First I would like to say, that as someone who studies literature, I absolutely love their lyrics. With all the trash in the radio, it is a relief to know that some bands still have songs with a deeper meaning.
As for the interpretations, I think all the one's I read can be applied to this song. I also listened to the interview (which I discovered thanks to the youtube link). Geoff is suggesting, that the song can be applied to homosexuals not feeling OK with their sexuality. He mentions that it is not being talked about enough and that they are even being disdained by many people. In this case, the lines that explain this aspect are like already mentioned "is this how it feels
when you don't even fit into your own skin and it's getting tighter". The fact that he hates the media saying his name, could mean that he hates how media makes a stereotype out of every homosexual. They are all respresented in the same way:feminine, twirly etc, this is non-sense of course.
But this song can also be seen, like many of you said, for women's rights. The beginning goes "incandescent corset straws tied like wires. " which means, men only see women in their well-wrapped body; it is the first thing they look at. Why? Because the media objectifies women. The calling out, is the woman trying to make others see that she is a person who wants to be respected for her personality, but no one cares. Under all this pressure the media puts on women (beauty, perfectly shaped body and so on) they eventually give up and pretend to fit in, but they are suffering: "when you don't even fit into your own skin and it's getting tighter
everyday and i'm getting smaller.
if i keep holding my breath i'm going to disappear. " so that one day, they will be an empty shell without personality, because the media tells us this is how it is supposed to be.
The chorus is pretty clear I think: sex is nowadays a pure outlet of human lust and feelings are not being considered anymore. Women are treated like objects that you use and then throw away and love is neglected by everyone. The influence is of course the media.
The problem is that even the people who understand this concern, are not able to escape anymore: it is everywhere "there is nowhere to hide". The driving is here a symbol of the fact to keep this facade (being pretty without having feelings) going on until you finally are nothing more than what the media shows you: if you keep driving we'll be lying in the rain.
changing the shape"
or it will all fall apart and you will be desperate: "shattered glass, broken lights, and mascara gets washed away". The mascare is a clear sign for women being concerned.
This is of course just my opinion and I believe that there are other interpretations, I just pointed out the ones I could illustrated with examples. ^^
First I would like to say, that as someone who studies literature, I absolutely love their lyrics. With all the trash in the radio, it is a relief to know that some bands still have songs with a deeper meaning.
As for the interpretations, I think all the one's I read can be applied to this song. I also listened to the interview (which I discovered thanks to the youtube link). Geoff is suggesting, that the song can be applied to homosexuals not feeling OK with their sexuality. He mentions that it is not being talked about enough and that they are even being disdained by many people. In this case, the lines that explain this aspect are like already mentioned "is this how it feels when you don't even fit into your own skin and it's getting tighter". The fact that he hates the media saying his name, could mean that he hates how media makes a stereotype out of every homosexual. They are all respresented in the same way:feminine, twirly etc, this is non-sense of course.
But this song can also be seen, like many of you said, for women's rights. The beginning goes "incandescent corset straws tied like wires. " which means, men only see women in their well-wrapped body; it is the first thing they look at. Why? Because the media objectifies women. The calling out, is the woman trying to make others see that she is a person who wants to be respected for her personality, but no one cares. Under all this pressure the media puts on women (beauty, perfectly shaped body and so on) they eventually give up and pretend to fit in, but they are suffering: "when you don't even fit into your own skin and it's getting tighter everyday and i'm getting smaller. if i keep holding my breath i'm going to disappear. " so that one day, they will be an empty shell without personality, because the media tells us this is how it is supposed to be. The chorus is pretty clear I think: sex is nowadays a pure outlet of human lust and feelings are not being considered anymore. Women are treated like objects that you use and then throw away and love is neglected by everyone. The influence is of course the media. The problem is that even the people who understand this concern, are not able to escape anymore: it is everywhere "there is nowhere to hide". The driving is here a symbol of the fact to keep this facade (being pretty without having feelings) going on until you finally are nothing more than what the media shows you: if you keep driving we'll be lying in the rain. changing the shape" or it will all fall apart and you will be desperate: "shattered glass, broken lights, and mascara gets washed away". The mascare is a clear sign for women being concerned.
This is of course just my opinion and I believe that there are other interpretations, I just pointed out the ones I could illustrated with examples. ^^