| Crywolf – The Home We Made Pt. II Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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First off, I'd like to say that this song is amazing! I dont think anything could have been changed to make it any better. Top notch all around! Ok. Of course, the lyrics are most likely a metaphor, but on the surface, the lyrics make me think that the home of these two people, a romantically involved couple, is being raided by S.W.A.T. or some other task force. "The smoke was pouring through the halls" could be tear gas or smoke used by the task force to disorient their targets, the couple in the house. "And I thought maybe we could save ourselves" is the woman's expression of her feeling of helplessness. They knew they were in trouble and they thought they were going to get out of it, but they didn't. "Don't stand again" is the woman begging the man to stop resisting the attackers/task force. They are only going to keep shooting him and there is no way he can come out with a victory. Crywolf's two parts of the song are like memoirs of the events right before and during the raid. "You see how all my broken pieces are painted on the wall" are broken peices of his body and blood splatter from gunshots. Now, on to the true meaning of the song. This part is much more opinionated and likely arises from my recently failed marriage. I believe that the man and woman have been together for a decent amount of time. At least a year, but possibly much longer. They decided to make a life together in a time where they were madly in love with one another, but as time went on, they grew apart. The distancing wasn't intentional on either party's part, but they were both growing as individuals and they no longer had the spark they once had. It seems to me that the woman came to terms with this much sooner than the man did. "And I thought maybe we could save ourselves" says that she had faith in their relationship and that they would get over whatever was breaking them apart. When the woman ended the relationship, by whatever means she chose, the man finally realized what he was losing. "Don't stand again" is her telling him that the relationship is over and he can stop trying to save something that is already lost. She isn't trying to hurt him, but she isn't trying to help him, either. I wonder what "But they shot us down" means. When she says it, it is like she is displacing blame on a third party for their failed relationship. When he says it, he is using her excuse as a rationalization for what has happened. He needed something to blame and she gave it to him, although it probably wasn't anyone's fault but their own. "Your presence won't leave this place" tells me that he is still living in their home while she has moved out. He can't stop thinking about her and will likely cycle through blaming himself and the ones who shot them down until he realizes that blame is not what is needed. Final note. This isn't in the song, but it is good info. In order to move on, he needs to see only the present and work toward a better future. The past is not a safe place to dwell. Neither is the future, really. |
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