This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
In my happy home I barely breathe
In my lovers arms I find relief
And there's a sky that's changing and a bird that sings
I never once in my wayward life was heading to run out
In my lovers arms I wait for morning
I beg my god to speak and tear me apart
I'd lay down my body I'd lay down my arms
I never once in my sweet short life meant anybody harm
In my happy home i read the signs
In my lovers arms I move in time
There's no more crying and there's no more lies
I never once in my sweet short life was waiting for desire
And there's no more crying
And there's no more pain
I never thought for one second I'd have nothing left but shame
In my happy home I barely breathe
I never once in my wayward life was heading to run out
In my lovers arms I find relief
And there's a sky that's changing and a bird that sings
I never once in my wayward life was heading to run out
In my lovers arms I wait for morning
I beg my god to speak and tear me apart
I'd lay down my body I'd lay down my arms
I never once in my sweet short life meant anybody harm
In my happy home i read the signs
In my lovers arms I move in time
There's no more crying and there's no more lies
I never once in my sweet short life was waiting for desire
And there's no more crying
And there's no more pain
I never thought for one second I'd have nothing left but shame
In my happy home I barely breathe
I never once in my wayward life was heading to run out
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No Surprises
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Blue
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Page
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I don't think this song has much to do with suicide at all. This song is about infidelity. "Happy home" seems to be an ironic term for her home life which seems to be anything but. It seems implied that they have been together for a long time, but the magic is gone and the dynamics of the relationship have changed. She can "barely breathe" there. Her "lover" is the one she is cheating on her husband (they'd don't have to be married, I am arbitrarily assigning this word because it makes discussion a little simpler). In the first verse it's just before morning and she's cheated on her husband by spending the night with her lover (she "was never headed to run out" [on her husband]). She's happy here unlike in her happy home. Second verse, she's still in her lover's bed but she's thinking about the consequences of what she's done. She is wanting god to smite her and punish her for her actions. She "never meant anybody harm" The third verse seems her imagining what the future would be like with her lover. There is happiness in her life ("there's no more crying [or] lies"), unlike the present where it's as if she'd completely forgotten that she could feel this way. It's not as if she was searching for someone to cheat on her husband with. She was not "waiting for desire." She had always imagined that she would always be faithful, and suddenly she has found herself with this second man with whom she's completely smitten. In the end she knows her life will be much happier if she leaves her husband for her lover, ("no more crying" "no more pain"), but she will have to live with the shame of what she's done to her husband who still loves her. I think in the last two lines, she decides to return to her husband and abandon a potentially happier life with the lover. A secret one-night stand. It's a beautiful song. I cried the first time I really listened to it.
I totally agree with your interpretation of the song. Especially because Shirley Manson, in her song "shut your mouth" at one point says "You need a family, a baby, a piece of security...", and hereby tells the world that she's fed up with what ppl think and how they think she should live. I know it might be out of context, but I think Shirley has struggled with the whole idea of being expected to live a certain way of life. That would at least give sense with the fact that her life isn't what she thought it would be, as you wrote.
@SquidBrandon With regret...<br /> <br /> I think you're correct.<br /> <br /> I love this track...love it....and...Hate it.<br /> <br /> Why?<br /> <br /> Because you're correct. That's the take on the content I share. I wanted suicide or illness so badly but I don't think it's there.<br /> <br /> I adore, the melody, the musicality and the passion. The SIZE of it.<br /> <br /> But....<br /> <br /> I loathe gutless cheats. Always have, always will. I cannot abide folk who have their cake and eat it too. <br /> <br /> If you're unhappy, grow some and walk out. Then fix your life, as is your right. You do not have any right to jerk other folk off.<br /> <br /> The song...is spanking.