| Radiohead – Where I End and You Begin. (The Sky Is Falling In.) Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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As for this song: I am a psychotherapist, and given this is for the most part how I see the world - as a psychotherapist - I naturally view this song as follows: "Where I end and you begin" is the definition of personal boundaries.(Seriously...look it up/google it) This phrase is commonly used in a psychotherapeutic setting as a way of educating people that enmeshment (lack of boundaries) with another is quite unhealthy for those experiencing it. People who have difficulty with personal boundaries are often lost, incredibly emotionally insecure people, usually with depression/anxiety, and sometimes psychosis (schizo). Now, I am not saying that Thom has used it in this sense, but given that the song has strong relational overtones it wouldn't surprise me. A relationship with no boundaries is a tumultuous one - always. It usually has a very messy ending. When it does end, it is difficult letting go of something so intense - a relationship where one feels "fused" with another so strongly... to the point of the loss of one's own individual identity, there follows a progression of incredibly strong emotions...feeling alone, abandoned, (you left me alone) jealousy (I can watch and not take part), sarcasim (I'm sorry for the dinosaurs), and sometimes hatred and/or violence (I will eat you alive; there will be no more lies). You'd be surprised how many people end up dead after the end of a relationship with no boundaries; either at their own hand or that of another. I'm more than likely wrong as hell, but hey, it's an interesting theory. |
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