Skeleton Boy

i close my eyes on the dancefloor forget about you

i lose myself in flashing colors i've got to see it through

you're too much i take it that we're over should we even care at all?

you're too much, too much let's shake hands and say goodbye

your love is old but even despite it all give me your hand let's face this night and see it through

your love is old but even despite it all give me your hand let's face this night and see it through

right by my feet lay broken glasses you skeleton boy

sweat from the walls drips on my shoulder i've got to see it through

you're too much i take it that we're over should we even care at all?

you're too much, too much let's shake hands and say goodbye

(ooo yea, ooo yea, ooo yea)

before the sun comes up let's shake hands and say. . .

your love is old but even despite it all give me your hand let's face this night and see it through

your love is old but even despite it all give me your hand let's face this night and see it through

your love is old but even despite it all give me your hand let's face this night and see it through

your love is old but even despite it all give me your hand let's face this night and see it through

Personally I think it's about a boy, on a night out at a club/gig/rave, lamenting a lost love with a girl who he's there with. Perhaps they have just broken up that night. In their final exchanges he at first allows his emotions to show:

"you're too much,"

Then his disappointment:

"i take it that we're over"

Before quickly trying to act aloof:

"should we even care at all?"

Before it all becomes too much:

"too much, too much"

And he makes one more effort to be cordial:

"lets shake hands and say goodbye"

The rest of the song, about facing the night and seeing it through, could be about them trying to at least enjoy the rest of the night because it's all they have left together, even if it is just as 'friends'. I think he is the 'Skeleton Boy'; he's a relic of his former self, emotionally stripped to the bare bones by the end of his relationship. But none the less, he vows to carry on and 'see it through'.

My two cents :-)

Oh, and I think it's "believing despite it all," rather than "believing despite the loss" as you have it.

I'm not too sure on this, I think it's "your love is out" though still, not too sure.

i think these are all correct apart from this bit i've corrected:

you're too much, i take it that we're over should we even care at all? too much, too much lets shake hands and say goodbye

i'm not really sure what the song is about, but i think it's brilliant, one of my favourite friendly fires songs.

I love this song so much but i think where he says 'too much too much' it's actually 'you're, too much, too much' it sounds like it - but it might be a moan or something like that

I love this song so much. I think it's about wanting to let a destructive relationship go, but not being able to, because you love the person. The whole song seems like he's going back and forth. I think ultimately they try to make it work, but maybe I'm just an optimist :).

Give me your hand, lets face this night and see it through.

I agree with sticky too, I've seen other lyrics that say "despite the loss" but it definitely sounds like "despite it all."

"believing despite it all"

add "before the sun comes out, shake hands and say"

i always thought it was "your love is odd" which doesn't really make sense, now i think about it, haha.

but i dunnooo.