| Staind – Epiphany Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| So I've always loved this song, but it just dawned on me as I was listening to it that it PERFECTLY describes a situation I'm in now - where I'm really into this guy, and he's really into me, but he has ADD and can't easily express what he wants and smokes pot to deal with it - and then I go on to read here that Aaron Lewis has said that it is about ADD. Guess I was spot on. | |
| Christina Perri – Arms Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Every now and then, a song comes along that I just feel so DEEPLY -- this is 100% one of those songs. In my eyes, it's about two people -- one who wants desperately to be with the other, and one who desperately wants to be with the other but won't allow him or herself -- because they're dealing with a personal struggle. I find myself in this situation right now. There is a man who I am crazy about. From the moment we met, even before we met actually, I knew it was love. And he is crazy about me, too -- but he is also battling some addictions. Some, I now know about; others, I don't. (But I know they exist.) We are not together right now, because he needs to battle them alone. "You put your arms around me And I believe that it's easier for you to let me go You put your arms around me and I'm home" When the two of us were together, and even when we see each other around now, every time we embrace and our arms are around each other, it's magical. A feeling of comfort. A feeling of home. But for him, it's also a feeling of fear -- because he knows he has to deal with this situation on his own. The easier thing is to let me go, rather than bring me into it. "How many times will let you me change my mind and turn around I can't decide if I'll let you save my life or if I'll drown" He keeps wanting to come back, but then turning away -- because he knows that right now, it's not right. He sees me as a source of hope, his "life preserver" if you will -- but he doesn't know if he'll be able to reach it or not. "I hope that you see right through my walls I hope that you catch me, 'cause I'm already falling I'll never let a love get so close" While deep down he wants to be with me, he's forcing himself to be guarded -- because he knows that's the only way to make the separation easier. "The world is coming down on me And I can't find a reason to be loved I never wanna leave you But I can't make you bleed if I'm alone" Fighting his own fight, he feels hopeless. He wants desperately to be with me, but knows that he can't. The only way for him to protect me from the pain and bleeding of what he's going through -- is to be alone. His demons may be different from what others are dealing with, but it all has to do with that inner struggle. I'm not sure how our story ends, but I do know one thing: any time he puts his arms around me, I am home. I only hope and pray that we end up home -- together -- for good. |
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