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.
time will forget your name
and float away in a poker game
the best you can hope for
is to go in your sleep
can you take me to the stairs
give me just a little one
I will be quiet all the way
falling like an aeroplane
life has the sweetest refrain
and if it calls for you, go
I had a dream where I went to your room
and I cut off my hand
and I let go of the blood
what were you thinking
and were are you just tired
I was holding your hand while
you pushed the wheel forward all the way
falling like an aeroplane
life has the sweetest refrain
and if it calls for you, go
you do what you want to do
I will be right here waiting
what holds me up
is going to burn me in the turnaround
downtown I’ll see you downtown
you do what you want to do
I will be right here waiting
what holds me up
is going to burn me in the turnaround
downtown I’ll see you downtown
and float away in a poker game
the best you can hope for
is to go in your sleep
can you take me to the stairs
give me just a little one
I will be quiet all the way
falling like an aeroplane
life has the sweetest refrain
and if it calls for you, go
I had a dream where I went to your room
and I cut off my hand
and I let go of the blood
what were you thinking
and were are you just tired
I was holding your hand while
you pushed the wheel forward all the way
falling like an aeroplane
life has the sweetest refrain
and if it calls for you, go
you do what you want to do
I will be right here waiting
what holds me up
is going to burn me in the turnaround
downtown I’ll see you downtown
you do what you want to do
I will be right here waiting
what holds me up
is going to burn me in the turnaround
downtown I’ll see you downtown
Lyrics submitted by Thrilliam
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
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This song is so good. Meaning seems to be a bit tricky. Love all their work though.
I think the start of the second stanza is about "blood on the hands" its a way of him saying he let go of his responsibility to how things ended.
So I was in a band that covered a few Everybodyfields songs and I talked with Sam at a show in Ashville, NC about this song. To me, it was one of the saddest songs about suicide I had ever head and when I asked him about the dark theme of the song he responded "yeah, I was going through a real rough period in my life then" and to me the rest of his explanation seemed to be a general embodiment of introspective, suicidal depression.
The beginning of the song has the air of smallness one feels in a great depression (e.g. "time will forget your name") and that if death is to come, hopefully it will be quit (e.g. the best you can hope for is to go in your sleep).
The line "can you take me to the stairs" seems to bring to mind an older gent have a heart attack or becoming short of breath, while the lines "what were you thinking and were you just tired" seem to reflect introspective suicidal bedroom scene of the adolescent. Lastly, the lines "downtown, I'll see you downtown" brings to mind feelings of self-loathing or self-doubt that you know are always with you, but seem to manifest themselves when you are out drinking in a social scene. At least, to me it seems like the "downtown" line is an acknowledgement of the inevitable oncoming of those feelings when you are out on the town and supposed to be sociable. That is to say, the "what hold me up" that "burn[s] me in the turnaround" are those feeling of doubt that actually make the person seem cynical and narcissistic, something we have all seen in someone else before. This behavior seems to support you, but it is also what screws you over. That having been said, any bad event can bring about the large oncoming of these feelings you would rather not deal with on a daily basis.
Whether or not I am correct about my interpretation about various faces of death, or the different images of types of death there seem to be from my own feeling of the song and talking with Sam It seems it does delve into suicide as the general theme of the song.
Very powerful. Will never forget it.