It seems like a song regarding ex-lovers to me. I'm going by the lyrics found in the booklet:
1st verse:
The "earth will see our lives go blank tonight" makes me think of a relationship (the earth) coming to an end which leads to the two people involved having their "lives go blank". Then the ties between the people will be damaged badly (earth rotting away). The narrator taunts the other person to end the relationship faster just by saying "go blink your eyes" as if it will end in an instant.
2nd verse:
Harder for me to really to try to intepret. I keep thinking that by mentioning the earth "disguised a way" and not to blink later is saying that they've faked the relationship at times. Facade. But he later mentions their lives going blank so the relationship is still doomed to fail.
Chorus:
I think he doesn't necessarily mean "snakes" to be a negative term like snakes normally would symbolize. Instead, I think by saying that he wishes these "snakes" were her arms, it's something that was positive in the relationship. The truly good times that would bind and constrict him like a snake would.
Then by saying he wishes she'd make up her mind, the other partner is showing that during the whole time she hasn't been 100% in the relationship leading up to the point where the relationship "earth" will rot away.
It seems like a song regarding ex-lovers to me. I'm going by the lyrics found in the booklet:
1st verse: The "earth will see our lives go blank tonight" makes me think of a relationship (the earth) coming to an end which leads to the two people involved having their "lives go blank". Then the ties between the people will be damaged badly (earth rotting away). The narrator taunts the other person to end the relationship faster just by saying "go blink your eyes" as if it will end in an instant.
2nd verse: Harder for me to really to try to intepret. I keep thinking that by mentioning the earth "disguised a way" and not to blink later is saying that they've faked the relationship at times. Facade. But he later mentions their lives going blank so the relationship is still doomed to fail.
Chorus: I think he doesn't necessarily mean "snakes" to be a negative term like snakes normally would symbolize. Instead, I think by saying that he wishes these "snakes" were her arms, it's something that was positive in the relationship. The truly good times that would bind and constrict him like a snake would.
Then by saying he wishes she'd make up her mind, the other partner is showing that during the whole time she hasn't been 100% in the relationship leading up to the point where the relationship "earth" will rot away.
Just my 2 cents