While this song very well could be about a girl, I think it has a different meaning. Given that Thousand Foot Krutch is a Christian band, I think the song is about the singer trying to witness to one of his (best) friends who is not a Christian.
"I can't explain the energy that
You give me when I'm left here alone"
is pretty much the opposite of what you might expect from a person in love, who would be upset and restless when alone, but a person on fire to witness might have 'energy' to save his friend
"I'll pick you up, won't let you fall
I'll build your trust and it won't hurt at all"
the character realizes it will be an uphill battle to connect with his friend, perhaps he (the friend) is opposed to the idea of God
"Your only drug will let you down,
I'm through now, so take me and blow me away"
the friend's way of escape (such as alcohol, drugs, whatever) can't rationally stand up to Christianity's coherent message, or more broadly whatever the friend uses to justify his resistance inevitably has flaws...the protagonist is telling the friend all this, and the second line 'I'm through now...' refers to his expectation of being rejected, or 'blown away.'
"When I feel numb I'll let you know,
I won't become what I was before,
You cannot kill what's not your creation,
This is the Art of Breaking"
In my opinion the chorus could have several meanings.
it could be the protagonist still talking to his friend telling him he won't stop caring (won't 'feel numb') for him and will help him no matter what. He won't be impassive like he used to be....alternatively it could be the protagonist in a sort of soliloquy, refusing to give in to the despair of his continued failure, or fall into the temptation of his sin before he became a Christian. As if he were talking to the devil: 'when I feel numb I'll let you know' is a sarcastic refusal to give in. 'I won't become what I was before' is him refusing to give in to the aforementioned temptation. 'You cannot kill what's not your creation' refers to the devil's inability to harm God's children. 'This is the art of breaking' is the protagonist chipping--breaking--away at his friend's defenses in an attempt to eventually convert him.
'I think I might just lose my mind
If I have to watch this one more time
I can't explain how many times i've
Stayed for you when you were on my mind'
This entire stanza shows the protagonist's frustration with his continued lack of success. I think it fits my proposed overall theme fairly obviously
"No one ever said that it was easy
So come out of the cold and stop your bleeding
I never would of thought that things could
Go this far, but please believe me"
The singer is close to a breakthrough. He tells his friend to 'come out of the cold,' cold being a metaphor for the absence of Christ in your life. He is amazed that he is close to convincing his friend, and begs him to believe what he says.
"Are you gonna run away, and leave me here alone?
Are you gonna run away, and leave me here?"
All I can think of for this is the singer asking his friend what he's going to do: abandon him like every time before ('run away'), or listen to his message and accept Christ.
i agree.
an idea for the last stanza though,
possibly things got bad with the friend, like suicidal.
"I never would have thought that things could go this far, but please believe me."
i agree.
an idea for the last stanza though,
possibly things got bad with the friend, like suicidal.
"I never would have thought that things could go this far, but please believe me."
to me it sounds like the friend is in some sort of trouble.
if it is suicide the next lines make since
to me it sounds like the friend is in some sort of trouble.
if it is suicide the next lines make since
"Are you gonna run away, and leave me here alone?
Are you gonna run away, and leave me here?"
"Are you gonna run away, and leave me here alone?
Are you gonna run away, and leave me here?"
While this song very well could be about a girl, I think it has a different meaning. Given that Thousand Foot Krutch is a Christian band, I think the song is about the singer trying to witness to one of his (best) friends who is not a Christian.
"I can't explain the energy that You give me when I'm left here alone"
is pretty much the opposite of what you might expect from a person in love, who would be upset and restless when alone, but a person on fire to witness might have 'energy' to save his friend
"I'll pick you up, won't let you fall I'll build your trust and it won't hurt at all"
the character realizes it will be an uphill battle to connect with his friend, perhaps he (the friend) is opposed to the idea of God
"Your only drug will let you down, I'm through now, so take me and blow me away"
the friend's way of escape (such as alcohol, drugs, whatever) can't rationally stand up to Christianity's coherent message, or more broadly whatever the friend uses to justify his resistance inevitably has flaws...the protagonist is telling the friend all this, and the second line 'I'm through now...' refers to his expectation of being rejected, or 'blown away.'
"When I feel numb I'll let you know, I won't become what I was before, You cannot kill what's not your creation, This is the Art of Breaking"
In my opinion the chorus could have several meanings.
it could be the protagonist still talking to his friend telling him he won't stop caring (won't 'feel numb') for him and will help him no matter what. He won't be impassive like he used to be....alternatively it could be the protagonist in a sort of soliloquy, refusing to give in to the despair of his continued failure, or fall into the temptation of his sin before he became a Christian. As if he were talking to the devil: 'when I feel numb I'll let you know' is a sarcastic refusal to give in. 'I won't become what I was before' is him refusing to give in to the aforementioned temptation. 'You cannot kill what's not your creation' refers to the devil's inability to harm God's children. 'This is the art of breaking' is the protagonist chipping--breaking--away at his friend's defenses in an attempt to eventually convert him.
'I think I might just lose my mind If I have to watch this one more time I can't explain how many times i've Stayed for you when you were on my mind'
This entire stanza shows the protagonist's frustration with his continued lack of success. I think it fits my proposed overall theme fairly obviously
"No one ever said that it was easy So come out of the cold and stop your bleeding I never would of thought that things could Go this far, but please believe me"
The singer is close to a breakthrough. He tells his friend to 'come out of the cold,' cold being a metaphor for the absence of Christ in your life. He is amazed that he is close to convincing his friend, and begs him to believe what he says.
"Are you gonna run away, and leave me here alone? Are you gonna run away, and leave me here?"
All I can think of for this is the singer asking his friend what he's going to do: abandon him like every time before ('run away'), or listen to his message and accept Christ.
i agree. an idea for the last stanza though, possibly things got bad with the friend, like suicidal. "I never would have thought that things could go this far, but please believe me."
i agree. an idea for the last stanza though, possibly things got bad with the friend, like suicidal. "I never would have thought that things could go this far, but please believe me."
to me it sounds like the friend is in some sort of trouble. if it is suicide the next lines make since
to me it sounds like the friend is in some sort of trouble. if it is suicide the next lines make since
"Are you gonna run away, and leave me here alone? Are you gonna run away, and leave me here?"
"Are you gonna run away, and leave me here alone? Are you gonna run away, and leave me here?"