Lyrics submitted by thatWASthen
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
Login with Facebook
Error: Can’t log in using Facebook
Login with Google
Error: Can’t log in using Google
Or
The chorus is the person who cares about this girl saying that they would gladly suffer teh way she is, so she wouldnt have to. The next verse says "she kills herself until the image is erased," which I think means she is indulging in self destructive behaviour, maybe cutting, or drinking until she forgets what happened to her, but she cant forget because the physical evidence is always there, "the skin is bruised all along her thighs." This line is the indicator that what happened to her was definately rape. The rest of this verse is just about how she cant escape the mental images or the memory of her attacker ("from you she tries to hide"), and all she can do is sleep and be safe, because when shes concious all she can do it think about it "haunting all the time." The last bit is the guy who wrote it saying that he cant be what she needs now, because she's too damaged by what happened to trust and love the way she did, but he wishes he could accept her pain for her, even if it "tears him apart", so he could once again be everything she needed. There is also a last verse which wasnt included,
"And this silence strips me bare,
and your body pins me down.
I've never been so scared to breathe,
afraid to make a sound.
And all I know is you'll never let me go..
Just kick and scream, bite and bleed,
and make believe it's all a dream."
This also fits in with the idea of rape, I'm not quite sure whos perspective its from though, maybe the girls, or him imagining it.....?? Anyway, those are my ideas!!
I agree with both your interpretation as well as all the modifications. The bridge part needs a tweak as well. It should read:
Put the weight on my shoulders
And the pain in my heart
Tie the knots in my stomach
And let it tear me apart.
So I could be everything you need
Everything you need
Put the weight on my shoulders
And the pain in my heart
Tie the knots in my stomach
And let it tear me apart.
So tear me apart.
Keeps it in line with the rest of the song. Let me bear the burden, let it ruin me instead of you.
and your body pins me down.
I've never been so scared to breathe,
afraid to make a sound.
And all I know is you'll never let me go..
Just kick and scream, bite and bleed,
and make believe it's all a dream."
I thought about this more, and I think its from the girls perspective, and the bit where it says "And all I know is you'll never let me go.. " is about the fact that she will never be able to get rid of the memory so it will be like her abuser has some form of a hold on her forever, even years and years into her future.