i think you're all focusing too much on there being a scenario for this to fit. I think the song is simply about grief and coming to terms with loss, whether in a relationship, or the death of a loved one. I do however, think that "ignite your bones" is a reference to cremation. I get the feeling it was a death that inspired this song.
The lines:
When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
When high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
it almost sounds like a list to me? Of all the worst things that can happen to us. i think there's a subtler meaning behind this song... that all grief is the same, and we all go through it, you're not as alone as you feel.
rest in peace sushi, i hope you're happier now... i hope you know, i was with you to the end, and that i loved you very much ♥
@kobrakaaii ^ THIS. This is the most accurate description of what this song evokes when I listen. It's bigger than romance, to label the meaning of this song (music, interpretation, melody, that building PeteBawlding mentioned above) as simply a love-breakup-whatever story is to fall short. It's much more.
@kobrakaaii ^ THIS. This is the most accurate description of what this song evokes when I listen. It's bigger than romance, to label the meaning of this song (music, interpretation, melody, that building PeteBawlding mentioned above) as simply a love-breakup-whatever story is to fall short. It's much more.
@kobrakaaii
IMO, you hit the nail on the head. The lines you listed are indeed simply --and profoundly-- a list if what might make one grieve. This song isn't bound by a specific scenario, and in that lies its depth and power. It allows the listener to identify with his or her own reality and experiences... A scenario as unique as the listener him/herself.
@kobrakaaii
IMO, you hit the nail on the head. The lines you listed are indeed simply --and profoundly-- a list if what might make one grieve. This song isn't bound by a specific scenario, and in that lies its depth and power. It allows the listener to identify with his or her own reality and experiences... A scenario as unique as the listener him/herself.
@kobrakaaii I absolutely agree. It's inaccurate and incomplete to think this is only a lamentation for broken relationships.
@kobrakaaii I absolutely agree. It's inaccurate and incomplete to think this is only a lamentation for broken relationships.
Long ago I read something beautifully profound: "The best definition of heartbreak is when a dream dies." The athlete who suffers a career ending injury. The son whose mother has passed away. The woman who is in the midst of a divorce. The business owner who closes shop one last time. All can prompt profound grief and sadness.
Long ago I read something beautifully profound: "The best definition of heartbreak is when a dream dies." The athlete who suffers a career ending injury. The son whose mother has passed away. The woman who is in the midst of a divorce. The business owner who closes shop one last time. All can prompt profound grief and sadness.
Those of us who care for and love family and friends who are suffering such sorrow are often seeking ways we can "fix" them. If only because we hate to see them hurt so much.
i think you're all focusing too much on there being a scenario for this to fit. I think the song is simply about grief and coming to terms with loss, whether in a relationship, or the death of a loved one. I do however, think that "ignite your bones" is a reference to cremation. I get the feeling it was a death that inspired this song.
The lines: When you try your best, but you don't succeed When you get what you want, but not what you need When you lose something you can't replace When you love someone but it goes to waste When high up above or down below When you're too in love to let it go
it almost sounds like a list to me? Of all the worst things that can happen to us. i think there's a subtler meaning behind this song... that all grief is the same, and we all go through it, you're not as alone as you feel.
rest in peace sushi, i hope you're happier now... i hope you know, i was with you to the end, and that i loved you very much ♥
@kobrakaaii ^ THIS. This is the most accurate description of what this song evokes when I listen. It's bigger than romance, to label the meaning of this song (music, interpretation, melody, that building PeteBawlding mentioned above) as simply a love-breakup-whatever story is to fall short. It's much more.
@kobrakaaii ^ THIS. This is the most accurate description of what this song evokes when I listen. It's bigger than romance, to label the meaning of this song (music, interpretation, melody, that building PeteBawlding mentioned above) as simply a love-breakup-whatever story is to fall short. It's much more.
@kobrakaaii IMO, you hit the nail on the head. The lines you listed are indeed simply --and profoundly-- a list if what might make one grieve. This song isn't bound by a specific scenario, and in that lies its depth and power. It allows the listener to identify with his or her own reality and experiences... A scenario as unique as the listener him/herself.
@kobrakaaii IMO, you hit the nail on the head. The lines you listed are indeed simply --and profoundly-- a list if what might make one grieve. This song isn't bound by a specific scenario, and in that lies its depth and power. It allows the listener to identify with his or her own reality and experiences... A scenario as unique as the listener him/herself.
@kobrakaaii I absolutely agree. It's inaccurate and incomplete to think this is only a lamentation for broken relationships.
@kobrakaaii I absolutely agree. It's inaccurate and incomplete to think this is only a lamentation for broken relationships.
Long ago I read something beautifully profound: "The best definition of heartbreak is when a dream dies." The athlete who suffers a career ending injury. The son whose mother has passed away. The woman who is in the midst of a divorce. The business owner who closes shop one last time. All can prompt profound grief and sadness.
Long ago I read something beautifully profound: "The best definition of heartbreak is when a dream dies." The athlete who suffers a career ending injury. The son whose mother has passed away. The woman who is in the midst of a divorce. The business owner who closes shop one last time. All can prompt profound grief and sadness.
Those of us who care for and love family and friends who are suffering such sorrow are often seeking ways we can "fix" them. If only because we hate to see them hurt so much.