This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Maybe your luck has changed
Settle down
Maybe I'm just deranged
And on the rebound
Maybe love was the thing
Holding me back from all
Maybe I'm just the thing
To break my own fall
Take the rope to my heart and fall
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Maybe departure's good
Makes room for more
Start to mass produce
For a chance to ignore
Maybe you'll kill yourself
Before I get a turn
Maybe I'll fall in love
And never learn
Take the rope to my heart and fall
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Take the rope to my heart and fall you
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Settle down
Maybe I'm just deranged
And on the rebound
Maybe love was the thing
Holding me back from all
Maybe I'm just the thing
To break my own fall
Take the rope to my heart and fall
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Maybe departure's good
Makes room for more
Start to mass produce
For a chance to ignore
Maybe you'll kill yourself
Before I get a turn
Maybe I'll fall in love
And never learn
Take the rope to my heart and fall
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Take the rope to my heart and fall you
You may just be the last before you
See the black tangled heart fall
Lyrics submitted by spitfirek7
Black Tangled Heart Lyrics as written by Daniel Johns
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This song is about suicide and the letdown that comes along with suicide and/or slow death (you know you're on the path to killing yourself, you're just not there yet).
"you may just be the last BEFORE YOU"
Add on the next line.
"You may just be the last before you see the black tangled heart fall" makes more sense.
The receiver is the last person to be let down, to be loved/in the relationship, before he kills himself.
there´s no sign of being about sucide, being a sad, depressed song doesn´t mean that it´s about suicide
nevermind what I said, I understand your point now and it makes perfect sense, I was killing my head in the "before you" line, great interpretation