Keep climbing into my head without knockin'
And you fix yourself there like a map pin
On this ghost of this street where I'm livin'
I'm in a chrysalis and I'm snowed in

Darling, darling that dam's gonna give
It's inevitable the way that you live
Bottles in brown paper and a mouth that slurs
All the shit that it stirs
Let that dogwood blossom

There'll be hell to pay in heaven
For you take every street home

What happens when you're into deep to break
Loneliness keeps you constantly awake
What happens when the passage of time appears
You see yourself as a child and it brings you to tears

You say that you're troubled and you always have been
Uncomfortable in your own skin
So you contemplate the riverbed
Turn off the dark thoughts in your head

Darling, darling that dam's gonna give
It's inevitable the way that you live
Bottles in brown paper and a mouth that slurs
All the shit that it stirs
Let that dogwood blossom

There'll be hell to pay in heaven
For you take every street home

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This song makes my dogwood blossom.

This song makes my dogwood blossom.

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I think this song is about depression. But this is just my interpretation. It's the feeling of having memories of someone or knowledge that they care about you. But you feel too far gone to acknowledge their concern. The feeling of being stuck in a situation, in a town, somewhere that has created these bad memories that have left you in this state of depression. When you feel as though you could break at any moment, but at the same time you are too afraid to. So you occupy your mind with alcohol, or something else. You end up saying things you don't mean, maybe even pushing people around you away. Lying awake at night, feeling empty and alone, unable to cry or sleep. But still unable to ignore the feeling. You close your eyes and let your mind drift, it takes you to memories so far back as you try to retrace your footsteps to see 'what went wrong'. But then you remember what it was like to be a child, to be innocent, to have wonder. And you want nothing but to feel that again. You then admit to yourself/another that you are troubled. You think about leaving Earth, but you know that wont change anything. Whether it's pride or sense, you decide against it. It's about making your way through all this, and building yourself through experience, awareness and living in the moment.

I think this song is about depression. But this is just my interpretation. It's the feeling of having memories of someone or knowledge that they care about you. But you feel too far gone to acknowledge their concern. The feeling of being stuck in a situation, in a town, somewhere that has created these bad memories that have left you in this state of depression. When you feel as though you could break at any moment, but at the same time you are too afraid to. So you occupy your mind with alcohol, or something else. You end up saying things you don't mean, maybe even pushing people around you away. Lying awake at night, feeling empty and alone, unable to cry or sleep. But still unable to ignore the feeling. You close your eyes and let your mind drift, it takes you to memories so far back as you try to retrace your footsteps to see 'what went wrong'. But then you remember what it was like to be a child, to be innocent, to have wonder. And you want nothing but to feel that again. You then admit to yourself/another that you are troubled. You think about leaving Earth, but you know that wont change anything. Whether it's pride or sense, you decide against it. It's about making your way through all this, and building yourself through experience, awareness and living in the moment.

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@Alexiskaylen I just discovered this song (and artist) on Normal People. I think the question you’ve given a strong reply to is “Who is You?” If you is depression, it makes sense. It enters without knocking and fixes itself like a map pin. But “Darlin”? The dam giving makes sense, the drinking the shit talking. Some part of me thinks he is talking to somebody else there. Your interpretation returns sense. With the verse about discomfort in skin, seeing yourself age and remembering childhood Brings you tears.. But I’m not sure about that chorus “Darlin Darrlin that dans gonna give,. It’s inevitable the way that you live. And the person who drinks from a bottle in a brown bag and slurs iinsults. Maybe those lines remind me so distinctly of somebody I know that I want her to hear them, whereas the remainder of the lyrics do not remind me of this girl. And it is played twice in Normal People during times. When they finally make love after painful distance from each other. The girl character Marianne suffers from really low self esteem while the male character can get depressed and does, but he is able to give love like a balm. Why put this song in those scenes?. I think I’m going to come around to your interpretation completely and no matter what, I thank you for sharing it. This song makes me cry.

Lynkhon May 18, 2020

@Alexiskaylen beautiful, thank you!

Edeleteeeon January 31, 2023
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beautiful.

beautiful.

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an incredibly beautiful song off an amazing album i love the line 'what happens when the passage of time appears, see yourself as a child and it brings you to tears', says so much so easily and provokes so many thoughts. i think it shows the longevity he needs in a relationship

an incredibly beautiful song off an amazing album i love the line 'what happens when the passage of time appears, see yourself as a child and it brings you to tears', says so much so easily and provokes so many thoughts. i think it shows the longevity he needs in a relationship

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Cried my eyes out when this song was played on the final episode of 'This is England 88'. Absolutely beautiful.

Cried my eyes out when this song was played on the final episode of 'This is England 88'. Absolutely beautiful.

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this song means a tide i've gone by. the battle i've fought. " what happens when the passage of time appears? you see yourself as a child and it brings you to tears." this line is like turmeric to my wounds. it shows how someone just knows exactly what i feel like. with every passing breakdown, i am that little girl who was a strong kid but slowly as the time went by, i became someone so empty that it haunts me now to go back to my childhood.

this song means a tide i've gone by. the battle i've fought. " what happens when the passage of time appears? you see yourself as a child and it brings you to tears." this line is like turmeric to my wounds. it shows how someone just knows exactly what i feel like. with every passing breakdown, i am that little girl who was a strong kid but slowly as the time went by, i became someone so empty that it haunts me now to go back to my childhood.

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