That's an interesting idea about the adoptive relatives...
I always (making it sound like I didn't only hear this late last year) thought that "Born like sisters to this world" was an indication of similar wavelengths and "And if you never say your name out loud to anyone,
They never ever call you by it" is avoiding connection, or ever being close to anyone.
To me this song (now called "better" on the new album Begin to Hope btw) is about trying to get close to someone and not knowing if it'll ever make a bit of difference to the other person (and clearly going to anyway).
Having been close to (grown up with/raised by) severely depressed people and trying to help them through though it made absolutely no difference, I appreciate it this way. And sisters of this world kinda hinting at the effect it has on the kisser (maybe why they are doing it?).
That Regina sings it in a way that she's still trying to help is really heartbreaking.
It's hard to analyze a song when it gets you emotionally. :)
That's an interesting idea about the adoptive relatives...
I always (making it sound like I didn't only hear this late last year) thought that "Born like sisters to this world" was an indication of similar wavelengths and "And if you never say your name out loud to anyone, They never ever call you by it" is avoiding connection, or ever being close to anyone.
To me this song (now called "better" on the new album Begin to Hope btw) is about trying to get close to someone and not knowing if it'll ever make a bit of difference to the other person (and clearly going to anyway). Having been close to (grown up with/raised by) severely depressed people and trying to help them through though it made absolutely no difference, I appreciate it this way. And sisters of this world kinda hinting at the effect it has on the kisser (maybe why they are doing it?).
That Regina sings it in a way that she's still trying to help is really heartbreaking.
It's hard to analyze a song when it gets you emotionally. :)