Half

This song is painfully straightforward. It’s about depression. Let’s fly over the lyrics together with Lynn Gunn to witness that.

Some days I feel everything Others are numbing

Depression is not about negativity, it’s about an aching void inside. Sometimes it can back away if you manage to distract yourself well enough, though.

Can never find the in between It’s all or nothing

Lynn struggles to find a fine line where she can feel safe, but fails.

I never never never said that I wanted I never never never never said I wanted

These lines express the feeling of desperation and total loss of control, rendering her as a helpless victim. In her interview Lynn elaborates on that a bit more, explaining that, in her opinion, the purpose of human existence is to feel, and if she’s unable to do that, she refuses to live like this, rejecting her own body.

Never wanted to be here now One foot in the grave, other on the ground

Being half dead is a cliché metaphor, but it serves a very specific purpose in this story. Lynn describes her body as a completely disconnected object, identifying herself with her soul. In this context, being one foot in the grave means she’s stuck in between. Depression is her body, dragging her down and not letting her soul be free.

I can’t process what I’m feeling now This skin I can do without

Overwhelmed and exhausted, she can’t wrap her head around her own feelings, likely observing them as an echo in her subconsciousness. Lynn references her body as skin, revealing she still wants to exist, but not necessarily in her body.

Half my bones in the city streets The other in my sheets And I don’t think they’ll ever get The chance to meet

This is the top highlight. She is unable to be fully present in the moment. She can be walking across the city with her mind completely shut like it is when she can’t find the strength to get out of bed for days.

This also could be a reference to an old belief that if person’s bones are buried in different places, his soul won’t rest in peace until they’re buried together. Lynn is afraid she’ll never leave this state, remaining in that limbo for ages.

The song ends with this line repeated 8 times:

I never, never, never, never

It reflects Lynn entering a state of denial, from which there seems to be no escape.

The official visualette for Half is dark and somewhat terrifying. It pictures Lynn posing for a post-mortem photo which used to be extremely popular during the Victorian era.

Those were photos of recently deceased who were captured like they were still alive or sleeping, for their relatives to retain a memory of them.

With her eyes closed, Lynn sits there the whole song, the only thing that moves are her lips. What else could match song lyrics more perfectly?