| Ellie Goulding – Lights Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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feel that this speaks to the sexual abuse of children. I've read many opinions and they are all very thought provoking but this is the one that makes the most sense to me. Here's my lyrical interpretation: "I had a way then losing it all on my own I had a heart then but the queen has been overthrown" I think speaks to how her childhood was taken from her and how her heart was hardened. "And I'm not sleeping now the dark is too hard to beat And I'm not keeping now the strength I need to push me" I think here she talks about how darkness is the enemy because that's when the abuse takes place and she's losing hope. "You show the lights that stop me turn to stone You shine It when I'm alone" I think this talks about the abuse specifically. Her door opens and the light shines in. She turns to stone because she knows what's coming. And it only happens when she's alone. "And so I tell myself that I'll be strong And dreaming when they're gone" Obviously is saying she's trying to be strong until the abuser leaves...or she does. "'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home" I think she's talking about how the memories are haunting her and she doesn't want to deal with the emotional damage the abuse caused. "Noises, I play within my head" This is what I imagine a child does when something bad is happening (to them, around them, etc.) and they don't want to think about it. "Touch my own skin and hope that I'm still breathing" Maybe this means she's trying to comfort herself after the abuse has happened. "And I think back to when my brother and my sister slept in an unlocked place the only time I feel safe" I think this speaks to when her siblings slept in a room close by hers but had no idea what was going on and the locking of a door was significant of her abuser. This is obviously a very dark interpretation but I think it's relevant. I do love this song. I think Ellie is extraordinarily talented. |
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