| Bastille – Of the Night Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| This song is really difficult to decipher. There's no key words that contribute to the meaning. I believe it's about two friends learning to love each other, but finding it hard because they don't want to ruin their non-romantic relationship. | |
| Bastille – Torn Apart Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Alright. Let's begin. Here we have a person with either a friend, boyfriend / girlfriend, anything really. There's no key words in the song indicating that it's any kind of relationship in particular, so I assume it could be about a person and anyone else close to them. I'll use two close friends of the same sex; not a couple. "I could only be myself, with you around. Oh, with you around. And now there's nothing left for me to think about. Whoa, to think about." In my opinion, I see it as two friends who could be themselves around each other. Then, one friend parts from the other, possibly from an argument. The other is hurt and feels like they can't think without the other person occupying their thoughts. "And it hurts like hell, To be torn apart. And it hurts like hell, To be thrown around." This part of the song talks about the person feeling hurt that their relationship / friendship had to end, and even though the two may not speak to each other anymore, there's an emotional barrier between them that makes the person feel like they're being emotionally sucker-punched. "We were born to be together, Torn apart. Torn apart. We were born to be together, Torn apart. Torn apart." Now, the person speaks about how the friend and him / her were supposed to have each other's back, be friends, etc. and that they were torn apart from each other by their foolish argument. "You stepped with a heavy tread and left your mark. Oh, your mark on me. The space you used to fill is now this great black hole. Oh, you're out of sight but not out my mind." The speaker says that the friend was their everything, and that there isn't one thing that doesn't leave a mark of the friend on it; and even though they barely see each other anymore the speaker says they're not out of his / her mind. The rest of the song basically is the same lyrics over and over; and that's the end of it. |
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| The Neighbourhood – Afraid Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I believe the song is about a schizophrenic person that is losing contact with reality. He is losing his friends due to this, making him angry at them for leaving. This leads to the phrase "You're too mean, I don't like you". In the second verse, he is trying to convince himself to fight his demons and ultimately his schizophrenia. However, he "relapses", you could say. "When I wake up, I'm afraid" probably means that he's afraid to face those he's hurt in the past and wants to reconcile with them, but is scared to try. He probably believes he'll hurt them again. "Being me and only me, feeling scared to breathe, if you leave me then I’ll be afraid of everything, that makes me anxious, gives me patience, calms me down, lets me face this, let me sleep, and when I wake up, let me breathe" most likely means that he is scared to admit his schizophrenia to others. "If you leave me then I'll be afraid of everything" is about maybe his one last friend leaving, and they're maybe his medicine and the one who is fixing him. I doubt that made any sense. This is my first interpretation, so I'm a bit of a rookie at this. |
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| The Neighbourhood – Afraid Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I believe the song is about a schizophrenic person that is losing contact with reality. He is losing his friends due to this, making him angry at them for leaving. This leads to the phrase "You're too mean, I don't like you". In the second verse, he is trying to convince himself to fight his demons and ultimately his schizophrenia. However, he "relapses", you could say. "When I wake up, I'm afraid" probably means that he's afraid to face those he's hurt in the past and wants to reconcile with them, but is scared to try. He probably believes he'll hurt them again. "Being me and only me, feeling scared to breathe, if you leave me then I’ll be afraid of everything, that makes me anxious, gives me patience, calms me down, lets me face this, let me sleep, and when I wake up, let me breathe" most likely means that he is scared to admit his schizophrenia to others. "If you leave me then I'll be afraid of everything" is about maybe his one last friend leaving, and they're maybe his medicine and the one who is fixing him. I doubt that made any sense. This is my first interpretation, so I'm a bit of a rookie at this. |
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