| Mumford & Sons – Unfinished Business (White Lies) Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I think it's talking about a man who has just came home to find his lover about to commit suicide. He wants her to "Give him a second to clear his head" because he can't believe what she's about to do. He wants her to "Put down those scissors baby on this single bed" and is trying to coax her out of debating suicide. "The sand in the hour glass is running low" just means he knows there's not much time before she uses the "scissors". He came through the "Thunder, cold wind, rain and the snow to find her awake by her windowsill a sight for sore eyes and a view to kill" meaning he probably just got home after working or something and found her like this, ready to end her life. He "broke down in horror" at her standing there because he can't believe she's trying to kill herself and is shocked. Then "the light from the moon shown through cracks in your hair" means he's describing her ragged appearance. "i shouted with passion 'I love you so much!' but feeling my skin it was cold to the touch." Means he's still trying to talk her out of it shouting things like he loves her, he expects his skin to be burning with rage but instead all he feels is the cold of it where he is so scared. "You whispered 'where are you?' I questioned your doubt, but soon realized you were talking to God now." Means he heard her talking and asking where he was and he thought she was talking to him so he was confused. Then he realizes she's talking to God because she thinks she's already killed herself. When it switches to the next part I like to think he rushed at her because she found she wasn't dead and picked up the scissors to kill herself for real and he tried to stop her. Well, she panicked and accidentally stabbed and killed him. "You've got blood on your hands, and I know it's mine I just need more time." he has fallen down and she throws herself down beside him trying to save him, but when she lifts up her hands his blood is on them. He just says he wants more time to spend with her and doesn't want to leave like this. "So get off your low lets dance like we used to." means he just wants her to not be depressed anymore and think of all the good times they had together. He wonders why she had wanted to kill herself when he thought she loved him as she used to love dancing with him. "But there's a light in the distance waiting for me, and I will wait for you." He knows he doesn't have much longer left and is slowly slipping away until he can see a bright light signalling that he is dying, but he will wait for her there whenever he dies. "So get off your low lets kiss like we used to." He still wants her to be happy when he dies and for her to remember all of the good times they had together. "I looked in the mirror But something was wrong. I saw you behind but my reflection was gone." there is a big mirror in her room that shows the both of them but as he looks at it he can only see her in the mirror, his reflection is gone because he's now just a ghost, he's already died. "Their was smoke in the fireplace white as the snow" he's looking around and everything is turning white as he's being ascended into heaven. "A voice beckoned gently 'Now it's time to go.'" God is telling him it's time for him to leave his lover. "A requiem played as you begged for forgiveness." His lover is begging God to bring him back she wants him to forgive her mistake. A Requiem is a solemn chant (as a dirge) for the repose of the dead, so that means a song is being played as he's being cast up. "'Don't touch me!' I screamed 'I've got unfinished business!'" he's screaming at God to stop bringing him to Heaven as he's got so much unfinished business he has to do before he dies. Then as the last lines play it's just repeating over and over that she should still stay happy even though he died because someday he wants to see her in Heaven with him. And that was my interpretation~ | |
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