Don't ever let them use you
They will bring you to your knees
I'll try to lead you for awhile
But every time I talk to you
You're too afraid to see

Open your eyes
(Breathe in life)
Open your eyes
(Breathe in, breathe out)

Oh I, I can see the light
Stay with me
Away from the darkest of nights
Stay with me

Stay with me
(Stay with me)
Stay with me
Oh, stay with me
(Stay with me)
Stay with me

I don't know if you're ready
You should see where I have been
I don't know if you're ready
And I don't know where to begin

Open your eyes
(Breathe in life)
Open your eyes
(Breathe in, breathe out)

Oh I, I can see the light
Stay with me
Away from the darkest of nights
Stay with me

Stay with me
(Stay with me)
Stay with me
Oh, stay with me
(Stay with me)
Stay with me

I, I can see the light
Stay with me
Away from the darkest of nights
Stay with me

Stay with me
(Stay with me)
Stay with me
(Stay with me)
Oh, stay with me
(Stay with me)
Stay with me

Oh, stay with me
(Stay with me)
Stay with me
(Stay with me)
Oh, stay with me
(Stay with me)
Stay with me

Oh, stay with
Oh, stay with me
Oh, stay with


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    My Interpretation

    Here we go with some heavy stuff.

    I have a similar interpretation as Adam.

    My partner suffers from a severe Depression, Borderline and suicidal thoughts. Every few weeks she goes through moments where the pain to much and the depression takes control.

    If she is in one of these moments, this song really hits.

    The first verse for me is about depression. "Don't ever let them use you They will bring you to your knees" Other people are the cause of my partners Depression and Borderline. Sure you can be born with a certain sensitivity to it. But your context is what triggers it. For the second part of the first verse, to me is about trying to convince someone that there is still hope and that things can improve. I can tell and prove to my partner that she is doing better, and that she is getting the help she needs, but it takes time to take effect. Yet when her depression takes over, she can not see this. On top of that she is afraid that therapy will change who she is. "But every time I talk to you You're too afraid to see"

    To me it is about Andres trying to guide someone or himself trough some kind of pain. Why himself? Because in the second verse he is talking about a past that he wants to tell us about, but he doesn't know if you will be able to handle it. "I don't know if you're ready You should see where I have been I don't know if you're ready And I don't know where to begin"

    The screaming at the end makes me tear up every time. I see that my partner is hurting in those bad moments and really wants to end it. But i just can not let that happen and i will do anything so she can "Stay with me".

    Thanks In Flames.

    wieland112on December 30, 2020   Link

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