Heard It All

I think she is mentally ill, and everyone is causing her more trouble by trying to keep her in line. She's saying she's heard it all, and she understands, but it's not getting through to her. Hence it will never scratch her skin. Then in addition to everyone else there is a guy who's in love with her and wants to help, but she thinks he's just like the rest. Other guys identified her as crazy and she doesn't want to go through that again. The tragedy is that he isn't, and I think on some level she knows that. She can't change now, though. It's too late.

I don't know. I love the song. Some of the lines seem to me to be about opression in belief of the truth.

I think people search for something to believe in when the find someone to idolize they take actions to keep that person around

but that persons knows these admires will iltimitely be disappointed having been through it 10 times or more

Its about being mentally unstable. About having moodswings, and a general thought telling oneself that one does not deserve what other people deserve. Its also about over analazing realtionships, and having an optimistic pessism within oneself.

"It's all my invention A fictional statement It's all in my head"

If you feel everything really intensly, others tend to tell you, that you are overreacting. But really, you are not. Everybody feels different. Some more strongly than others.

Maybe she's in a relationship, but she starts to hear rumors about the guy, or starts seeing things in him she doesn't want to be with- and now its like the relationship is being forced on her.

"I had a moment Of doubtful suspension But it's almost forgotten It's been pulled away" --she starts to get suspicious of him, but someone is controlling her, telling her to stop being "paranoid" and enjoy what she's got. The guy she's with, or someone else? Maybe both, which would explain "too many hands".

The chorus basically says she can't fall, she can't get away to make her own mistakes because there's always someone controlling her 'for her own good'... forcing her to stay in the relationship.

"too many hands Touching where I stand And I can't fall Because you'll try and catch me Never let me go You don't think I know I've heard it all And so you'll never scratch my skin"

I think that maybe it's about her not being able to do or express herself...not being able to make her own choices or mistakes without someone holding her back "cant fall because you'll try and catch me, never let me go" She may be tired of it and wont let them hurt her anymore by pulling her back from doing something she wants to do...

I think this song is about having something bad happen to you, possibly rape - "too many hands touching where I stand" - and trying to tell someone about it but they don't believe you and think you're making it up - "I heard a boy say it's all my invention" etc.

it makes me think of religion, specifically the types that like to proselytize. everyone wants to make it seem easier than it is, say that they have all the answers, that they can solve all the problems, etc.

just a few of the lyrical cues that make me think this:

"there's too many hands touching where i stand and i can't fall because you'll try and catch me, never let me go" -when things go less than perfect there will be someone to say just why their path is perfect and why you should follow them.

"wasn't thinking to listen to me when i said..." "when you shut your mouth tell me what you hear" -they believe they're right that they won't quiet down long enough to maybe hear something different, that what they believe is easy isn't so simple.

"do you think of me when i'm nowhere near" -do you really give thought to the 'fallen' when they aren't in front of you, or is that just something you use to convince me you really care?

"somebody called me a paranoid angel from on the other side of the wall" -basically they've separated themselves from the rest of the world yet they continue to claim that they have all the answers to the problem, but really they're just on the other side of the wall they've built.

"you don't think i know, i've heard it all and so you'll never scratch my skin" -pretty self-explanatory. no matter how they phrase it, she's heard all the lines before and isn't going to fall into it.

I actually think this about someone who won't trust people enough to fall in love, and all these people try to swept her off her feet but she's been hurt too many times to try. So many want her, for whatever reason.

You might be special But it's too late to change now 'Cause it isn't the first time I've heard it all For too many years To relieve my fears So I'm advising you To get away and fast If it's my mistake Then the blame I'll take You're not the first And you won't be the last

By too many hands Touching where I stand And I can't fall Because you'll try and catch me Never let me go You don't think I know I've heard it all And so you'll never scratch my skin

I do agree with some type of force implied, but personally, I think that possibly, she's doing something that's making her happy, but isn't good for her and making her sad when she doesn't get it (Not saying this is the actual 'addiction,' in you will, but an example being smoking.) and she's keeping it a secret from some authority (parent, nurse, ect.) so she can't be upset about it openly, only behind close doors while keeping a front that it doesn't bother her and nothing is going on. The person that she may be hiding it from might try to 'catch' her, but that would require her telling her secret.

I heard a boy say It's all my invention A fictional statement It's all in my head All I can tell you My only pretension Was in thinking you listened To me when I said

She might want to tell someone (a friend), but she might be afraid that they might not believe her or that they might not listen.

That's my own personal interpretation, anyways.