This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
This is the first (thing I remember)
Now it's the last (thing left on my mind)
Afraid of the dark (do you hear me whisper?)
An empty heart (replaced with paranoia)
Where do we go? (Life's temporary)
After we're gone (like New Year's resolutions)
Why is this hard? (Do you recognize me?)
I know I'm wrong (but I can't help believing)
I'm so lost, I'm barely here
I wish I could explain myself, but words escape me
It's too late to save me
You're too late, you're too late
You're cold with disappointment while I'm drowning in the next room
The last contagious victim of this plague between us
I'm sick with apprehension, I'm crippled from exhaustion
And I dread the moment when you finally come to kill me
This is the first (thing I remember)
Now it's the last (thing left on my mind)
Afraid of the dark (do you hear me whisper?)
An empty heart (replaced with paranoia)
Where do we go? (Life's temporary)
After we're gone (like New Year's resolutions)
Why is this hard? (Do you recognize me?)
I know I'm wrong (but I can't help believing)
Now it's the last (thing left on my mind)
Afraid of the dark (do you hear me whisper?)
An empty heart (replaced with paranoia)
Where do we go? (Life's temporary)
After we're gone (like New Year's resolutions)
Why is this hard? (Do you recognize me?)
I know I'm wrong (but I can't help believing)
I'm so lost, I'm barely here
I wish I could explain myself, but words escape me
It's too late to save me
You're too late, you're too late
You're cold with disappointment while I'm drowning in the next room
The last contagious victim of this plague between us
I'm sick with apprehension, I'm crippled from exhaustion
And I dread the moment when you finally come to kill me
This is the first (thing I remember)
Now it's the last (thing left on my mind)
Afraid of the dark (do you hear me whisper?)
An empty heart (replaced with paranoia)
Where do we go? (Life's temporary)
After we're gone (like New Year's resolutions)
Why is this hard? (Do you recognize me?)
I know I'm wrong (but I can't help believing)
Lyrics submitted by BrandNew1208
Stockholm Syndrome Lyrics as written by Thomas Delonge Mark Hoppus
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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To me this is about love.
the good and bad of love how love affects some of us the different forms
love being the first thing we remember the last thing on our mind if you afraid of something the one you love helps keep you safe
when love hurts us or break our heart we become paranoid love is hard and sometime when we know we are wrong love still is to hard to ignore.
Some times love maes us feel lost and it hard to discribe your self when you in love, once you fall in love its very hard to fall out of love make it difficult to be saved, love can be cold we can drown in it and it will disappoint us
"The last contagious victim of this plague between us" i think this refers to the other person
loves can make us anxious and is very exhausting and love can kill us
When you are in love with some one it can be a stockholm syndrome of love and how we get stuck in love
im not good with words but hopefully this can explain this song
In my opinion, this is about a guy in love with a girl is in no way in love with him.. Perhaps, she is cold after falling out of love with him.
Her love is the first thing he remembered and is not the last thing left on him mind. Now he is afraid of the dark ( not knowing ) and wants to know if she hears him whisper ( telling her how he feels). An empty heart ( pointing out that he felt nothing for her), replaced with paranoia ( now he is scared that he lost her completely). In the next line he reiterates this idea as he says that he is lost without her because he thinks they had something. This is hard for him, and he feels like she doesnt recognize him because she no longer gives him the attention she used to. To her he feels like he doesnt exist (he is dead her). He knows he is wrong, but he cant help but believing.
at this point I start to think that this boy also hurt the girl, as he wants to explain himself, pointing out that he was lost, but he doesnt know what to say.
After that, he takes the point of view of of the girl. She is cold because she is disappointed by him... and he hates himself for messing up. He is the last contagious victim between them.. meaning that First she hates him for hurting her, and now he hates himself. He is angry with himself, he wants to be in pain, and he wants to be hurt. He is exhausted mentally and just wants this to be over, and he is dreading for the moment where his love completely cuts him out of her life ( death= loss) because at that point he has no hope of being with his love..
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The strongest line, to me, is "and I dread the moment when you finally come to kill me", because it just describes having panic disorder so well. The "you" is referring to the panic disorder, because you really think dread it's gonna kill you.
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I love this song!Its so powerful(to me) it seems like its about a guy who's paranoid, and thinks everyone is looking/laughing at him, I should buy this cd sometime...
you should
It is about paranoia
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Stockholm syndrome is when you are kidnapped or taken hostage and you begin to have feelings for the person taking you hostage. yahoodi.com/peace/stockholm.html