I agree with most peoples ideas here. I think the whole song is based on an extended metaphor of an escape artist being chained up and thrown into a lake (or some other expanse of water.. ..), the lake is a relationship that has ended and the chorus is him slowly drowning without her
'Up to my neck
When I'm breathing without you, without you
Up to my eyes
And I'm seeing without you, without you'
and. .
'Up to my eyes
And I'm seeing without you, without you
Up to my heart
When I'm bleeding without you, without you.'
When it says
'Please someone help me, i'm dying here in front of you'
Trying to cut his ties to this girl is killing him and he can't do it. It's almost like he's either still trapped in the water or has been dragged out (mayb by her giving him hope?) but it's too late and he's lying in front of her dying.
I also think the girl, is the escape artist and it was easy enough for her to walk out with minimal harm, mayb matt is trying to say its kinda often the case that when people end relationships they dont understand the pain the other person has to go through, especially since their fine.
I'm not sure about the timing bit, maybe it just follows on from it being to late for him?
Im also not sure about the first verse, it kinda reminds me of vampires, with red i.e. evil eyes and blood dripping from the corner of her mouth dunno tho!
I agree with most peoples ideas here. I think the whole song is based on an extended metaphor of an escape artist being chained up and thrown into a lake (or some other expanse of water.. ..), the lake is a relationship that has ended and the chorus is him slowly drowning without her
'Up to my neck When I'm breathing without you, without you Up to my eyes And I'm seeing without you, without you'
and. .
'Up to my eyes And I'm seeing without you, without you Up to my heart When I'm bleeding without you, without you.'
When it says
'Please someone help me, i'm dying here in front of you'
Trying to cut his ties to this girl is killing him and he can't do it. It's almost like he's either still trapped in the water or has been dragged out (mayb by her giving him hope?) but it's too late and he's lying in front of her dying.
I also think the girl, is the escape artist and it was easy enough for her to walk out with minimal harm, mayb matt is trying to say its kinda often the case that when people end relationships they dont understand the pain the other person has to go through, especially since their fine.
I'm not sure about the timing bit, maybe it just follows on from it being to late for him?
Im also not sure about the first verse, it kinda reminds me of vampires, with red i.e. evil eyes and blood dripping from the corner of her mouth dunno tho!