The beginning is definently a reference to Through the Looking Glass which is indeed the sequel book to Alice in Wonderland. (The movie messed it up). The lines from the walrus and the carpenter part specifically goes
" 'The time has come' The walrus said
To talk of many things
Of seals, and ships, and sealing wax
Of cabbages and kings
And why the sea is boiling hot
And whether pigs have wings"
But anyway what I think this song is about is about a girl who is an ex-cutter who happens to be in love with a guy who cuts.
"i bared my wrists and promised to begin
but you cut the blade straight in"
First she shows him her scars and promises to start this relationship but not fall back into cutting. But then he cuts and she sees. Seeing him cut now makes her miss, almost crave, cutting again so she cuts. By the end the relationship is over but the cutting isn't.
"it took that cut to bring me back to life
theyre bleeding and theyre frightened still i hold out both my hands
no one in the world will ever touch me there again."
She regrets ever cutting again and now without that guy she has no one because no one will accept her cut up arms and she holds out her hands trying to find someone who will.
The beginning is definently a reference to Through the Looking Glass which is indeed the sequel book to Alice in Wonderland. (The movie messed it up). The lines from the walrus and the carpenter part specifically goes " 'The time has come' The walrus said To talk of many things Of seals, and ships, and sealing wax Of cabbages and kings And why the sea is boiling hot And whether pigs have wings" But anyway what I think this song is about is about a girl who is an ex-cutter who happens to be in love with a guy who cuts. "i bared my wrists and promised to begin but you cut the blade straight in" First she shows him her scars and promises to start this relationship but not fall back into cutting. But then he cuts and she sees. Seeing him cut now makes her miss, almost crave, cutting again so she cuts. By the end the relationship is over but the cutting isn't. "it took that cut to bring me back to life theyre bleeding and theyre frightened still i hold out both my hands no one in the world will ever touch me there again." She regrets ever cutting again and now without that guy she has no one because no one will accept her cut up arms and she holds out her hands trying to find someone who will.