| Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton – Our Hell Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think it's about relationship. That while may be bad at times, is so much better than what other people go through ("we apologize, our hell is a good life.") And I think slowly, Emily pushed this person away. First by not paying full attention to him ("My back will turn your face towards the fence.") And the relationship they once had is slowly morphing into something empty, and not meaningful. ("What I thought it was it isn't now.") But they keep trying to keep it together despite how distanced, or how non-existant said relationship is ("colouring in the black hole") And then when they stop, Emily is still wanting to colour in the black hole, still wanting to try and keep this, but the other person chooses his friends, or to end the relationship, which breaks Emily's heart. ("When we stop my hands will shake, My eyes will burn, my throat will ache, Watching you turn from me towards your friends.") And then it just seems Emily thought she was helping, trying to get him more out of life than just friends and what not, but it didn't work. |
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