Wow, I can't believe I'm the first to comment on this song...I've always wanted to say that. This is my new favourite song on Skeleton Jar because the melody and lyrics are so beautiful and complement one another so well. Youth Group know how to make music :) I think this song is about someone who is going through not just a hard time, but a tragedy- they're suffering a broken heart- I think because someone has died. This person can't understand why the rest of the world isn't feeling this way, isn't suffering from this heart-wrenching grief- hence 'why don't the bulidings cry'. It could also be interpreted as someone's loathing for the city, the consumerism and life of excess it represents, and the self-centred, indifferent people that live there. This person believes there are many things that are more important than serving one's needs to the point of destroying everything else. When put together, this person is feeling hurt and betrayed by an indifferent city who do not care about his or her suffering.
Wow, I can't believe I'm the first to comment on this song...I've always wanted to say that. This is my new favourite song on Skeleton Jar because the melody and lyrics are so beautiful and complement one another so well. Youth Group know how to make music :) I think this song is about someone who is going through not just a hard time, but a tragedy- they're suffering a broken heart- I think because someone has died. This person can't understand why the rest of the world isn't feeling this way, isn't suffering from this heart-wrenching grief- hence 'why don't the bulidings cry'. It could also be interpreted as someone's loathing for the city, the consumerism and life of excess it represents, and the self-centred, indifferent people that live there. This person believes there are many things that are more important than serving one's needs to the point of destroying everything else. When put together, this person is feeling hurt and betrayed by an indifferent city who do not care about his or her suffering.