he's going through. He's constantly "all ears", examining the other one's moves in order to avoid suffering by keeping everything defensive and retained. The fact that everything was probably one sided and experienced solely by the protagonist emerges in the words "unlike me you've looked for things that could be found". It is now clear that the partner was just acting naturally, living the relationship with ease and serenity, considering facts instead of personal fears. The last lines conclude everything: a relationship that could have been something more was broken because one was hurt by his inner ghosts and the other one collapsed consequently to that, probably without being able to find a real reason for that. When communication stops ("thoughts outnumbered spoken words"), trust disappears, intimacy fades and love is deemed to turn into pain. Isn't it sad how human beings' immense desire for affection can lead them to act against that for the same reason? |
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