My life relates perfectly to this song, as it has saved me from the darkness that i dug myself into with its cryptic but clear lyrics
This is what the song Rose by APC means to me... it is the most important song in my life. there are also musical elements that shape this song (such as the incredible violins at the end) but here's what i have to say about the lyrics:
take the first verse:
dont disturb the beast, the tempermental goat, the snail, while he's feeding on the rose, stay, frozen compromise, what, i, will, i am
This lays out my whole theory, and is the most important part of the song. this is a huge metaphor for something that's inside you. The beast (the tempermental goat, the snail) represents the things that make you sad, depressed, and helpless. the rose are the things that make you happy and prosperous... at many points in your life, the beast will feed on the rose... this part gives u first advice on what to do when this happens. you musnt get too involved with stopping the beast HIMSELF, but stopping his HUNGER... stopping himself causes paranoia and gets the beast really pissed and makes everything worse, but if you stay where you are, and compromise what you have, you can attack the problem...
take the second verse:
bend around the wind, but silently its blown, about, again, im treading so soft, and, lightly compromising, my will, i am...
This verse is about the wind. the wind is similar to the beast, its problems that occur daily, continuations of the beasts wrath. "It" in the sentance is the rose... when the wind blows, the rose blows with it and as this is happening, MJK (or people) feeling like theyre treading in water, but theyre staying alive by compromising what they have, like I said earlier
In the third and fourth verse, it talks less about the literal rose inside and more about the past tense of rise and how it has to do with the internal rose.
i am, i will, so no longer, will i lay down, play dead, play your doe in the headlights locked down & terrified your deer in the headlights shot down & horrified, when push comes to pull comes to shove comes to step around this self-destructive dance that never wouldve ended till i, rose, i, roared aloud, here, i will, i am...
This verse means a lot to me, especially in my depression. This is about not being a slave to things around you that cause the beast's hunger. for example, in my deep depression, I felt completely unloved and unfound. I found a girl that i thought would solve all my problems, but in reality she was killing me inside, I had to learn through this to rise about her and everyone around me (my friends that were spineshankin me like crazy)... this "self-destructive dance" is how you act around ppl that are killing you inside, and it will only end if you rise above them and roar (make a name for yourself)
the last verse is the most intense:
i am, i will, so no longer, will i lay down, play dead, play this kneel down, gunshy, martyr, pitiful... i rose, i roared, i will i am
This is beautiful, it's similar to the third verse but its more about when your down, its more about when you rise, you will no longer become the horrible things inside that kill you. You are higher than that, you are better than that, and with "i will, i am" it speaks out, as you have finally won.
As all of this comes in a very intense matter, the song quickly transforms in the end to a beautiful mush of violins and helpless tears. This part of the song is just so beautiful, so rare in rock, and so amazing, it is like the turning point once understood, and that beautiful music that exits the song, is what my life is like, in the end.
Your theory reminds me of certain ideas in Freudian psychology. The id is supposed to be made of all the body's instinctual wants, such as the desire for food, sex, and sleep. The id cannot be ignored, only masked, repressed, or hidden. It is constantly trying to find it's way out in the form of slips of the tongue, jokes, and dreams. The superego or conscience punishes the mind with guilt and anxiety for wantonly chasing after the id's desires without regard to morals, whether its society's or your own. The 'bending around the wind' and 'compromising reminds me the...
Your theory reminds me of certain ideas in Freudian psychology. The id is supposed to be made of all the body's instinctual wants, such as the desire for food, sex, and sleep. The id cannot be ignored, only masked, repressed, or hidden. It is constantly trying to find it's way out in the form of slips of the tongue, jokes, and dreams. The superego or conscience punishes the mind with guilt and anxiety for wantonly chasing after the id's desires without regard to morals, whether its society's or your own. The 'bending around the wind' and 'compromising reminds me the jokes and dreams that give release to the charges of the id's wants and needs. I belive the 'tempermental goat' could refer to the id itself.
My life relates perfectly to this song, as it has saved me from the darkness that i dug myself into with its cryptic but clear lyrics
This is what the song Rose by APC means to me... it is the most important song in my life. there are also musical elements that shape this song (such as the incredible violins at the end) but here's what i have to say about the lyrics:
take the first verse:
dont disturb the beast, the tempermental goat, the snail, while he's feeding on the rose, stay, frozen compromise, what, i, will, i am
This lays out my whole theory, and is the most important part of the song. this is a huge metaphor for something that's inside you. The beast (the tempermental goat, the snail) represents the things that make you sad, depressed, and helpless. the rose are the things that make you happy and prosperous... at many points in your life, the beast will feed on the rose... this part gives u first advice on what to do when this happens. you musnt get too involved with stopping the beast HIMSELF, but stopping his HUNGER... stopping himself causes paranoia and gets the beast really pissed and makes everything worse, but if you stay where you are, and compromise what you have, you can attack the problem...
take the second verse:
bend around the wind, but silently its blown, about, again, im treading so soft, and, lightly compromising, my will, i am...
This verse is about the wind. the wind is similar to the beast, its problems that occur daily, continuations of the beasts wrath. "It" in the sentance is the rose... when the wind blows, the rose blows with it and as this is happening, MJK (or people) feeling like theyre treading in water, but theyre staying alive by compromising what they have, like I said earlier
In the third and fourth verse, it talks less about the literal rose inside and more about the past tense of rise and how it has to do with the internal rose.
i am, i will, so no longer, will i lay down, play dead, play your doe in the headlights locked down & terrified your deer in the headlights shot down & horrified, when push comes to pull comes to shove comes to step around this self-destructive dance that never wouldve ended till i, rose, i, roared aloud, here, i will, i am...
This verse means a lot to me, especially in my depression. This is about not being a slave to things around you that cause the beast's hunger. for example, in my deep depression, I felt completely unloved and unfound. I found a girl that i thought would solve all my problems, but in reality she was killing me inside, I had to learn through this to rise about her and everyone around me (my friends that were spineshankin me like crazy)... this "self-destructive dance" is how you act around ppl that are killing you inside, and it will only end if you rise above them and roar (make a name for yourself)
the last verse is the most intense:
i am, i will, so no longer, will i lay down, play dead, play this kneel down, gunshy, martyr, pitiful... i rose, i roared, i will i am
This is beautiful, it's similar to the third verse but its more about when your down, its more about when you rise, you will no longer become the horrible things inside that kill you. You are higher than that, you are better than that, and with "i will, i am" it speaks out, as you have finally won.
As all of this comes in a very intense matter, the song quickly transforms in the end to a beautiful mush of violins and helpless tears. This part of the song is just so beautiful, so rare in rock, and so amazing, it is like the turning point once understood, and that beautiful music that exits the song, is what my life is like, in the end.
Your theory reminds me of certain ideas in Freudian psychology. The id is supposed to be made of all the body's instinctual wants, such as the desire for food, sex, and sleep. The id cannot be ignored, only masked, repressed, or hidden. It is constantly trying to find it's way out in the form of slips of the tongue, jokes, and dreams. The superego or conscience punishes the mind with guilt and anxiety for wantonly chasing after the id's desires without regard to morals, whether its society's or your own. The 'bending around the wind' and 'compromising reminds me the...
Your theory reminds me of certain ideas in Freudian psychology. The id is supposed to be made of all the body's instinctual wants, such as the desire for food, sex, and sleep. The id cannot be ignored, only masked, repressed, or hidden. It is constantly trying to find it's way out in the form of slips of the tongue, jokes, and dreams. The superego or conscience punishes the mind with guilt and anxiety for wantonly chasing after the id's desires without regard to morals, whether its society's or your own. The 'bending around the wind' and 'compromising reminds me the jokes and dreams that give release to the charges of the id's wants and needs. I belive the 'tempermental goat' could refer to the id itself.
Well said.
Well said.