i agree, personally this is my favourite emily haines song, and although i'm not sure, this is what the song conveys to me: I think it's slightly about adolescence, all the feelings and thoughts it conveys, "Can you see even me, when i'm pushed. Call it a fall and, lay all the blame on me." maybe about feeling pushed into everything so fast, feeling exposed , and then making mistakes as you grow and having it seem like everyone blames you for everything.
"From where I'm standing, it's a long way down
Up here, at the top of a building
Top of a mountain, top of a crowd
Watching all the people moving down there in their clothes
It's like they're hiding, but there's nothing left
That everybody doesn't already know
I feel alright; i'm not coming down
until I remember, and I will remember" - looking around you, feeling detached from the world, watching everybody else and then taking a step back and thinking: hey, they're just like me, like everyone else, hiding and trying to fit in even though its hard to hide all the natural flaws. and then her just wanting to stay where she is, to stay and watch and not have to be exposed to growing up and everything, waiting until she can see why it is she would even want(or need) to come down or grow up.
"Where I'm standing, it's high enough,
I'm looking over miles and miles of highway signs
Do you know how to get out when you run out of reasons
Ran out of reasons nights ago
And I will remember,
if I still remember the garden of Eden
You could see even me, when I'm pushed
Called it a fall and lay all the blame on me" shes still stuck between the two halves, she can see it all, but shes doubtful and doesnt know if she wants to actually be a part of it. She's thinking, can you get out when you dont want it anymore? no, you cant, and shes still doubtful. But she remembers what its like to be a child, free of danger and long decisions you cant back out of(her garden of Eden) but yet again, even when shes trying not to be a part of the crowd, when she falters, you can she even her.
i agree, personally this is my favourite emily haines song, and although i'm not sure, this is what the song conveys to me: I think it's slightly about adolescence, all the feelings and thoughts it conveys, "Can you see even me, when i'm pushed. Call it a fall and, lay all the blame on me." maybe about feeling pushed into everything so fast, feeling exposed , and then making mistakes as you grow and having it seem like everyone blames you for everything. "From where I'm standing, it's a long way down Up here, at the top of a building Top of a mountain, top of a crowd Watching all the people moving down there in their clothes It's like they're hiding, but there's nothing left That everybody doesn't already know I feel alright; i'm not coming down until I remember, and I will remember" - looking around you, feeling detached from the world, watching everybody else and then taking a step back and thinking: hey, they're just like me, like everyone else, hiding and trying to fit in even though its hard to hide all the natural flaws. and then her just wanting to stay where she is, to stay and watch and not have to be exposed to growing up and everything, waiting until she can see why it is she would even want(or need) to come down or grow up. "Where I'm standing, it's high enough, I'm looking over miles and miles of highway signs Do you know how to get out when you run out of reasons Ran out of reasons nights ago And I will remember, if I still remember the garden of Eden You could see even me, when I'm pushed Called it a fall and lay all the blame on me" shes still stuck between the two halves, she can see it all, but shes doubtful and doesnt know if she wants to actually be a part of it. She's thinking, can you get out when you dont want it anymore? no, you cant, and shes still doubtful. But she remembers what its like to be a child, free of danger and long decisions you cant back out of(her garden of Eden) but yet again, even when shes trying not to be a part of the crowd, when she falters, you can she even her.