| Death Cab for Cutie – Codes and Keys Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I have a weird interpretation of this song. I feel like in the verse he is basically saying that their relationship has run it's course, and that trying to keep it alive is pointless. The air is thinning with each word they speak possibly because words that they say can't resolve the situation, and only result in a lack of air-it hurts both of them even more. Codes and keys may be a reference to staying isolated and locked up...so she stays locked up emotionally in order to protect herself. Maybe he has moved on, and she finds that staying guarded and away from them will protect her from the inevitable jealousy she will feel when she sees them together. The last part was kind of difficult for me to understand at first. I agree that when she screams and sees love it means that when she decides to lose her guard and just let her emotions out, she sees the love that they once had, which makes her scream in sadness or agony. After this, he is saying that children throw rocks at the sky, but being children, they can only throw so far. The stones come back to earth rather quickly. Minor chords of major works could possibly be saying that their relationship will have little effect on her once she moves on, and that this time in her life is just a small part of the bigger picture. He connects her screaming to throwing rocks at the sky, so maybe he is trying to tell her that the pain will go away soon. I don't know..that's just what I think it means hahaa it might not make sense. |
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