Stay With Me (Unlikely)

Alright, I'm gonna give this a shot, wish me luck:

"Sick of this mind and the games it plays mental enemy enemy enemy want to push me back again"

Schizophrenia. The voices in his head, they hate him, they don't want him to succeed.

"Whatever words they say (you said it) whomever they betray (you did it)"

The voices in his head take control of him, make him say things, and betray those closest to him.

"whenever they're awake it makes me die"

Whenever the voices are there, the REAL him, his personality, is gone, untouchable.

"There's so much on my mind, we're given so little time there's no way to hold on as it passes by"

Here, he seems to be talking to a girlfriend or a lover. He wants to say so much, but the voices steal the time away from him.

"so lead me into denial, help me forget for awhile stay with me, please don't go"

He wants her to help him to forget, if even for a short time. He wants her to make him feel sane, but she is probably at the end of her rope and wants to leave.

"I don't have much else to say (unlikely) I'd rather you go away (unlikely) I don't need something from you (unlikely)"

The voices speak for themselves, lying to his lover. The "Unlikely" is what he screams inside his own mind, but is unable to communicate to her.

"Though some say I will heal over time it doesn't seem too likely it seems unlikely"

People (doctors?) tell him that he'll get better, but he knows better, the voices will never leave.

Overall a very powerful song. There are other ways that it could be interpreted I'm sure, but this is the one that I happen to like.

Enjoy it, love it, hate it, your choice, just remember one thing.

ALL WILL BOW BEFORE THE MIGHT OF THE CELLDWELLER!

kthxbye.

I don't really think the meaning is that complicated. I think it's just about a person with a problem that can be described as a mental enemy, eg schizophrenia or something like that. They want their close friend/lover to stay with them, and help them forget.

My interpretation is that this is about a relationship. One that is damaged by mental illness, however, I believe the illness is something more along the lines of bipolar disorder. This is something I have some experience with, so I may call upon my own life to further my point.

"Sick of this mind and the games it plays mental enemy enemy enemy want to push me back again here they come running wanting me up on that tree, crucified (wait a minute)"

People with mental illnesses feel as if their minds are their enemies, and it can be a constant fight between what they perceive as "themselves" vs. the disease.

"Whatever words they say (you said it) whomever they betray (you did it) whenever they're awake it makes me die"

This sounds exactly like bipolar to me. When I am in a depressive or even a manic state, and then I snap out of it, it feels like I am looking back at a different person speaking. But no, it was me, and I have to live with the damage the disease has done.

"There's so much on my mind, we're given so little time there's no way to hold on as it passes by so lead me into denial, help me forget for awhile"

Here, Klayton is singing to a lover or girlfriend. Someone who was there with him throughout his mood swings, and seen both the good and the bad in him. Has had to deal with the "voice" as well as him. And he is begging her to just be with him, and hold the negative voice off for a while. He is unable to hold onto his own personality when the depression kicks in, so he wants to make the most of the time they have together.

"Stay with me, please don't go Don't want to be alone stay with me, please"

Self-explanatory. But people with mental illness are far more dependent than "normal" people. He doesn't want to be alone with the voices, when she is one of the only good things in his life. He needs her around.

"I don't have much else to say (unlikely) I'd rather you go away (unlikely) I don't need something from you (unlikely)"

The "voice" is speaking to her in this stanza. It's not true, and he even admits this by saying "unlikely" but for now he has no control over what he is saying. He pushes her away, then clings and begs her to stay.

Eventually, she can't handle the added stress anymore, and she leaves. He is left alone, still begging her to stay, unable to function on his own.

This is exactly what I'm going through now with my ex. So I either just twisted this song to fit my life or I discovered a song that fit my life. xD EITHER WAY. The thesis of this whole post has to be "Celldweller fuckin' rocks". c:

Ah, I can relate to this song.. How it's like "Stay with me" then "Go away" then "Stay with me" again.. I feel the same way about someone... Ah, and the beat is great.

Yeah, speaking of the beat, you can play a game to the beat of this song. Go to flashflasrevolution.com and play it. Go to the rock section and select number one. And what do you know, it's Celldweller. :)

**Retyped Above Address: flashflashrevolution.com

FFR is how i found out about celldweller, but im upset they cut out about half of last firstborn in the FFR version.

this song's a bit ... contradictory.

and i found out about klayton through the NFS: most wanted soundtrack. ;)

i honestly think it's about a love-hate relationship and someone being paranoid.

NyteStorm, you are so good. I read the translation of it and it makes so much sense. :3 Good analysis. :]