I know a lot of people who think this song is about eating disorders. Personally I don't think that's the band's intended meaning, but it fits perfectly:
I guess the part about looking in the mirror is pretty self-explanatory. But beyond that, the part about "waiting for someone who never ever came"--that could be the "perfect reflection," which you are never able to see no matter how thin you get. And there's so much about the repeated attempts to escape: the "run through the hallways..." verse, and the idea of "saying something you swear you'll never say again." As in, "OK, that's it, I'm never going to purge (or whatever) again."
I think the saddest part is, "Never be the same again..." because it's true. You can recover, more or less, you can gain weight and act reasonably normal, but hardly anyone is ever really able to get rid of the ED thoughts completely.
I know a lot of people who think this song is about eating disorders. Personally I don't think that's the band's intended meaning, but it fits perfectly:
I guess the part about looking in the mirror is pretty self-explanatory. But beyond that, the part about "waiting for someone who never ever came"--that could be the "perfect reflection," which you are never able to see no matter how thin you get. And there's so much about the repeated attempts to escape: the "run through the hallways..." verse, and the idea of "saying something you swear you'll never say again." As in, "OK, that's it, I'm never going to purge (or whatever) again."
I think the saddest part is, "Never be the same again..." because it's true. You can recover, more or less, you can gain weight and act reasonably normal, but hardly anyone is ever really able to get rid of the ED thoughts completely.