| Brand New – You Stole Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It's funny, the first impression I got from this was that he was stating he has cancer, not that the song was about god like so many other people. I have quite a few personal experiences with people having cancer - namely a fiance who passed away from non-hodgkins lymphoma at the age of 23. "last night they said the fire had spread and we said our prayers and now the flames are burning me in my bed but I just don't care" --- to me, this means that the cancer has spread, gotten worse and he and his family/friends prayed about it, but he just doesn't care - almost has given up on his life. "we all go to sleep in the same place and in the morning, hope that we're all the same. We just sit around like broke down cars in the lot waiting for repairs" --- this seems to speak about the people waiting in the hospital for surgeries, chemo, radiation... anything to "fix" their cancer and make it go away. "well, I wish that I was as good as you, caring and trusting, and I wish that my condition was new but I'm old and rusting" -- his friend/lover/girlfriend wishes that he would get better and he wishes that he didn't have cancer. "so we just hurry up only to wait, add to the list of all the places we hate, I pretend like I got something to say but I've got nothing" --- For this part, it seems like their relationship is accelerated because they know they don't have much time but in doing that, they build memories that make them almost hate it because they know it's all going to end eventually. In saying that, the part where he says he prtends he has something to say, it's almost like he pretends to love her but he distances himself from that and can't because of the cancer but doesn't want to be alone so he continues the relationship. I don't really have anything to add about the rest of the song because it doesn't solidly fit my interpretation of the song. Maybe I'm completely wrong but I think I feel this way because I had that experience. It's just my opinion! |
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