Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Just below the surface of an ordinary town
Burn the devils underground
Murder fills the skies above my eyes above the earth
Why didn't I realize?
See for the first time in my life defending
[Chorus]
All that remains
Drowning in flames
The same old story, but the names have all been changed
The fatal mistake you made
Was, of all the hearts you'd slain,
How you left alive my bloody valentine
Gravity unshackles you, and now you float away
Looking back upon your grave
You can't outrun your shadow,
you can only shut the lights
Pluck out your wicked eyes,
See for the first time in your life defending
[Chorus]
All that remains
Drowning in flames
The same old story, but the names have all been changed
The fatal mistake you made
Was, of all the hearts you'd slain,
How you left alive my bloody valentine
Aiming at the enemy, I only smash the mirror
Pluck out your wicked eyes,
See for the first time in your life defending
[Chorus]
All that remains
Drowning in flames
The same old story, but the names have all been changed
The fatal mistake you made
Was, of all the hearts you'd slain,
How you left alive my bloody valentine
Burn the devils underground
Murder fills the skies above my eyes above the earth
Why didn't I realize?
See for the first time in my life defending
[Chorus]
All that remains
Drowning in flames
The same old story, but the names have all been changed
The fatal mistake you made
Was, of all the hearts you'd slain,
How you left alive my bloody valentine
Gravity unshackles you, and now you float away
Looking back upon your grave
You can't outrun your shadow,
you can only shut the lights
Pluck out your wicked eyes,
See for the first time in your life defending
[Chorus]
All that remains
Drowning in flames
The same old story, but the names have all been changed
The fatal mistake you made
Was, of all the hearts you'd slain,
How you left alive my bloody valentine
Aiming at the enemy, I only smash the mirror
Pluck out your wicked eyes,
See for the first time in your life defending
[Chorus]
All that remains
Drowning in flames
The same old story, but the names have all been changed
The fatal mistake you made
Was, of all the hearts you'd slain,
How you left alive my bloody valentine
Lyrics submitted by Sess, edited by circleofcontort, lex1076058, lexandrosphynx
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I don't think this is about religion. It could be about how someone hurts several people in the same way and the singer is the one observing it, "The same old story/But the names have all been changed", and this latest victim was strong enough to rise above and try to defend their self against the evildoer, "The fatal mistake you made/Was of all the hearts you'd slain/How you kept alive my bloody valentine ". Or all the above said but the singer is talking to themselves, "Aiming at the enemy I only smash the mirror".