| Lifehouse – Near Life Experience Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I have to disagree with the first comment. To me, this song is not about religion. When I listen to this song it is very introspective. It is all about self-evaluation of the state of being. Being in the philosophical sense. The lyrics fit this idea as well, the thoughts of someone who is depressed, dejected, probably suicidal, references to cutting, and using some other harsh things to cope with those emotions. "Make this go away, I'm begging please This little life left, if only to bleed Is this where I end, or is this where we begin?" This song is about going from that state of mind and having the breakthrough to being past that state of mind. Sitting in the improved state of mind and looking back on the things that happened and trying to decipher them all. "I can't catch my breath this near life experience scared me to death" It ends with an almost haunting state of mind... "Is this where I end, or is this where we begin?" Defining what "we" means can be extremely subjective. The title is ironic, it is a play on words "Near death experience" becomes "Near Life Experience" because the person in the song did not die, the decided to stay. ----------------------------------- SIDENOTE: I was listening to an old CD by Lifehouse and it seemed like almost a precurser to this song. If you play the song 'All in All' from their first cd or even better is "Cling and Clatter" from no name face. Both mirror the idea pretty well and speaks to the old self vs. new self idea. I may have the wrong track, but dig through the old catalog and I'm sure you will find it. (I recall both of them referenced falling, making the line about being on your knees stick out) I was listening to an old CD by Lifehouse and it seemed like almost a precurser to this song. If you play the song 'All in All' from their first cd or even better is "Cling and Clatter" from no name face. Both mirror the idea pretty well and speaks to the old self vs. new self idea. I may have the wrong track, but dig through the old catalog and I'm sure you will find it. (I recall both of them referenced falling, making the line about being on your knees stick out) |
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| Lifehouse – Near Life Experience Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I have to disagree with the first comment. To me, this song is not about religion. When I listen to this song it is very introspective. It is all about self-evaluation of the state of being. Being in the philosophical sense. The lyrics fit this idea as well, the thoughts of someone who is depressed, dejected, probably suicidal, references to cutting, and using some other harsh things to cope with those emotions. "Make this go away, I'm begging please This little life left, if only to bleed Is this where I end, or is this where we begin?" This song is about going from that state of mind and having the breakthrough to being past that state of mind. Sitting in the improved state of mind and looking back on the things that happened and trying to decipher them all. "I can't catch my breath this near life experience scared me to death" It ends with an almost haunting state of mind... "Is this where I end, or is this where we begin?" Defining what "we" means can be extremely subjective. The title is ironic, it is a play on words "Near death experience" becomes "Near Life Experience" because the person in the song did not die, the decided to stay. ----------------------------------- SIDENOTE: I was listening to an old CD by Lifehouse and it seemed like almost a precurser to this song. If you play the song 'All in All' from their first cd or even better is "Cling and Clatter" from no name face. Both mirror the idea pretty well and speaks to the old self vs. new self idea. I may have the wrong track, but dig through the old catalog and I'm sure you will find it. (I recall both of them referenced falling, making the line about being on your knees stick out) I was listening to an old CD by Lifehouse and it seemed like almost a precurser to this song. If you play the song 'All in All' from their first cd or even better is "Cling and Clatter" from no name face. Both mirror the idea pretty well and speaks to the old self vs. new self idea. I may have the wrong track, but dig through the old catalog and I'm sure you will find it. (I recall both of them referenced falling, making the line about being on your knees stick out) |
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| Lifehouse – Near Life Experience Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I have to disagree with the first comment. To me, this song is not about religion. When I listen to this song it is very introspective. It is all about self-evaluation of the state of being. Being in the philosophical sense. The lyrics fit this idea as well, the thoughts of someone who is depressed, dejected, probably suicidal, references to cutting, and using some other harsh things to cope with those emotions. "Make this go away, I'm begging please This little life left, if only to bleed Is this where I end, or is this where we begin?" This song is about going from that state of mind and having the breakthrough to being past that state of mind. Sitting in the improved state of mind and looking back on the things that happened and trying to decipher them all. "I can't catch my breath this near life experience scared me to death" It ends with an almost haunting state of mind... "Is this where I end, or is this where we begin?" Defining what "we" means can be extremely subjective. The title is ironic, it is a play on words "Near death experience" becomes "Near Life Experience" because the person in the song did not die, the decided to stay. ----------------------------------- SIDENOTE: I was listening to an old CD by Lifehouse and it seemed like almost a precurser to this song. If you play the song 'All in All' from their first cd or even better is "Cling and Clatter" from no name face. Both mirror the idea pretty well and speaks to the old self vs. new self idea. I may have the wrong track, but dig through the old catalog and I'm sure you will find it. (I recall both of them referenced falling, making the line about being on your knees stick out) I was listening to an old CD by Lifehouse and it seemed like almost a precurser to this song. If you play the song 'All in All' from their first cd or even better is "Cling and Clatter" from no name face. Both mirror the idea pretty well and speaks to the old self vs. new self idea. I may have the wrong track, but dig through the old catalog and I'm sure you will find it. (I recall both of them referenced falling, making the line about being on your knees stick out) |
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| Lifehouse – Near Life Experience Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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I have to disagree with the first comment. To me, this song is not about religion. When I listen to this song it is very introspective. It is all about self-evaluation of the state of being. Being in the philosophical sense. The lyrics fit this idea as well, the thoughts of someone who is depressed, dejected, probably suicidal, references to cutting, and using some other harsh things to cope with those emotions. "Make this go away, I'm begging please This little life left, if only to bleed Is this where I end, or is this where we begin?" This song is about going from that state of mind and having the breakthrough to being past that state of mind. Sitting in the improved state of mind and looking back on the things that happened and trying to decipher them all. "I can't catch my breath this near life experience scared me to death" It ends with an almost haunting state of mind... "Is this where I end, or is this where we begin?" Defining what "we" means can be extremely subjective. The title is ironic, it is a play on words "Near death experience" becomes "Near Life Experience" because the person in the song did not die, the decided to stay. ----------------------------------- SIDENOTE: I was listening to an old CD by Lifehouse and it seemed like almost a precurser to this song. If you play the song 'All in All' from their first cd or even better is "Cling and Clatter" from no name face. Both mirror the idea pretty well and speaks to the old self vs. new self idea. I may have the wrong track, but dig through the old catalog and I'm sure you will find it. (I recall both of them referenced falling, making the line about being on your knees stick out) I was listening to an old CD by Lifehouse and it seemed like almost a precurser to this song. If you play the song 'All in All' from their first cd or even better is "Cling and Clatter" from no name face. Both mirror the idea pretty well and speaks to the old self vs. new self idea. I may have the wrong track, but dig through the old catalog and I'm sure you will find it. (I recall both of them referenced falling, making the line about being on your knees stick out) |
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