Knife Going In Lyrics

Lyric discussion by artificially_sweet 

Cover art for Knife Going In lyrics by Tegan and Sara

After reading all the comments above it made me decide this song really is a lot more simple.

I think it is about a relative passing and then feeling/being suicidal.

"If I don't recover // Sell this house.." Simply inheriting.

"Not Forever // On the night I die // I swear I'll sleep outside your window" Being away from each other isn't going to last forever. Most would liked to believe their loved ones stay and watch over them.

"I feel the knife going in // I'm feeling anxious // Not enough to kill me // I thought it'd happen fast" I don't know why this didn't ring suicide or cutting to anyone.

I think the rest of the song explains itself. I think the comments above will only confuse/annoy other readers.

That's the funny thing about this site, sometimes it just really isn't anything deeper than what it says.

I think it would help you understand better if you could just relate to the song and really feel the meaning.

Otherwise you really would need to do all the backstreet boy background check... what's their favorite food, what color are their underwear, who's their daddy.

Just hearing her voice in how she sings this song, the pain should translate it perfectly. Especially how haunting it is when she sings "I let it pass". Even just how the music sounds music box almost. Just sets an eerie tone for their angry/calm singing and it shows how contemplative the lyrics are.

Quite simple but still lovely.

I don't know, I think it's more related to her dream of being stabbed. Plus, knife going in makes me think of being stabbed, and people generally don't stab themselves, but I see where you're coming from.

I don't think I agree with the cutting idea, but I like everything else you said. Your comments made me think of an old crack at English teachers. Here's the image, you might know it: imgur.com/gallery/555Ao