This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
This is the Hell we create
They go for the throat and take away everything
No mercy for the ones who break their backs
Weak conviction, fragile sovereignty
No hope, bloodshed
Into the fissure
Looking for light down a loaded barrel
Our ending hours are knocking down our door
Running straight into the end, eradication
No more reason to pretend that we can save us
We're dying casually, poisoned by apathy
No one is safe, this is the Hell we create
We're throwing fuel onto the fire that's cremating the remains
Of all dreams that gave us meaning, pulled us through another day
Rip the rug out from the people that are hurting
Just to relish in the screaming, in the carnage, in their undeserved pain
The age of hope is slipping away
The roar of silence is deafening
Running straight into the end eradication
No more reason to pretend that we can save us
We're dying casually, poisoned by apathy
No one is safe, this is the Hell we create
An empty conquest
An empty conquest
An empty conquest, we're burning down at both ends
No one is safe, this is the Hell we create
No one is safe, this is the Hell we create
They go for the throat and take away everything
No mercy for the ones who break their backs
Weak conviction, fragile sovereignty
No hope, bloodshed
Into the fissure
Looking for light down a loaded barrel
Our ending hours are knocking down our door
Running straight into the end, eradication
No more reason to pretend that we can save us
We're dying casually, poisoned by apathy
No one is safe, this is the Hell we create
We're throwing fuel onto the fire that's cremating the remains
Of all dreams that gave us meaning, pulled us through another day
Rip the rug out from the people that are hurting
Just to relish in the screaming, in the carnage, in their undeserved pain
The age of hope is slipping away
The roar of silence is deafening
Running straight into the end eradication
No more reason to pretend that we can save us
We're dying casually, poisoned by apathy
No one is safe, this is the Hell we create
An empty conquest
An empty conquest
An empty conquest, we're burning down at both ends
No one is safe, this is the Hell we create
No one is safe, this is the Hell we create
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
The Night We Met
Lord Huron
Lord Huron
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
“This song encompasses the overall meaning of the record, and the stories that it covers. We have the ability to create hell for ourselves and/or for others, based on our thoughts/actions. Whether it’s suffering from anxiety over things that will never happen or aren’t true. Or making poor decisions, such as the ones that resulted in our nowson/daughter, being taken from their bio-parents, and creating a ‘hell’ for them, as they were placed in 17 different homes before us. To put it simply, this song is the broad picture of the meaning of the record.” kerrang.com/fit-for-a-kings-track-by-track-guide-to-new-album-the-hell-we-create