| Foals – Blue Blood Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Hello, I have listened to this song and studied the lyrics for a few days now (caught the clip on a late night music show and loved it - so poignant. The kid is a great actor.) I have a PhD in English Literature and have 7 years study of latin and Ancient Greek and I am currently a researcher in my university. I know this doesn't make my interpretation any more valid then the next person's (each will have their own) but maybe some of you will give credit to my reasoning. I believe that the words "Blue Blood" should be treated separately i.e. "blue" can sometimes mean "depressed" in modern usage and "blue blood" would therefore refer to the blood of a depressed person, which could/would refer to suicide. The lady on the clip could either be his mother or his teacher (perhaps both meanings are intended as a mother is also a teacher) because when she is addressed personally by the boy she touches her hair, which is either a subconscious sign of attraction or, more likely, embarrassment. In any case she is someone who is supposed to intervene in this boy's life to save him from shedding his "blue blood". I believe that references to the word "home" mean "a safe haven" or "a place of acceptance". There is some issue with this boy being safe and/or accepted in society, which suggests that he is somehow "different". In the lines about 'YOU have my blue blood on your hands/I think it's my own', "you" could either be 2nd person singular (i.e. one 'you' or 2nd person plural (i.e. multiple persons). So the boy is not only addressing everyone in the hall (who represent society in general) but also the woman individually in a personal accusation of guilt on her part. In the line "you came at me in the night to show me my soul" 'came at me' could either be an aggressive term and could be a reference to a bad dream, or it could be that "came at" simply means "arrived". Again the "you" could refer to the wider group (representing wider society) or the singular woman. The line "of all the people we could be two" is quite interesting. In this case the "we" could be the third person 'we' i.e. reflexive. So the boy could be saying that of all the people (in this hall) I could be two people (i.e. schizophrenic). Certainly the behaviour depicted in the clip would support the theory that the boy is deeply troubled. So, in sum, I believe that the song is about mental illness, seeking help (and perhaps not finding it), and social acceptance of difference. They boy is begging for the lady's help (his mother or teacher)hence he is on his knees at the end. Just my Interpretation. Cheers All! |
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