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"
I can't believe it, you of all things.
It's been a while, memories teem.
Some kind of anthem lingering.
Images settle internally.
Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me-
Swaying our sentiments, pulling our strings,
Tempting me softly, but killing our dream.
You said it's over, but maybe it's the same old thing.
I can't believe it, you of all things,
Coming in homage, devious needs.
Intimate outcries, weakening,
Tranquilize slowly inside of me.
Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me,
Swaying our sentiments, pulling our strings,
Tempting me softly, but killing our dream.
You said it's over, but maybe it's the same old thing.
I gave the softest parts, trumped by the darkest parts,
Whispered the tender parts, made of idealistic scenes.
Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me,
Swaying our sentiments, pulling our strings,
Tempting me softly, but killing our dream.
You said it's over, but maybe it's the same old thing.
It's the same old thing.
It's the same old thing.
It's the same old thing.
It's been a while, memories teem.
Some kind of anthem lingering.
Images settle internally.
Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me-
Swaying our sentiments, pulling our strings,
Tempting me softly, but killing our dream.
You said it's over, but maybe it's the same old thing.
I can't believe it, you of all things,
Coming in homage, devious needs.
Intimate outcries, weakening,
Tranquilize slowly inside of me.
Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me,
Swaying our sentiments, pulling our strings,
Tempting me softly, but killing our dream.
You said it's over, but maybe it's the same old thing.
I gave the softest parts, trumped by the darkest parts,
Whispered the tender parts, made of idealistic scenes.
Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me,
Swaying our sentiments, pulling our strings,
Tempting me softly, but killing our dream.
You said it's over, but maybe it's the same old thing.
It's the same old thing.
It's the same old thing.
It's the same old thing.
Lyrics submitted by FromDenmark, edited by arentheunruly
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From my perspective, I see this song as.. Guy is in a relationship with a girl, then, there's another guy who she used to be with, they have a major history. Girl and Ex are reunited, and this is sung from the perspective of her current partner..
"I can't believe it, you of all things.
*-Girl is reunited with Ex, by surprise..
"It's been a while, memories teem. Some kind of anthem lingering. Images settle internally."
*-Self-explanatory, they haven't seen eachother in a long time, girl is thinking very deeply about this ex,and the memories they shared.
"Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me" Swaying our sentiments, pulling our strings"
*-Girls current boyfriend knew all along, about the ex.. he simply buried the negative thoughts, and worries, and chose not to think about it.
"Tempting me softly, but killing our dream. You said it's over, but maybe it's the same old thing."
*-The current guy in this story is being used as a distraction, to the girl's ex.. she's playing him, but leading him on as if there isn't anything still between her and her ex.
"I can't believe it, you of all things, Coming in homage, devious needs. Intimate outlies, weakening, Tranquilize slowly inside of me."
*-This is where the current guy starts to realize the truth, he breaks down..
"I gave the softest parts, trumped by the darkest parts, Whispered the tender parts, made of idealistic things."
*-Current guy gave it his all, despite his fears, treated her right..
"It's the same old thing. It's the same old thing. It's the same old thing."
*-It's inevitable..
Whispered the tender parts, made of idealistic things.
Seems like that line is wrong. I think the current words is idealistic scenes. I could be wrong though.
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I get the feeling that this song is about a couple that just isn't able to make it work.
" I can't believe it, you of all things. It's been a while, memories teem. Some kind of anthem lingering. Images settle internally."
I think this is their first time seeing each other a while after splitting us. She's surprised to see him and the song that's playing in the background immediately takes her back to when they were happy together.
"Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me-- Swaying our sentiments, pulling our strings,"
Here she's describing part of their problem. They're so passionately in love that they're easily influenced and aren't really paying attention to the bigger picture.
"Tempting me softly, but killing our dream. You said it's over, but maybe it's the same old thing."
She desperately want to be with her partner but they both know that they can't be happy together. They keep trying to leave each other but they can't so it just keeps coming back to this.
"Coming in homage, devious needs. Intimate outcries, weakening, Tranquilize slowly inside of me."
Quite frankly I think this part is about their sex life. In mind of this it's pretty self-explanatory.
"I gave the softest parts, trumped by the darkest parts, Whispered the tender parts, made of idealistic things."
Here I think she's saying that she tried to only show him the good in her but it just caused more problems for them. They built their relationship on ideals.
The ends dramatically repeating how things will never change. They'll be stuck with the "Same old thing".
"I can't believe it, you of all things "
*current partner finds out his gf cheated on him
"It's been a while, memories teem Some kind of anthem lingering Images settle internally"
*gf is thinking of her ex and their memories
"Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me Swaying our sentiments, pulling our strings "
"Tempting me softly, but killing our dream "
"You said it's over, but maybe it's the same old thing"
"I can't believe it, you of all things Coming in homage, devious needs Intimate outlies, weakening Tranquilize slowly inside of me "
*girl is thinking of the ex and the memories
"Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me Swaying our sentiments, pulling our strings Tempting me softly, but killing our dream You said it's over, but maybe it's the same old thing "– 2x
"I gave the softest parts, trumped by the darkest parts Whispered the tender parts, made of idealistic things "
"Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me Swaing our sentiments, pulling our strings Tempting me softly, but killing our dream You said it's over, but maybe it's the same old thing 3x It's the same old thing It's the same old thing It's the same old thing "
*the bf might forgives her again