I think this song was written about a relationship, in the superficial sense. Obviously its about some other person, someone special to Manson, but the feelings he describes arent necessarily about the relationship or how it ended. When he says "When you want it, it goes away too fast. Times you hate it, it always seems to last. Just remember, when you think you're free, the crack inside your fuckin heart is me." he could be talking about the constant give and take of life. Everyone has crappy days and days that are just perfect, but everytime you activly pursue a day like that (the "day" is just a metaphore, it could be a relationship, any event that someone can pursue) it never comes out the way u picture it, and u end up having to "outrace the speed of pain". Also, he could just be talking about the girl he broke up with and the time he spent with her, or the breakup and how much it tortured him. If u hear the tones and beat of the music when he's saying Lie to me,
cry to me,
give to me,
I would...
Lie with me,
die with me,
give to me,
I would...
it doesnt match, at all. The music is bittersweet in the sense that it goes from major to minor chord and a very distorted and dissonant bassline make a huge contrast for a bittersweet sound. It sounds almost like a 50's rock song with the traditional chord progression, but the contrasting tones and dissonant sound creates a mockery of the normal sound of music, and gives the music an ironic and sick deeper meaning. Most songs about loss are just about the loss itself and sorrow, not coping with it or wishing it on other people. this song is perfectly crafted in the way that it captures the feelings and actions of a tourtered soul. The restlessness and feeling of dispair and deprevation: "I wish i could sleep, but i cant. Cuz a knife in my back fro everyday ive known you" This captures the horrible feeling of time wasted: Every second i spent with that person was a second i was wasting and another second building up to this loss and pain. Also, there is hope in the end of the song when he says "at least we'll die holding hands", which could mean two things. Either they are connected by their loss and pain and torment
and are the only people that can understand eachother, but ironically hate eachother. So they are holding hands, in the sense that they understand, but the hate has killed them. It doesnt matter that they're holding hands; they're dead. Also, it could mean that they still love eachother but the animosity and loss have put such a barrier between them, that only death can connect them. It's such a good song, i listen to this song everytime i'm down or depressed because even if i cant relate to his situation, the feelings are so tangible and real, that I have to appreciate this song and manson's ability to catpure man's most primal and deep feelings.
I think this song was written about a relationship, in the superficial sense. Obviously its about some other person, someone special to Manson, but the feelings he describes arent necessarily about the relationship or how it ended. When he says "When you want it, it goes away too fast. Times you hate it, it always seems to last. Just remember, when you think you're free, the crack inside your fuckin heart is me." he could be talking about the constant give and take of life. Everyone has crappy days and days that are just perfect, but everytime you activly pursue a day like that (the "day" is just a metaphore, it could be a relationship, any event that someone can pursue) it never comes out the way u picture it, and u end up having to "outrace the speed of pain". Also, he could just be talking about the girl he broke up with and the time he spent with her, or the breakup and how much it tortured him. If u hear the tones and beat of the music when he's saying Lie to me, cry to me, give to me, I would...
Lie with me, die with me, give to me, I would...
it doesnt match, at all. The music is bittersweet in the sense that it goes from major to minor chord and a very distorted and dissonant bassline make a huge contrast for a bittersweet sound. It sounds almost like a 50's rock song with the traditional chord progression, but the contrasting tones and dissonant sound creates a mockery of the normal sound of music, and gives the music an ironic and sick deeper meaning. Most songs about loss are just about the loss itself and sorrow, not coping with it or wishing it on other people. this song is perfectly crafted in the way that it captures the feelings and actions of a tourtered soul. The restlessness and feeling of dispair and deprevation: "I wish i could sleep, but i cant. Cuz a knife in my back fro everyday ive known you" This captures the horrible feeling of time wasted: Every second i spent with that person was a second i was wasting and another second building up to this loss and pain. Also, there is hope in the end of the song when he says "at least we'll die holding hands", which could mean two things. Either they are connected by their loss and pain and torment and are the only people that can understand eachother, but ironically hate eachother. So they are holding hands, in the sense that they understand, but the hate has killed them. It doesnt matter that they're holding hands; they're dead. Also, it could mean that they still love eachother but the animosity and loss have put such a barrier between them, that only death can connect them. It's such a good song, i listen to this song everytime i'm down or depressed because even if i cant relate to his situation, the feelings are so tangible and real, that I have to appreciate this song and manson's ability to catpure man's most primal and deep feelings.
good intrepretation
good intrepretation