I agree to an extent with everyone here. I think that wiping the blood away is akin to fixing the problem whatever it may be. However, I think this song may be a little more simple. I know a lot of people find it easy to read suicide into something like this. But I really think there are a lot of lines that could be construed that way.
"so our open wounds will bleed until our veins run dry.
now we have to take this thorn and tear it from our side."
Maybe the addiction are sealed wounds that he is opening through "Swallowing the Knife", and tearing the thorn for our side is like saying this is the only way to remove it, to remove ourselves.
"so lets make this night
be our best mistake.
so lets take the time
to wipe the blood away. "
Suicide is a mistake but he sees it as the only way, therefore he feels it is a good choice to make. And wiping the blood away is fixing the addiction or problem.
The final thought in my mind that it is about suicide is this.
"so we pray for night to start over again. "
Maybe he believe 'night' is death. And that in taking his own life, he may be able to start over and do better.
I agree to an extent with everyone here. I think that wiping the blood away is akin to fixing the problem whatever it may be. However, I think this song may be a little more simple. I know a lot of people find it easy to read suicide into something like this. But I really think there are a lot of lines that could be construed that way.
"so our open wounds will bleed until our veins run dry. now we have to take this thorn and tear it from our side."
Maybe the addiction are sealed wounds that he is opening through "Swallowing the Knife", and tearing the thorn for our side is like saying this is the only way to remove it, to remove ourselves.
"so lets make this night be our best mistake. so lets take the time to wipe the blood away. "
Suicide is a mistake but he sees it as the only way, therefore he feels it is a good choice to make. And wiping the blood away is fixing the addiction or problem.
The final thought in my mind that it is about suicide is this.
"so we pray for night to start over again. "
Maybe he believe 'night' is death. And that in taking his own life, he may be able to start over and do better.
Just a thought though.