First off, I'll start by saying that I am completely in love with this song. I'm not sure if someone already mentioned this, but I take this song to be about depression and hurting.
So, the song goes:
Twenty years it's breaking
You down, now that you
Understand there's no one around.
Take a breath, just take a seat, you're
Falling apart and tearing at the seams.
(Basically strightforward and literal. you feel completely alone, like you are falling apart everyday)
Heaven forbid you end up
Alone and don't know why
Hold on tight, wait for tomorrow,
You'll be alright.
(Narrator of song is telling the listeners to stick it out, get through all the issues in life, and you'll be alright in the end.)
It's on your face, is it on your mind,
Would you care to
Build a house of your own?
How much longer,
How long can you wait,
It's like you wanted to go
And give yourself away.
(I think this is saying do you show the world what you feel? or is it only inside your head? Basically speaking to the people who wear emotional masks. It goes on to say "Would you care to build a house of your own?" I think this is saying that you can start from scratch and build something beautiful for yourself. You don't have to give up. then it says how much longer can you wait? How much longer can you go through life feeling the way that you do?)
It feels good.
Is that reason enough for you?
It feels good.
Is that reason enough for you?
(Then these few lines make me think that the subject of the song is talking back to the narrator. In my mind, the hurting person could also be thinking about suicide, or even cutting to release the pain. When the narrator says "How much longer can you wait?", the subject replies by saying that when they hurt themselves to get rid of the pain it feels good. They are hostile and angry, and just want the narrator to understand that it makes them feel good.)
Out of this one
Don't know how to get you out of this one,
Don't know how to get you out of this one,
Don't know how to get you out of this one,
Don't know how to get you out of this one.
(The narrator becomes somewhat baffled and begins to tell the subject that he doesn't know how to help her and to get her out of her hell. I think he is saying that if she wants to improve her life and find happiness, she has to make it happen for herself.)
@stephaniehoffy
I feel like it's an echo to his other song ''how to save a life''.
He is talking to his friend that has committed suicide, trying to understand what he could have done.
@stephaniehoffy
I feel like it's an echo to his other song ''how to save a life''.
He is talking to his friend that has committed suicide, trying to understand what he could have done.
So to me in the song, the person feeling bad has 20 years. (probably the age he/she went away - let's say it's a she).
The singer tries to tell her that she should sit and take a breath from her pain.
That she should try to see it from another angle and to think about what she is about to do. He wants her to try to get the piece back together while she is losing it.
It's on your face, is it on your mind ? can be seen as : The pain is your face, is it on your mind ? (she may have cut her face instead of arms or legs)
Then he tries to tell her to last a bit longer to try to make a life, get experience, create something of her own so she can get something to hang on to.
But he knows she cannot take it anymore and she has no much time.
(How long can you wait)
''It feels good'' is like you said probably because she is cutting herself to release the pain
''Is that reason enough for you ?'' to answer the previous question is it on your mind.
She is telling him that she cuts herself because the pain is also in her mind.
And the narrator finally say that he can get her to stop cutting herself somehow
but that he cannot take her mental pain away...
and if he can't do that, she will continue.
So he just doesn't know how to help her anymore even though he wants to.
He feels useless but still wants her to find a way out.
First off, I'll start by saying that I am completely in love with this song. I'm not sure if someone already mentioned this, but I take this song to be about depression and hurting.
So, the song goes: Twenty years it's breaking You down, now that you Understand there's no one around. Take a breath, just take a seat, you're Falling apart and tearing at the seams. (Basically strightforward and literal. you feel completely alone, like you are falling apart everyday)
Heaven forbid you end up Alone and don't know why Hold on tight, wait for tomorrow, You'll be alright. (Narrator of song is telling the listeners to stick it out, get through all the issues in life, and you'll be alright in the end.)
It's on your face, is it on your mind, Would you care to Build a house of your own? How much longer, How long can you wait, It's like you wanted to go And give yourself away. (I think this is saying do you show the world what you feel? or is it only inside your head? Basically speaking to the people who wear emotional masks. It goes on to say "Would you care to build a house of your own?" I think this is saying that you can start from scratch and build something beautiful for yourself. You don't have to give up. then it says how much longer can you wait? How much longer can you go through life feeling the way that you do?)
It feels good. Is that reason enough for you? It feels good. Is that reason enough for you? (Then these few lines make me think that the subject of the song is talking back to the narrator. In my mind, the hurting person could also be thinking about suicide, or even cutting to release the pain. When the narrator says "How much longer can you wait?", the subject replies by saying that when they hurt themselves to get rid of the pain it feels good. They are hostile and angry, and just want the narrator to understand that it makes them feel good.)
Out of this one Don't know how to get you out of this one, Don't know how to get you out of this one, Don't know how to get you out of this one, Don't know how to get you out of this one. (The narrator becomes somewhat baffled and begins to tell the subject that he doesn't know how to help her and to get her out of her hell. I think he is saying that if she wants to improve her life and find happiness, she has to make it happen for herself.)
God, I love this song!
@stephaniehoffy I feel like it's an echo to his other song ''how to save a life''. He is talking to his friend that has committed suicide, trying to understand what he could have done.
@stephaniehoffy I feel like it's an echo to his other song ''how to save a life''. He is talking to his friend that has committed suicide, trying to understand what he could have done.
So to me in the song, the person feeling bad has 20 years. (probably the age he/she went away - let's say it's a she). The singer tries to tell her that she should sit and take a breath from her pain. That she should try to see it from another angle and to think about what she is about to do. He wants her to try to get the piece back together while she is losing it. It's on your face, is it on your mind ? can be seen as : The pain is your face, is it on your mind ? (she may have cut her face instead of arms or legs) Then he tries to tell her to last a bit longer to try to make a life, get experience, create something of her own so she can get something to hang on to. But he knows she cannot take it anymore and she has no much time. (How long can you wait) ''It feels good'' is like you said probably because she is cutting herself to release the pain ''Is that reason enough for you ?'' to answer the previous question is it on your mind. She is telling him that she cuts herself because the pain is also in her mind.
And the narrator finally say that he can get her to stop cutting herself somehow but that he cannot take her mental pain away... and if he can't do that, she will continue. So he just doesn't know how to help her anymore even though he wants to. He feels useless but still wants her to find a way out.
also i forgot to mention : heaven forbid - the title - is probably because in catholic religion, people who commits suicide will not go to heaven.
also i forgot to mention : heaven forbid - the title - is probably because in catholic religion, people who commits suicide will not go to heaven.
So I ve said, ''How to save a life'' and ''Heaven Forbid'' are probably talking about the same person.
So I ve said, ''How to save a life'' and ''Heaven Forbid'' are probably talking about the same person.