| Metric – London Halflife Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| Hi hashpipe, I'm glad someone has finally been able to appreciate my interpretation of this song. I am only 27 myself which means I was 26 when I posted my interpretation above, but I guess even when I was 22, I could already relate to the message of this song. I wasn't an achiever myself and I wasted a lot of time chasing things that were of now use to me in the end. Thanks! | |
| Metric – London Halflife Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I am absolutely captivated by this song, and the lyrics really got me thinking on the meaning... Most obviously, this is about a middle aged person, living their life in a dreary manner, sad about their underachievement, and stuck in a state of depression. Middle-aged, do the low rise on the waist --> wearing the low rise on the waist shows that the person is not trying to keep up with the trends London half-life Middle-aged, you're the low riser --> achieving less than others, a low riser among others (high-risers) Getting over myself today --> like the saying, "Get over yourself." The person is depressed and is trying to get over his/her own issues. So the song advises the person to get away, do some thinking, and calm down the noises that they hear inside them, the anxiety, the depression, etc. and wash them away (rain). And if you're compromised, Drive your car through the rain And if you've been beaten, Drive your car through the rain Until you wash off the buzz And to not go back from their vacation or break until they are sure of themselves... At this point, the song goes on to describe what the person used to be before they entered into the depression Don't pull over 'till you're sure one that wanted the floor One that won't know the street, one that wanted to land On the heart with his feet up //one that wanted the floor --> a person who wanted to be important, like the figure of speech, "give the floor" meaning let the person talk //One that won't know the street --> one who was foolish "not streetsmart" //one that wanted to land On the heart with his feet up --> one who is whimsical like the type who falls head over heels Oh watch out, you're only better off with half your life Otherwise wasted //oh watch out --> advice to take care and be more mature and wise because this is a hard time for the person who is feeling vulnerable and depressed //you're only better off with half your life Otherwise wasted --> advice that says you are only better off with half your life spent in a different way (otherwise wasted). In a sense, the song acknowledges that the halflife is not going to be better off than the youthful years, so we while and waste this away. (In comparison to the youthful years.) But, it also advises the person to try to live the halflife better. House of cards, you fall hard --> basically the person is very vulnerable, the half life is just always a bit sad, lost youth and all |
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