In the presence of my knuckles
But the beauty of this vision alone just like yesterday's sunset
Has been perverted by the sentimental
And mistaken for love
And the iris of your eye will always shake it
And the armies, the armies I have created
Will always hate it
Will always bait you on
In the presence of my struggle
But the beauty of this vision alone, can't shake from my tree just yet
It keeps invading all my private moments
Listen to me now
And the iris of your eye will always shake it
And the armies, the armies I have created
Will always hate it
Will always bait you on
Until I take their price, deep inside my prayer
And the iris of your eye will always shake it
And the armies, the armies I have created
Will always hate it
Will always bait you on
Until I take their price
did anyone think about the line "I liked the way my hand looked on your head, in the presence of my knuckles" as some sort of physical abuse? sounds like it to me. "mistaken for love" does anyone think its about a guy who beats his girlfriend/wife?
@caramelprisoner Seems to me its a pretty dark song; not a love song. Abuse and violence are hinted at.
@caramelprisoner Seems to me its a pretty dark song; not a love song. Abuse and violence are hinted at.
why are 95% of the interpretations posted here about sex? no wonder punk failed. y'all should've been listening to gun 'n' roses.
the song is romanticizing revolt, and pointing out that nationalism is a significant barrier to revolution. to move forwards as one, we need to burn our flags.
fwiw, i believe the singer was actually celibate at this point in time. get your heads out of the fucking gutter.
'Felix' is a Latin root for 'happy', 'luck', 'successful'. Think 'felicitious'.
Where's the part about the fries? "Until I take the fries"
I feel like it is about someone who wants to be in a relationship, but is constantly scared of getting hurt. I think about the "armies" as a wall of protection that has been built not letting anyone in.
Almost like this person is trying for love (bait you on) but will never get love because the wall is there and will "always hate it", being tied down. And even though he likes the idea of it, there is always something saying no.
Perhaps it is just how I interpret the chorus line about the armies...
i think this song is about a guy who has had a bunch of one night stands instead of relationships, and then he meets a girl who he realizes he is falling for, but it is really tough for him to give up the lifestyle he is used to ("the beauty of this vision.... keeps invading all my private moments"). i agree with els24 about the "armies i have created" being his walls or defenses against finding a girl he loves, and they "will always hate it (the girl he's fallen in love with)" because they were invented to keep just that away. the iris of her eye "will always shake it" because without meaning to, he thinks of her when he is with another girl.
i love this song
What does "the felix of your truth" mean? Is "felix" even a word?
Maybe it's about someone accusing the main character of abusing someone? (mistaken for love)...
Until I take their price = Until I take their flags, no? In that case I don't know where the flags come from?
@sadiesadie I think the lyric might be "Take their prize". Sort of like the game of capture the flag? I have no answer but it gives more food for thought.
@sadiesadie I think the lyric might be "Take their prize". Sort of like the game of capture the flag? I have no answer but it gives more food for thought.
hes created a single life within his walls. taking pleasure from girls that come n go. he knows its more with her when he looks in her eyes but he struggles with the walls hes built not to treat her the way he treated them. shes attracted to his bad boy life style which doesnt help him in treating her in a more worthy way. it is very sexual. he fantasises about her but he knows the truth that shes more to him that just one of those girls