The second verse I don't get...but here's what I've got up till that point.
"Secure yourself to heaven
Hold on tight the night has come
Fasten up your earthly burdens
You have just begun"
At the beginning of the song, they can just be taken of words of consolation. Maybe encouragement. Or maybe she just threw it in there, I dunno.
"In the ink of an eye
I saw you bleed
Through the thunder I
Could hear you scream"
Not too hard to figure out. Though most people can't see or can't understand this person's pain, she can totally get it. Even through intentional or unintentional cloudiness or otherwise difficulty to notice. (thunder, even in the ink of an eye..)
"Solid to the air I breathe"
Probably just extra emphasis on her ability to recognize. The air she's breathing is probably just a creative way to say her perspective, but I'm not sure.
"Open eyed and fast asleep"
Daydreaming, fantasizing. Probably in a melancholy, morose way.
"Falling softly as the rain"
Handling their problems very discreetly, but "falling" implying descention/negativity/decline.
"No footsteps ringing in your ears"
Oblivious to her 'presence', if you will.
"Ragged down, worn to the skin"
Neglected, torn, weathered, terrible condition.
"Warrior raging - have no fear!"
tcha...pretty obvious.
"Secure yourself to heaven"
The second time around this seems to imply that the way she's planning on helping them out of their despair and darkness is through religion.
"Hold on tight, the night has come"
Here we go - it'll be interesting.
"Fasten up your earthly burdens"
Comparing religion as a priority over most everything else, but picking on materialism.
"You have just begun"
You've got a long road to walk, ese.
As far as the song itself is concerned, damnit, I'm such a sucker for layering lyrics. The third verse is awesome.
One of the greatest songs period, seriously.
The second verse I don't get...but here's what I've got up till that point.
"Secure yourself to heaven Hold on tight the night has come Fasten up your earthly burdens You have just begun"
At the beginning of the song, they can just be taken of words of consolation. Maybe encouragement. Or maybe she just threw it in there, I dunno.
"In the ink of an eye I saw you bleed Through the thunder I Could hear you scream"
Not too hard to figure out. Though most people can't see or can't understand this person's pain, she can totally get it. Even through intentional or unintentional cloudiness or otherwise difficulty to notice. (thunder, even in the ink of an eye..)
"Solid to the air I breathe"
Probably just extra emphasis on her ability to recognize. The air she's breathing is probably just a creative way to say her perspective, but I'm not sure.
"Open eyed and fast asleep"
Daydreaming, fantasizing. Probably in a melancholy, morose way.
"Falling softly as the rain"
Handling their problems very discreetly, but "falling" implying descention/negativity/decline.
"No footsteps ringing in your ears"
Oblivious to her 'presence', if you will.
"Ragged down, worn to the skin"
Neglected, torn, weathered, terrible condition.
"Warrior raging - have no fear!"
tcha...pretty obvious.
"Secure yourself to heaven"
The second time around this seems to imply that the way she's planning on helping them out of their despair and darkness is through religion.
"Hold on tight, the night has come"
Here we go - it'll be interesting.
"Fasten up your earthly burdens"
Comparing religion as a priority over most everything else, but picking on materialism.
"You have just begun"
You've got a long road to walk, ese.
As far as the song itself is concerned, damnit, I'm such a sucker for layering lyrics. The third verse is awesome.