Made Out of Nothing (All That I Am)

My theory about this song is that it's Pearl contemplating life and everything while being held captive by Wilhelm Ryan. Ryan kept her in a glass box and used all kinds of tactics to try to break her emotionally, and this song illustrates her slowly slipping into madness

"I accept that you chose to forget the horrid thing you made of me, my dear"

Pearl is made to believe that Leonard is to blame for her being captured and that he has forgotten about her. She doesn't accept it at first, but the longer she's held captive, the more she starts to believe it.

"I've given up on all I've loved for An honest moment of clarity Well I need to feel alright, please let me breathe"

On one point, Pearl wants out so badly that she wishes that anyone could take her place, even if it were Leonard or Joseph. She doesn't care if one of her loved ones had to suffer, she would switch places with them in a heartbeat.

"All that I am and never again Will I believe the same old story"

This could be about her resisting and disagreeing the things Wilhelm Ryan tells her about Leonard. She keeps telling herself that she won't believe him, even though deep down she does.

"There's no understanding in miracles When the worst, it always comes true"

This is the most telling part in my opinion. All through the story, Pearl mentions quite a bit about not believing in miracles, especially after Joseph was killed. The situation she is in just strengths her belief.

These are all just my opinions, of course. This might not be the actual interpretation of the song, but that is how I see it. But I definitely suggest reading the "Year of the Black Rainbow" novel if youre a big Coheed and Cambria fan and you can find it on eBay or Amazon. It is fantastic!

I think it's...

"It eats us like cancer we're combing for something, maybe an answer with all that you've done for me"

Great song.

I hear "it is alright/your right it is so" instead of "It is all that it is so"

and as the first line in the chorus

SOMEONE please come shelter me from

and

Ive given up on all I loved for an honest MOMENT of clarity

I feel, ooh, nothing

is

I Failed... You.... I failed...

But there's nothing

is

I'll give you nothing

I'll wait on this judgment I've been blamed

mayyyyyy be

I'll weigh, oh this judgment I've been blamed

As for the so's, I second the someone bit, but I think there'll be no telling til official release comes out with the way Claud sings. Great job! Thanks for taking this task up, definitely my favorite song from the new album.

Where can I hear this and the other songs from the new album?

i think it may be "it is your right, it is so" not so sure though. and i gotta agree with the "someone" instead of "so in the chorus

I'm listening through the album now and so far this is my favorite song. It's possibly the Writing Writer talking about his work?

I'm with everyone else on the someone part.

He does elongate the 'so,' which kind of kills the 'me' part, but he definitely says something at the end that makes an 'ne' sound.

Essentially it sounds to me like 'sooone please come shelter me,' understood as 'someone.'

I've always thought this was leonards thoughts right before he goes to attempt an assasination on deftinwolf. This isn't one of my theories that I believe to be absolutely true, however.

It's a song about a man who leaves his family and moves across the country because he believed a lie. Was told he was loved and wanted and wasn't. Maybe the other person just could not live with the scar of divorce. Possible upsetting the kids. You know, typical divorce stuff. 51% of us know it, or is it more now?

The man falls to his inner demons and in an attempt to obliterate himself from this world with said demon he cries out for someone. He can't do this himself. Nothing bad about him. Some of us need someone else.

The chorus is the cry to someone as well as himself. The verses are all the rage and anger this person has for the other. Bordering on self hatred. Not bordering, fully immersed in self hatred.

Sound familiar? I hope not. If it does use this song as I did. As a crutch to hopefully help you quit crying for 5 minutes. Beautiful song. Dig the band.