Okay, normally I'm not one to say someone is specifically "wrong" in their interpretation, but seriously, you guys basically have it completely wrong. Not that your interpretations aren't neat. :)
List in your head various signs of the zodiac. Pisces. Virgo. Libra. Taurus.
CANCER.
This song is about someone who's found out they have cancer, and the singer is speaking about it in obtuse and metaphorical ways. In the instances where bloodletting is referred to, I believe it's a metaphor for chemotherapy. Both are horribly painful with huge detriment to ones health (with cancer, though, the detriments are outweighed by the benefits, or at least that's the hope).
Chemo is obviously not working for this candidate, though, as is made evident in the following statements:
"Have you tried everything, anything
All to no avail?"
"I know what you need.
This will really work."
"Look all around you and notice you're not alone.
We want to give you the courage to
Go a different way."
In my opinion, the chemo is failing, and the singer is giving support to the subject of the song. Support to try nonstandard methods to fight the cancer, like holistic or eastern treatments, even though it seems like neither of them actually believe it will work.
The singer is trying to put on a smile and tell their friend that everything will be okay and they really do have a chance. "This could really work. We want to give you the courage to go a different way."
Okay, normally I'm not one to say someone is specifically "wrong" in their interpretation, but seriously, you guys basically have it completely wrong. Not that your interpretations aren't neat. :)
List in your head various signs of the zodiac. Pisces. Virgo. Libra. Taurus.
CANCER.
This song is about someone who's found out they have cancer, and the singer is speaking about it in obtuse and metaphorical ways. In the instances where bloodletting is referred to, I believe it's a metaphor for chemotherapy. Both are horribly painful with huge detriment to ones health (with cancer, though, the detriments are outweighed by the benefits, or at least that's the hope).
Chemo is obviously not working for this candidate, though, as is made evident in the following statements:
"Have you tried everything, anything All to no avail?"
"I know what you need. This will really work."
"Look all around you and notice you're not alone. We want to give you the courage to Go a different way."
In my opinion, the chemo is failing, and the singer is giving support to the subject of the song. Support to try nonstandard methods to fight the cancer, like holistic or eastern treatments, even though it seems like neither of them actually believe it will work.
The singer is trying to put on a smile and tell their friend that everything will be okay and they really do have a chance. "This could really work. We want to give you the courage to go a different way."
Anyway, that's my two cents.