i think its a description of how he is left missing his ex after a breakup. The first few lines describe that horrible, unavoidable ( 'i cant be saved' ) time at night, when all the defences you put up during the day, about not thinking about that person, come down.
'Tides that I tried to swim against, have put me down upon my knees'
the trouble that cant be named, are his inexpressible emotions and the tigers that need to be tamed could possibly symbolise the ferocity of his love for which he needs to deal with.
the 'you are' part of the song is quite profound, and quite a philosophical statement (descartes? ) about the existance of man.. she just simply 'is' .. either he just doesnt need words to describe what she means to him, or he in unable to find ones that could ever do her justice.
The next part shows more about his discomfort without her, the ticking clocks could just represent how aware he is of the time he is without her. He regrets what he did which must have caused the breakup
'I could not stop what you now know'
and wishes she would come and take away these waves of misery and regret that are affecting him so badly.
Am i a part of the cure or the disease could be him wondering if he would do any good for her, or if he were to enter her life again would he just make the situation worse. He concludes with saying how he misses her, how nothing else can compare to her, and how much he wants to be back with her.
but this of course is just my interpretation lol and i know there are loads of others..
great song :)
@Asunder Oh man, you wouldn't even believe how perfectly close you described what this song is to me. Being caught by all the thoughts with your defenses down, the ticking of the clock, the realization that you may be part of the “disease” and not the “cure”, the desperate desire to go “home”, and the understanding that you cannot step into the same river twice.
@Asunder Oh man, you wouldn't even believe how perfectly close you described what this song is to me. Being caught by all the thoughts with your defenses down, the ticking of the clock, the realization that you may be part of the “disease” and not the “cure”, the desperate desire to go “home”, and the understanding that you cannot step into the same river twice.
i think its a description of how he is left missing his ex after a breakup. The first few lines describe that horrible, unavoidable ( 'i cant be saved' ) time at night, when all the defences you put up during the day, about not thinking about that person, come down. 'Tides that I tried to swim against, have put me down upon my knees' the trouble that cant be named, are his inexpressible emotions and the tigers that need to be tamed could possibly symbolise the ferocity of his love for which he needs to deal with. the 'you are' part of the song is quite profound, and quite a philosophical statement (descartes? ) about the existance of man.. she just simply 'is' .. either he just doesnt need words to describe what she means to him, or he in unable to find ones that could ever do her justice. The next part shows more about his discomfort without her, the ticking clocks could just represent how aware he is of the time he is without her. He regrets what he did which must have caused the breakup 'I could not stop what you now know' and wishes she would come and take away these waves of misery and regret that are affecting him so badly. Am i a part of the cure or the disease could be him wondering if he would do any good for her, or if he were to enter her life again would he just make the situation worse. He concludes with saying how he misses her, how nothing else can compare to her, and how much he wants to be back with her. but this of course is just my interpretation lol and i know there are loads of others.. great song :)
@Asunder This seems EXACTLY RIGHT, Well put! (I relate to this somewhat.)
@Asunder This seems EXACTLY RIGHT, Well put! (I relate to this somewhat.)
@Asunder Oh man, you wouldn't even believe how perfectly close you described what this song is to me. Being caught by all the thoughts with your defenses down, the ticking of the clock, the realization that you may be part of the “disease” and not the “cure”, the desperate desire to go “home”, and the understanding that you cannot step into the same river twice.
@Asunder Oh man, you wouldn't even believe how perfectly close you described what this song is to me. Being caught by all the thoughts with your defenses down, the ticking of the clock, the realization that you may be part of the “disease” and not the “cure”, the desperate desire to go “home”, and the understanding that you cannot step into the same river twice.