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.
If I could have one wish
If iIcould have some say I'd keep you far from home
I'd roll back both my sleeves
I'd dig under your skin
I'd fix your shattered bones
Hold on
This may hurt you when I tell you of the truth
We don't get two lives to live
It's true
The only fault I've found in you is not being free to take what I would give
If I could bend your pain into something good
Make you a prouder man
If I could rough you up then save you with good luck
And show you hope again
Hold on
You weren't meant to suffer so very long
Leaving love that's gone has never been a sin
Hang tight
The only fault you have tonight is shutting down so cold 'til I break in
Oh
Sad young man
I think I need you for reasons I don't know
I pledge myself to winter season
So it's prefectly on course but in the end it has to snow
If I can make you stay
Convince you you'd be lost if we were torn apart
If it remained unclear between the two of us
Which one would be the one to break the other's heart
Hold on
This will floor me differently than any drug that's washed me into sleep
It's true
The only fault I'll take from you is how to run from what you wish to keep
If iIcould have some say I'd keep you far from home
I'd roll back both my sleeves
I'd dig under your skin
I'd fix your shattered bones
Hold on
This may hurt you when I tell you of the truth
We don't get two lives to live
It's true
The only fault I've found in you is not being free to take what I would give
If I could bend your pain into something good
Make you a prouder man
If I could rough you up then save you with good luck
And show you hope again
Hold on
You weren't meant to suffer so very long
Leaving love that's gone has never been a sin
Hang tight
The only fault you have tonight is shutting down so cold 'til I break in
Oh
Sad young man
I think I need you for reasons I don't know
I pledge myself to winter season
So it's prefectly on course but in the end it has to snow
If I can make you stay
Convince you you'd be lost if we were torn apart
If it remained unclear between the two of us
Which one would be the one to break the other's heart
Hold on
This will floor me differently than any drug that's washed me into sleep
It's true
The only fault I'll take from you is how to run from what you wish to keep
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GORGEOUS SONG! I think this song is about a clandestine affair that the singer is having with someone who is married or already in a relationship (probably married). I think the singer is really in love with the man she's seeing secretly and he is in love with her too but he can't bring himself to leave his wife/significant other. And I think that this is kind of talking about their last night together.
Wow, this song speaks to me A LOT. I think it's about the other person being unattainable/unavailable, but not necessarily marriage... just running from something good be it because of fear, or whatever, but still running.
i don't think it necessarily means about someone whose unavailable due to cheating... i think it could mean he just can't give her what she deserves. he can't give her everything she needs, and so he's pushing her away...creating walls, making himself and his feelings unavailable to her. the relationship could very well be falling apart, and this is her way of wanting to "dig into him, bend his pain, and turn him into something good"...something what she deserves. she loves him. she doesn't want to let him go yet. she knows he should leave and it would be the best for the two of them...but she wants to "convince him to stay", but she knows, deep down, if they were to stay together, eventually they'd be "torn apart" due to one of them breaking eachother's heart somehow.
he runs from something he wishes to keep. he wants her, but know he doesn't deserve her and is letting her go.
I agree it is a gorgeous song. I love the melody and the beautiful rawness of it. I would say I agree more with the last two interpretations of the song- specifically the last one because it went into detail.
Perhaps it's one of those songs where depending on what situation you find yourself- the meaning has room to bend.
But none the less the song is most definitely a gorgeous one.