"Cave" as written by and Matthew James Bellamy....
Leave me alone, it's nothing serious
I'll do it myself, it's got nothing to do with you
And there's nothing that you can do
You can see it and you can almost hear it too
You can almost taste it, it's nothing to do with you
And there's still nothing that you can do
So come in my cave, and I'll burn your hearts away
Come in my cave and I'll burn your hearts away
Please close your ears and try to look away
So you'll never hear a single word I say
And don't ever come my way
Leave me alone, it's nothing serious
I'll do it myself, it's got nothing to do with you
And there's still nothing that you can do
So come in my cave, and I'll burn your hearts away
Come in my cave, and arrest me for my mistakes
I'll do it myself, it's got nothing to do with you
And there's nothing that you can do
You can see it and you can almost hear it too
You can almost taste it, it's nothing to do with you
And there's still nothing that you can do
So come in my cave, and I'll burn your hearts away
Come in my cave and I'll burn your hearts away
Please close your ears and try to look away
So you'll never hear a single word I say
And don't ever come my way
Leave me alone, it's nothing serious
I'll do it myself, it's got nothing to do with you
And there's still nothing that you can do
So come in my cave, and I'll burn your hearts away
Come in my cave, and arrest me for my mistakes
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Though on the other hand there´s always the wish not to be alone and to communicate and to be understood aswell. I believe the "come in my cave and i`ll burn your heart away" indeed means that he wants someone around to share the feelings with - although he doesn`t want to show that and thus show vulnerability. Therefore he puts his wish into a thread, so he can be honest without having the risk.
Or something like that. *smile*
And the other person that he's singing to, he wants them to come with him and take the fall for him.
Hence "it's got nothing to do with you".
The situation has nothing to do with the others but he wants them to take the fall.
But I could be wrong.
Plato's Cave is often considered allegory for the execution of Socrates.
The Cave is about men who have been trapped inside a cave all their lives, seeing only shadows and never real light. One of their number escapes, sees the light of the sun, and the true nature of the world. The man returns to the cave, only to be killed by those who say he speaks heresy.
This song is sung by those who are in their cave.
"Come in my cave, and arrest me for my mistakes"
I suppose the meaning changes on the person. one of muses more angsty songs, though id never call muse angsty, they are past that. i just love this song, my favourite song on showbiz
The lines "please close your ears and try to look away" and "there's nothing you can do" perhaps suggest that the only way to deal with his anger is to let it all out verbally and perhaps physically too. Anyone who tries to 'come in his cave' (ie not mind their own business) will be on the receiving end of his nasty side ("I'll burn your heart away").
"Arrest me for my mistakes" = Sue me for being a little bit messed up. ;)
i dunno, any other suggestions?
xxx Lou
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the theme of plato's cave is that it can be difficult understanding actual reality b/c we get accustomed to thinking that what we see is the only reality there is or that wut we think is reality can be an illusion to people.
and this song "cave" makes several references to plato's story,
"You can see it and you can almost hear it too You can almost taste it,"--- this is how us humans difine wut is reality, by wy using our 5 senses.
"Please close your ears and try to look away"----- in plato's story, a monster propped these people's heads so that they can never move them, hence y the lyrics say, "try to look away" that is why they think that shadows are living creatures, b/c they have never seen the sun b/c their heads are stuck