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.
A minute more
Till the light of day is seen
Lay down
I know you must be nearly there
A bloody kiss
And the vision of a dream
For the last of your days in the sun
In the white light I am calm
Yet peculiarly cold
Silent slumber and wide awake
Lord, have mercy on my soul
So long, your sorrow be gone
Show me how it feels to be alive
No more denial, so long
Let us find a place where we can hide
You fed me long
And by God, you fed me well
Sleep tight
This day belongs to you my dear
And I am bound
Like a beast unto its prey
We are one of a kind, you and I
Pale moon wander, I'm wide awake
Lord have mercy on my soul
So long, your sorrow be gone
Show me how it feels to be alive
No more denial, so long
Show me all the splendors of the night
So long
The little last of your attention
Sorrow
This flood to wash your mind
See me
The God of your imagination
Feel me
Come with me tonight
So long, your sorrow be gone
Show me how it feels to be alive
No more denial, so long
Till the light of day is seen
Lay down
I know you must be nearly there
A bloody kiss
And the vision of a dream
For the last of your days in the sun
In the white light I am calm
Yet peculiarly cold
Silent slumber and wide awake
Lord, have mercy on my soul
So long, your sorrow be gone
Show me how it feels to be alive
No more denial, so long
Let us find a place where we can hide
You fed me long
And by God, you fed me well
Sleep tight
This day belongs to you my dear
And I am bound
Like a beast unto its prey
We are one of a kind, you and I
Pale moon wander, I'm wide awake
Lord have mercy on my soul
So long, your sorrow be gone
Show me how it feels to be alive
No more denial, so long
Show me all the splendors of the night
So long
The little last of your attention
Sorrow
This flood to wash your mind
See me
The God of your imagination
Feel me
Come with me tonight
So long, your sorrow be gone
Show me how it feels to be alive
No more denial, so long
Lyrics submitted by Aryal
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
Son Şansın - Şarkı Sözleri
Hayalperest
Hayalperest
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."
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
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.
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
I think this song is about an Incubus* and a mortal, specifically a woman. In this song the mortal is dying or at least it is close to. But there is something about this weird couple: They like each other. I wouldn't say "love" because maybe it is impossible for a demon to have such feeling but he cares with this particular prey.
The two first stanzas are respectively Kahn and Simmons (Incubus and Mortal) In the begginig, musically speaking, it's possible to state that the Incubus is not really happy with his prey's death. "A minute more" and "lay down, I know you must be nearly there" would be just a little before he starts feeding and killing her but it could also mean the prey's orgasm and "for the last of your days in the sun" means her death by life force siphon. The second stanza is the mortal dying or maybe in the purgatory since she says "in the white light".
The chorus is awesomnes in lyrics! It means death to the mortal and life, or at least a glimpse of it, to the Incubus. "So long, your sorrow be gone" means that in death she has no more concerns with matters of the living. "show me how it feels to be alive" is the Incubus longing or wondering how would it be if he was alive/mortal.
This whole part "you fed me long and by god you fed me well, sleep tight, this day belongs to you my dear. And I am bound like a beast onto its prey. We are one of a kind you and I" means the Incubus wishing final peace for his beloved prey, which is now dead, he is thankful but unable to not feed and he finally kills her.
*A demon lover in male form, which posses women. Incubus in demonology is a demon that feeds with sex and at the same time the life force/essence of his victim. There is no really male/female since all angels/demons have no sex, but they are classified according to their prey - Succubus relates to men and Incubus to women though they can have any form.