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Madness

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I, I can't get these memories out of my mind
And some kind of madness
Is starting to evolve, mmmm.
And I, I tried so hard to let you go,
But some kind of madness

Is swallowing me whole, yeah.
I have finally seen the light,
And I have finally realised
What you mean.

Now, I need to know is this real love,
Or is it just madness
Keeping us afloat, mmmm.
When I look back, at all the crazy fights we had
It's like some kind of madness
Was taking control, yeah.

Now, I have finally seen the light,
And I have finally realised
What you need.

Now, I have finally seen the end.
And I'm not expecting you to care, no.
That I have finally seen the light,

And I have finally realised
I need your love,
I need your love.

Come to me
Just in a dream
Come on and rescue me
Yes I know
I can't be wrong.
And baby, you're too headstrong.
Our love is madness.

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oxus92 On Sep 27, 2012

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tj1967

2013-07-11 02:21:40

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2012-09-27 08:22:28

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by tjareth

6y ago

My interpretation ties in with imagery from the video. I like to think of it as about a person who's been afraid of letting his emotions get out of control, afraid of commitment, afraid of really immersing himself in the emotion of love. Maybe he was hurt badly once, and has built up walls, has built up protections to keep his emotions protected and his mind nice and orderly--this is represented by the police in the video.

So now he's falling in love proper, in spite of all his defenses. He's realizing he needs the whole experience of love, and can't resist it even if he wanted to. His repressed feelings are exploding inside of him, and it feels like anarchy overwhelming him, the rioters overwhelming the police. Will it destroy him or fulfill him? It's left ambiguous and maybe that's right too.

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