Stranger Things

Be warned, this is my first comment, so it may be crap. I just saw the near absence of comments on this song that I find amazing, and felt as if it warranted me making an account in order to do it justice.

I'm not sure if I can go for the whole holiday thing...

The way I see it may be completely skewed due to my clouded, teenage mind, and could be totally off, but it satisfies me.

I feel as if it traces a marriage and the paths the follow.

cold toes, new sheets welcomed all the same we know if we go it's only temporary

They're a newly married couple, and setting up their honeymoon. They both have fears as it's all new to them. They don't have the infamous "cold feet" per say, but they both contain inhibitions, the cold toes. "New sheets" signifies the alienness of it all. The rest is easily enough put together, I think.

went away, holiday wish they'd linger on they'll think what they will we'll stay where we have gone

They're back and the foreign feelings of marriage are through. People think that they won't keep that "just-married" vigor, but if they can hold on to the sublimity of how it was at first they can attain what so few do.

the glaring lamp's on her job is well done half asleep, i'm only half won

At this point, they've been together for quite some time. Nights have become mundane, routine things, "the glaring lamp's on." The guy is no longer putting all of himself and the being that is him into his wife as he used to.

old sheets, warm toes look away as i leave new light lays bare holds my guilt up to me

Here is where the entirety of the excitement of being recently married dissipates. Things are becoming strained; there's conflict between the two, and he feels bad for it.

i'll toast three cheers and for work we'll sing back to what we do i've heard stranger things

My interpretation of these lines are easily refutable, but they work for me. I see this as the point where they address this deterioration of their relationship and try to cover it up and continue on with life, because, hey, people have done stranger things.

so turn the lamp off my wandering eyes stop endure the thoughts of and start where you love

Again my interpretation is iffy, but oh well. Turning the lamp off signifies the attempt at revival in their relationship. Although there is no mention to the light being off in the first sections, I feel as if symbolizes them striving to rekindle their intimacy. This stops him from looking at his aged wife who is obviously not as attractive as she once was. But he can deal with this, they can start a new phase of their life where they love each other for who they truly are, and not what they once were.

we'll start from where we last left off the lines that we'll draw begin and don't stop the corners approach

I think this is easy enough to understand when looked at the same way as the rest of my interpretation.

we'll take the best turns the bends have brought talk of what we have learned

This time they'll actually make changes that are necessary to keep their romance alive, they won't try to cut corners. The different areas that were previously strained shed light on what exactly those changes must be.

enjoy the chance of frozen new grounds everything's odd with beautiful sounds

With this new beginning, they should cherish it, as it's something they've never done before. And even though things are different, they seem to bode well.

i've learned to smile without a bearing at least i know i've heard stranger things

Doing all this has brought a certain joy to his life, and with it a constant smile. They've attained true happiness through love.

This Song Is So Beautiful!

a great song. perfect for the year i'm having. i've heard stranger things.

lovely song. he's on "holiday" new sheets, cold toes in the beginning but by the end he has warm toes and old sheets... then back to his normal routine "we'll start where we last left off"

"the lines that we'll draw begin and don't stop the corners approach we'll take the best turns the bends have brought talk of what we have learned" the "lines" symbolize our life... we approach "corners" and "take the best turns" meaning we've learned from our mistakes and therefore know which way to turn now...

"enjoy the chance of frozen new grounds everything's odd with beautiful sounds" we come across new things in our life, sometimes "odd" things with "beautiful sounds"

the last part kinda throws me off a bit... "i've learned to smile without a bearing at least i know i've heard stranger things" he's learned to smile without the "odd" things distracting him?

idk, that's what i'm getting... i'm sure someone else can explain thins much better than me