"I woke up today
to find myself in the other place"
(Meaning the place where he has been his whole life, alone, the...bad place?)
"with a trail of my footprints
from where I ran away "
(The place he was "From where I ran away" is the good place, where the sun shines, if you will. He ran away, in fear of facing "good".)
"it seems everything I've heard
just might be true
and you know me
(well you think you do)"
(Everyone telling me I'd run, may be true(Because I did, and do). You said I would, "and you know me". "(well you think you do)" You think you know me so well, and you don't even know who I am, or what I'm about.)
"sometimes, I have everything-
yet I wish I felt something"
(Pretty much what it says. Sometimes, I have everything (material), yet I well nothing, inside (emotional).)
"do you know how far this has gone?
just how damaged have I become?"
(Do you know how much pain I have experienced, gone through. Just how much do I have to go through, to let go, enjoy again.)
"when I think I can overcome
it runs even deeper "
(When I think I can overcome, the pain. As soon as I start, it runs even deeper, the pain becomes more.)
"and in a dream I'm a different me
with a perfect you
we fit perfectly
and for once in my life I feel complete-
and I still want to ruin it"
(These lyrics are basicly the whole song (the meaning)And in a perfect dream, we fit perfectly. With a different me, and a perfect you. We are both complete, and fit together so well. Yet, I still want to ruin it, ruin the pleasure, ruin the joy, because I am afraid to see, and experence what is truely good.)
"afraid to look
as clear as day
this plan has long been underway"
(As above, afraid to "see the light", this pain has long been underway, the pain has been coming, for quite awhile.)
Sigh, there's the bell, got to go to my next class (Yay!)
Beside giving away the WHOLE song is no fun, think a bit...later.
@XBlascidX do you mind if I continue where you left off?
...
The second chorus has a pair of interesting lines as well as reiterating the main idea.
@XBlascidX do you mind if I continue where you left off?
...
The second chorus has a pair of interesting lines as well as reiterating the main idea.
"would you try to help me hang on"
The speaker believes this other person in his life doesn't understand how much he is afraid to feel happy. He doesn't need remonstrations or criticism he needs help, and it isn't coming, probably because he didn't really ask.
"would you try to help me hang on"
The speaker believes this other person in his life doesn't understand how much he is afraid to feel happy. He doesn't need remonstrations or criticism he needs help, and it isn't coming, probably because he didn't really ask.
"It runs..."
He isn't talking about the pain anymore, the "it" in this line is himself, running away like he knew he would....
"It runs..."
He isn't talking about the pain anymore, the "it" in this line is himself, running away like he knew he would.
The ending verse has two halves. In the first half the speaker has convinced himself that running away is the best thing he could do for himself and everyone else.
In the second half he realizes he was only running away from his own happiness, but makes the excuse to himself that it's too late to go back so he can keep running anyway.
Humm...I dunno about that...But, sure...?
I think it's just about him and his emotions...
"I woke up today to find myself in the other place"
(Meaning the place where he has been his whole life, alone, the...bad place?)
"with a trail of my footprints from where I ran away "
(The place he was "From where I ran away" is the good place, where the sun shines, if you will. He ran away, in fear of facing "good".)
"it seems everything I've heard just might be true and you know me (well you think you do)"
(Everyone telling me I'd run, may be true(Because I did, and do). You said I would, "and you know me". "(well you think you do)" You think you know me so well, and you don't even know who I am, or what I'm about.)
"sometimes, I have everything- yet I wish I felt something"
(Pretty much what it says. Sometimes, I have everything (material), yet I well nothing, inside (emotional).)
"do you know how far this has gone? just how damaged have I become?"
(Do you know how much pain I have experienced, gone through. Just how much do I have to go through, to let go, enjoy again.)
"when I think I can overcome it runs even deeper "
(When I think I can overcome, the pain. As soon as I start, it runs even deeper, the pain becomes more.)
"and in a dream I'm a different me with a perfect you we fit perfectly and for once in my life I feel complete- and I still want to ruin it"
(These lyrics are basicly the whole song (the meaning)And in a perfect dream, we fit perfectly. With a different me, and a perfect you. We are both complete, and fit together so well. Yet, I still want to ruin it, ruin the pleasure, ruin the joy, because I am afraid to see, and experence what is truely good.)
"afraid to look as clear as day this plan has long been underway"
(As above, afraid to "see the light", this pain has long been underway, the pain has been coming, for quite awhile.)
Sigh, there's the bell, got to go to my next class (Yay!)
Beside giving away the WHOLE song is no fun, think a bit...later.
@XBlascidX
@XBlascidX
@XBlascidX do you mind if I continue where you left off? ... The second chorus has a pair of interesting lines as well as reiterating the main idea.
@XBlascidX do you mind if I continue where you left off? ... The second chorus has a pair of interesting lines as well as reiterating the main idea.
"would you try to help me hang on" The speaker believes this other person in his life doesn't understand how much he is afraid to feel happy. He doesn't need remonstrations or criticism he needs help, and it isn't coming, probably because he didn't really ask.
"would you try to help me hang on" The speaker believes this other person in his life doesn't understand how much he is afraid to feel happy. He doesn't need remonstrations or criticism he needs help, and it isn't coming, probably because he didn't really ask.
"It runs..." He isn't talking about the pain anymore, the "it" in this line is himself, running away like he knew he would....
"It runs..." He isn't talking about the pain anymore, the "it" in this line is himself, running away like he knew he would.
The ending verse has two halves. In the first half the speaker has convinced himself that running away is the best thing he could do for himself and everyone else. In the second half he realizes he was only running away from his own happiness, but makes the excuse to himself that it's too late to go back so he can keep running anyway.