I loved this song more the first few times I listened to it. Now, after thinking more about the lyrics than the song, I don't think I would follow him down to the river, even if he asked me tenderly! :( I think the breaking of wings is a metaphor for destroying freedom, and for some reason, in this case it makes me think of house wives who could have been something- but someone broke their wings. And then, following someone down to the river seems like a show of trust to me for some reason- and then he goes and breaks their wings? What? But why, Bernard Fanning? Why?
And then there's the following lines which add to the disturbing after-taste of this song-
'Try not to mourn
Shake off the pain
Don’t run, run, run'
Huh... don't run? Shake off the pain? I don't know, the speaker in these lyrics sounds to me like a rather subtle creep.
And I don't know why, but some lines, like 'the earth's going to shake' sounds a little like (but without actually being) an innuendo.
Someone tell me I'm wrong about this song. Tell me it isn't creepy, and I'm just imagining things.
I loved this song more the first few times I listened to it. Now, after thinking more about the lyrics than the song, I don't think I would follow him down to the river, even if he asked me tenderly! :( I think the breaking of wings is a metaphor for destroying freedom, and for some reason, in this case it makes me think of house wives who could have been something- but someone broke their wings. And then, following someone down to the river seems like a show of trust to me for some reason- and then he goes and breaks their wings? What? But why, Bernard Fanning? Why?
And then there's the following lines which add to the disturbing after-taste of this song- 'Try not to mourn Shake off the pain Don’t run, run, run' Huh... don't run? Shake off the pain? I don't know, the speaker in these lyrics sounds to me like a rather subtle creep. And I don't know why, but some lines, like 'the earth's going to shake' sounds a little like (but without actually being) an innuendo.
Someone tell me I'm wrong about this song. Tell me it isn't creepy, and I'm just imagining things.