| Decyfer Down – Fading Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I always took this song to be about fighting an addiction to self image. (I noticed there's some debate about what the lyrics are so I've used my own interpretation. Sorry if it annoys you.) "It starts with one time to fit in" could, for example, be a person convinced one little part of their body, like their nose, is the wrong shape so they go to get a rhinoplasty and it makes them happy for a little while. But then they think some other parts of them are ugly, so they go back again and again: "Addiction slowly setting in". And each time they just get more miserable and convinced they're ugly, "I drifted off into dismay". Now to the pre-chorus. The "Eyes looking back at me" could belong to those who notice how unhappy the person is, friends, family and boyfriends (or girlfriends; men aren't immune to low self esteem). And "I can't even see your face" might be that all these people who care about the person can't see who they are any more because they hide themselves under make-up or baggy clothes and don't allow themselves to open up. "Aggression is closing in" could be the person's reaction when their problem gets really bad and others try to tell them they need help. I think the chorus is self-explanatory - the person hits rock bottom and is desperate to not feel the way they do any longer. They can't save themselves so they cry out to someone who cares to save them. "It's like a force that's pulling you" could be a line trying to encompass the massive power that low self esteem has over someone, and "Its empty promise hides the truth" could refer to the beauty industry and its shows and magazines telling people that they need to buy lotions and kits to look good. Again with the pre-chorus, the "Eyes" could be a person's own eyes as they look in a mirror, trying to find the beauty there that other people say they have but they just can't see for themselves. The "Aggression" could be directed at themselves as their self-hate grows to a level they can't control. Back to the chorus. I think the line is "Unshackled and unbound" and I think on its own it can generally mean a person breaking free from their torment. But I read a story one time about an anorexic girl who was so in denial about her weight that a hospital had to strap her down and force feed her. She eventually started to eat on her own, so they took her straps off. I think that line would definitely be fitting for her. I think the song captures all aspects of self image and can be interpreted to be talking about cosmetic surgery, make-up, tanning, slimming, fashion, etc. I love the album's cover, of the crash test dummy's head shattering. I think its an amazing metaphor for a person in this situation, as that might be how they feel or even what they want to happen so they don't have to think anymore. It fits well with the bridge, especially the lines "Wait, just about to break" and "I'm shattering to pieces on the floor". The first time I listened to this song I got tears in my eyes. It's just such a powerful song, and one of my all time favorites, though it took me a long time to figure out why. I gave it to my friends to listen to and they all said they thought it was really depressing. They may have a point but I think the core message is a hopeful one. I always like to imagine that the very last time "I'm fading" is sung, its a person's demons that are fading, leaving them to be free. |
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| Decyfer Down – Crash Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Wow, we all have different words for the same line. I thought it was "Beginning to" |
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| Zebrahead – HMP Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think this song is about the stresses of life in the limelight and/or trying to make it big in the music industry. And how (if you let it) it can ruin your life. We've seen plenty of celebrities self-destructing and cracking under pressure :/ This song makes a spectrum out of the whole album 'Phoenix' because this song is about being trapped and your own worst enemy, whereas songs like 'Hell Yeah!' and 'Ignite' are about breaking out of yourself and being free - just like a phoenix. |
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| Thousand Foot Krutch – E For Extinction Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think this song is talking about angels - or at least the chorus is. "When we move We camouflage ourselves We stand in the shadows waiting We live for this and nothing more We are what You created" I think angels camouflage themselves when they're watching over us, so we can't see them. And they wait in the shadows to come out when we're in trouble. I think they live just to serve God and that He is who created them. |
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