Before I get into my own interpretation, I wanna add that the previous comment about the song being about insanity is a very interesting take on the issue. I think that Blue Stahli's songs are made so they can be interpreted in different ways. So this is my interpretation, without trying to say the insanity one is wrong.
I think this is about an abusive relationship with a person who is completely aware of what they are doing to their partner. This is what the soft tone makes me think of: manipulation.
"Feel me in the corner
Beside your mouth"
Abuse laced with seduction. When he says "feel me", it makes me rather think of "I am inside your mind, obey me, but you won't know it is happening to you." And "beside your mouth"... as I've said, seduction.
"Feel me in the inside of the
Faintest trace of sound"
Now, it seems like he's everywhere, even in the faintest trace of sound, every hour of the day, she thinks of him. It makes me think of dependency.
"It's the fire underwater
Breathing while you drown"
Like he's feeding off of her pain. While she drowns, he breathes.
"Feel me in the saturation
When the sun burns out"
When her last hope, her sun will have burned out, she'll need him the most. It is a commonly used tactic for abusers to slowly make sure their partner cuts off all relationships with friends and family, so he/she is all the abuser's property. After that happens, she'll only have him.
"I am the one inside you
And I am the one
(Inside your veins)
I am the one inside you
Over and over I'm here again"
This one is pretty easy to guess: him being in her mind always, manipulating, making her do what he wants. "Over and over" as in her trying to break up with him, trying to escape the abuse, but always going back to him. This is a common feature of abusive relationships: victims can't let go.
"Far beyond the bruising
Something underneath
Feel me in the aftermath when
You learn the world has teeth"
The bruising is obviously self-harm, which might not be the strangest reaction to his constant abuse. Also, the last line, with the girl learning that the world has teeth, makes me think of a young girl, innocent and scared, who is relying on her boyfriend for everything. These kinds of people are the easiest to control. She doesn't know how cruel the world is, and she feels protected with him, so she will always come back, no matter what he does.
"There is so much more to this than
Phantom limbs for amputees
Here, dissolving through the trauma
This is where You'll feel the breath of me"
I am not so sure about this one. "Phantom limbs for amputees" makes me think of someone who thinks their problem will be solved, prays to get the impossible, but it is only a phantom, only an illusion. Maybe it is the girl hoping the relationship will change for the better and how hopeless that is. Also, the more she "dissolves through the trauma", the more she'll "feel the breath of him", the more she'll seek him.
Before I get into my own interpretation, I wanna add that the previous comment about the song being about insanity is a very interesting take on the issue. I think that Blue Stahli's songs are made so they can be interpreted in different ways. So this is my interpretation, without trying to say the insanity one is wrong.
I think this is about an abusive relationship with a person who is completely aware of what they are doing to their partner. This is what the soft tone makes me think of: manipulation. "Feel me in the corner Beside your mouth" Abuse laced with seduction. When he says "feel me", it makes me rather think of "I am inside your mind, obey me, but you won't know it is happening to you." And "beside your mouth"... as I've said, seduction.
"Feel me in the inside of the Faintest trace of sound" Now, it seems like he's everywhere, even in the faintest trace of sound, every hour of the day, she thinks of him. It makes me think of dependency.
"It's the fire underwater Breathing while you drown" Like he's feeding off of her pain. While she drowns, he breathes.
"Feel me in the saturation When the sun burns out" When her last hope, her sun will have burned out, she'll need him the most. It is a commonly used tactic for abusers to slowly make sure their partner cuts off all relationships with friends and family, so he/she is all the abuser's property. After that happens, she'll only have him.
"I am the one inside you And I am the one (Inside your veins) I am the one inside you Over and over I'm here again" This one is pretty easy to guess: him being in her mind always, manipulating, making her do what he wants. "Over and over" as in her trying to break up with him, trying to escape the abuse, but always going back to him. This is a common feature of abusive relationships: victims can't let go.
"Far beyond the bruising Something underneath Feel me in the aftermath when You learn the world has teeth" The bruising is obviously self-harm, which might not be the strangest reaction to his constant abuse. Also, the last line, with the girl learning that the world has teeth, makes me think of a young girl, innocent and scared, who is relying on her boyfriend for everything. These kinds of people are the easiest to control. She doesn't know how cruel the world is, and she feels protected with him, so she will always come back, no matter what he does.
"There is so much more to this than Phantom limbs for amputees Here, dissolving through the trauma This is where You'll feel the breath of me" I am not so sure about this one. "Phantom limbs for amputees" makes me think of someone who thinks their problem will be solved, prays to get the impossible, but it is only a phantom, only an illusion. Maybe it is the girl hoping the relationship will change for the better and how hopeless that is. Also, the more she "dissolves through the trauma", the more she'll "feel the breath of him", the more she'll seek him.