This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
We kicked our shoes off.
Can you feel the ground beneath you shift
All I need, is time and space to breathe.
And either side of this deep breath.
At 4,15, it looked like rain
Your eyes were burning holes in me
Your eyes, this fire in your eyes
Your eyes, are burning holes through me.
She said; If i fall asleep before you, would you leave me be
I can't handle waiting, anticipating
So I pray that I fall deep.
And the lights have burned out a little early.
Oh winter It came quick
But I will burn bright through the early hours
If only we could sleep
See how we spin, we dance, like marionettes
In 3, 4 time, i thread bare strings intwined
You and I, our tied up limbs, skin against skin
Im shaking like a child
You turn, you turn
and the pages rimming
like our outlines
and this glow become one
Im shaking like a child
Oh no I know I can't take it
These sugared pills will always taste like shit
So I'll fire my poison darts and break this spell that's wrapped around me
But in one fell swoop, every dart would miss you and rid you clear of me
But I will burn bright through the early hours
Oh darling leave me be
See how we spin, we dance, like marionettes
In 3, 4 time, i thread bare strings intwined
You and I, our tied up limbs, skin against skin
Im shaking like a child
Since there has been a taste
So sour in the sound
Two marionettes tumbling to the ground
The strings come untied, they break the unwind.
What will we make?
What will we make?
Can you feel the ground beneath you shift
All I need, is time and space to breathe.
And either side of this deep breath.
At 4,15, it looked like rain
Your eyes were burning holes in me
Your eyes, this fire in your eyes
Your eyes, are burning holes through me.
She said; If i fall asleep before you, would you leave me be
I can't handle waiting, anticipating
So I pray that I fall deep.
And the lights have burned out a little early.
Oh winter It came quick
But I will burn bright through the early hours
If only we could sleep
See how we spin, we dance, like marionettes
In 3, 4 time, i thread bare strings intwined
You and I, our tied up limbs, skin against skin
Im shaking like a child
You turn, you turn
and the pages rimming
like our outlines
and this glow become one
Im shaking like a child
Oh no I know I can't take it
These sugared pills will always taste like shit
So I'll fire my poison darts and break this spell that's wrapped around me
But in one fell swoop, every dart would miss you and rid you clear of me
But I will burn bright through the early hours
Oh darling leave me be
See how we spin, we dance, like marionettes
In 3, 4 time, i thread bare strings intwined
You and I, our tied up limbs, skin against skin
Im shaking like a child
Since there has been a taste
So sour in the sound
Two marionettes tumbling to the ground
The strings come untied, they break the unwind.
What will we make?
What will we make?
Lyrics submitted by Danielle224
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
Lord Huron
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
We kicked our shoes off Can you feel the ground beneath you shift? All I need, is time and space to breathe At either side of this deep rift At 4,15, it looked like rain Your eyes were burning holes through me Your eyes, this fire in your eyes Your eyes, are burning holes through me
She said; If I fall asleep before you, would you leave me be I can't handle waiting, anticipating So I pray that I fall deep. And the lights have burned out a little early. Oh winter It came quick I will burn bright through the early hours If only we could sleep
See how we spin, we dance, like marionettes In 3, 4 time, our thread bare strings entwined You and I, are tied up limbs, skin against skin I'm shaking like a child You turn, and you turn and the pages remain like our outlines in this gloom, become one I'm shaking like a child
Oh no, I know I can't take it These sugared pills will always taste like shit I'll fire poison darts and break this spell that's wrapped around me But in one fell swoop, every dart would miss you and rid you clear of me I will burn bright through the early hours Oh darling leave me be
See how we spin, we dance, like marionettes In 3, 4 time, our thread bare strings entwined You and I, are tied up limbs, skin against skin I'm shaking like a child
Since then there's been a taste So sour in the sound Of two marionettes, tumbling to the ground The strings come untied, they break they unwind. What will we make? What will we make? Of these scattered remains.
See how we spin, we dance, like marionettes In 3/4 time, our thread bare strings entwined You and I, are tied up limbs, skin against skin Skin against skin
little help with the lyrics? I couldnt find them anywhere on the net, hope someone can help.
To me, this song has always been about having sex with someone (See how we spin, we dance, like marionettes, in 3/4 time, our thread bare strings entwined. You and I, are tied up limbs, skin against skin) and then realising it was a mistake. As both parties are then trying to get to sleep after, they are kept awake by the ramifications of what they have done. If they could sleep they would be able to not think about it until they could part in the morning, but now they are kept awake thinking about it (She said, "If I fall asleep before you, would you leave me be; I can't handle waiting, anticipating, so I pray that I fall deep"). The act destroys whatever relationship they did have and leaves them wondering if they will be able to salvage anything from the wreckage (Since then there's been a taste so sour in the sound of two marionettes, tumbling to the ground. The strings come untied, they break they unwind. What will we make? What will we make of these scattered remains)
"All I need, is time and space to breathe. And either side of this deep breath"
"See how we spin, we dance, like marionettes In 3, 4 time, i thread bare strings intwined You and I, our tied up limbs, skin against skin"