Good Grief

After reading the lyrics to this song I have to say I believe its a song about grief in any form whether it be a loss/death of a loved one/friend or a loss of a relationship. I can't seem to understand what the first line and couple other lines are referring to that states "So, what would you little maniacs like to do first?" "If you want to be a party animal, you have to learn to live in the jungle Now stop worrying and go get dressed" however, I feel like it has a funky vibe of a childhood show so maybe this song in reference to losing someone you have known since childhood. I also feel these lines also could be phrases said by this particular person the song is about or these phrases were said by someone who was apart of the memory that involved this particular person. the lead singer also has childhood references in the chorus such as "watching through our fingers" what I believe this line is trying to refer to is when your a child and you are watching a scene in a movie or watching something your parents tell you to cover your eyes to and you are just a little curious as to what you are missing so you peak through your fingers, I believe it's literal and in reference to a childhood memory spent with this person the song is written for. (not sure if anyone took that line as a literal meaning) its very relatable for any child. I remember my parents telling me to cover my eyes while watching the love scene in titanic and peaking through my fingers. The rest of the song is pretty obvious he is referring the loss of a special person meaning death or just in general losing a relationship. What’s gonna be left of the world if you’re not in it? What’s gonna be left of the world, oh. this doesnt have to mean this person physically left this world but by some means they left his world, meaning they are no longer around in one way or another. It’s such a shame we had to see them burn, shame we had to see them burn.." This could mean a literal burn of clothes as in cremation via death or it could mean burn as in they are no longer around.
Shut my eyes and count to ten It goes in one ear out the other, one ear out the other Burning bright right till the end "Now you’ll be missing from the photographs, missing from the photographs":. These few lines means they were very close burning bright right to the end of this relationship and by stating it goes in one ear out the other and counting to ten he cant come to terms with the loss nor does he want to. He's in denial and cant seem to process it, this is another stage of the grieving process.
In my thoughts you’re far away And you are whistling the melody, whistling the melody Crystallizing clear as day Oh, I can picture you so easily, picture you so easily " This is also part of the shock which is a stage of grief because it seems like it was just yesterday this person was around and things were happy. ou might have to excuse me I’ve lost control of all my senses And you might have to excuse me I’ve lost control of all my words So get drunk, call me a fool Put me in my place, put me in my place Pick me up, up off the floor " Obviously these lines are quite self explanatory and this is one of the final stages of grief where you are past the denial and shock stage and come to terms with the fact that this person really is no longer here. Hes describing that he is having a hard time and you'll have to understand he cant deal at the moment normally with what has just happened.

Wow this song speaks to all of the different deaths and loss of relationships I've had and manages to still have a funky catchy beat to the point of where you maybe would not recognize it was a song about grieving. Its sort of similar to the song by the Bleachers "get better"

At first I thought it was about a soldier who lost a companion, because of "misfire" and "watching through my fingers" (eg. hiding in trenches?). Also the line "Sleeping in the clothes you love - it’s such a shame we had to see them burn" seemed like maybe someone died in a fire (bomb, perhaps) however, it seems more realistically to be about cremation. Amazing song.

I think it's about losing someone who is very dear to you, like a family member. Some sentences are very strange, but I think it reflects the different kind of relationships you can have with family members like grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters. Lyrics like 'put my in my place', 'dancing at a funeral (I hope the person died of very old age and death is the relief), 'watching through my fingers' and 'every stumble and each misfire' reflect the mixed emotions one could feel in different relations and in losing someone you love.

As the song title says, I think this song is about the process of grief. whether that may be losing someone because of death, heartbreak or just the separation of two people.

the lyrics "every minute and every hour, I miss you, I miss you, I miss you more" means exactly as it says. the griever cannot stop thinking about this person they've lost. it indescribably consumes them. The grieving process is very confusing and hard to understand because everyone grieves differently. This is shown in the music video. The video depicts the confusing and complicated feeling and explains that its not something we can understand.

This song is meant to bring a sense of reality. most of the world has experienced a loss in some way. This song is a symbol of that exact feeling of loss and the grief that comes with. bastille are so talented and this song truly does describe the hard description of loss, grief and damage.