| Bastille – Flaws Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I personally think that this song is about a man who has many personal flaws, flaws that he has learned and flaws he has inherited. Meaning that he has been through tragic or unfortunate events that he has witness or been involved with. He feels that he has a "hole" inside of him, and it's because he has repressed feelings that he doesn't want to deal with. An example could be thinking you have a strong relationship with a loved one but then finding out they are cheating or lying to you, causing you to now suffer from the "flaw" of not being able to easily trust. But then he meets this special person who also has flaws, but they "wear them on their sleeve" and aren't afraid of them. That person is fully aware of their own personal problems, but isn't afraid to admit it. This person encourages the singer that it's good to face your internal struggles and bring the surface so you can finally deal with hidden emotions or thoughts. |
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| Bastille – Pompeii Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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When I listen to this song, I think it is about a man's personal struggle with destructive internal issues (jealously,anger,abusive,lying,stealing,cheating). I feel that he has some evil(s) that he has been trying so hard to conceal to become a better man/person. But even though he has decided to try to become a different/better man, his inner issues eventually reappear once again and destroy whatever is meaningful to him (relationship with family,loved ones, work, ect.). "How am I gonna be an optimist about this?" - He is beginning to realize that he can not out run or cover up his deep personal issues (or who he truly is). He now begins to feel hopeless to ever become the man that (his family, his love, his work) needs him to be. Pompeii is symbolically used to portray his thoughts about his flaws. When the volcano erupted on Pompeii, no one expected it, and even though people tried to seek shelter, there was no way to avoid the destruction of the volcano. --- The man in the song had hidden inner problems which he tried to hide from people he cared about. But at one point, the issues reappeared again, possibly when he wasn't expecting it (in a heated argument, temptation, stressed out). This made the man realize that he really hadn't gotten over any of his personal troubles/inner struggles. This makes him feel like he has no control anymore and that he will eventually hurt anyone/anything he truly cares about. I feel that lots of people can feel this way throughout our lives. We each have our own flaws and just when we think we might have conquered our fault(s)/inner struggles, it begins to reveal itself in us and we begin to lose hope that we will ever be able to change ourselves. . |
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