| Balance And Composure – Quake Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song sounds like it could be about suicide. The first verse seems as if it could be the person talking to themselves or writing a note about why they've done it, and then saying that they want to be remembered. "I can't take the way you look at me / Those eyes could never lie" "Until then I'll keep you inside my head" The chorus could be the person that committed suicide trying to talk to a family member/friend who is visiting their grave, or (using the music video) it could be talking to everyone attending their funeral. Again, the next verse would follow on from that. saying that everyone at the funeral might "quake" at the thought of the deceased person not being there, but they need to move on. "And all you do is think / And thinking gets you nowhere" The third verse is a bit of a grey area (for me anyway), because it could be a family member/friend of the deceased mourning at their grave, and trying to talk to them, and the person that has committed suicide is listening. The person that is mourning isn't happy with the deceased. "Just wait for clarity / You say this will all make sense / Just stay here with me / I can't take the way you look at me" The repeat of the chorus is the aftermath of the mourning person constantly going back to the grave to mourn. To me, it seems like they have decided to commit suicide as well, as the repeat is fairly quiet, and then the word "away" is held when sung, and it could also show that the mourning person is now "away", after killing themselves, from not being able to cope with the original suicide. The overall mellow/dark tone of the song backs up my interpretation, as does the music video, which is absolutely brilliant. Quake is definitely one of the best songs on the album. Just my two cents. |
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