Ok guys, i do apologise. This maybe a bit lengthy, but anyone interested feel free to comment on my interpretation.
When i first heard the song i adopted the universal assumption at first, that two lovers were together, but it didnt work, of coarse with different variables.
After listening to it so much it hit me one night, and i apologise to anyone offended because this can be touchy, but i think it is affiliated with suicide. Its like he loved her so much, but he knew it wouldnt work from the start. If anyone has ever been involved with soemone with a serious mental illness you would understand (i do). So he loved her, but she was blinded by the darkness and couldnt escape, and he was blinded about the effects because he just loved her so much. Not all the song suggests the theme that she took her life, but there are some parts that get me. For instance:
"Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and [I knew I had won]"
Its like in that verse he feels guilty, was it hes fault that he couldnt help her and she slipped through, like in a metaphorical sense "let the judges frown" refers maybe to the world looking down on him/blaming. The rest of the first verse is simple to follow he is just reciting how he loves her.
Come the second verse, "I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you"
Had she not passed on, hes talking about how things would have been, having a family, growing old together etc. Hes a dreamer too, so he thinks in pictures, so he thought of spending forever with him, so when he wakes up although hes spirit is with him to carry him through life ( giving him that resilience to push on) Her passing has taken away all hes dreams :-(.
The final part that hit me and its my favourite part of the song, is this, "And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bear my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet".
This part if u break it down is something many of us have been through if we loved someone and they have left us somehow, he can still feel her prescence so hes holding her hand. After he bares hes soul on judgement day hell greet her when he passes on too in a loving position where he kneels at her feet..... (most beautiful part of the song).
To sum up my tedious and boring essay haha, "goodbye my lover" talks about losing her, and "im so hollow" just means hes walking along this world alone, and weve all felt it. Now anyone wanting to comment please do, i think im way off but i look into things too much.
@Bundy2008 well this clearly took me 13 more years to realize…\r\nI came across your comment due to this song being on repeat at the moment due to, well just some things going on I’m my relationship at the moment. After like the millionth time listening to it, was just out for a clear your head kind of drive, and it just all of the sudden hit me hard enough to take my breath away that I truly felt like the song was about him taking his life. So I googled asking so and well so far you are the only...
@Bundy2008 well this clearly took me 13 more years to realize…\r\nI came across your comment due to this song being on repeat at the moment due to, well just some things going on I’m my relationship at the moment. After like the millionth time listening to it, was just out for a clear your head kind of drive, and it just all of the sudden hit me hard enough to take my breath away that I truly felt like the song was about him taking his life. So I googled asking so and well so far you are the only other that feels the song the same way as I. Probably a deep soul like myself. Thank you for breaking it down more, definitely helped to understand why I feel the way I do about this song. It’s truly beautiful in a painful kind of way, and this is just point on.
Ok guys, i do apologise. This maybe a bit lengthy, but anyone interested feel free to comment on my interpretation.
When i first heard the song i adopted the universal assumption at first, that two lovers were together, but it didnt work, of coarse with different variables.
After listening to it so much it hit me one night, and i apologise to anyone offended because this can be touchy, but i think it is affiliated with suicide. Its like he loved her so much, but he knew it wouldnt work from the start. If anyone has ever been involved with soemone with a serious mental illness you would understand (i do). So he loved her, but she was blinded by the darkness and couldnt escape, and he was blinded about the effects because he just loved her so much. Not all the song suggests the theme that she took her life, but there are some parts that get me. For instance:
"Did I disappoint you or let you down? Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown? 'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun, Yes I saw you were blinded and [I knew I had won]"
Its like in that verse he feels guilty, was it hes fault that he couldnt help her and she slipped through, like in a metaphorical sense "let the judges frown" refers maybe to the world looking down on him/blaming. The rest of the first verse is simple to follow he is just reciting how he loves her.
Come the second verse, "I'd be the father of your child. I'd spend a lifetime with you. I know your fears and you know mine. We've had our doubts but now we're fine, And I love you, I swear that's true. I cannot live without you"
Had she not passed on, hes talking about how things would have been, having a family, growing old together etc. Hes a dreamer too, so he thinks in pictures, so he thought of spending forever with him, so when he wakes up although hes spirit is with him to carry him through life ( giving him that resilience to push on) Her passing has taken away all hes dreams :-(.
The final part that hit me and its my favourite part of the song, is this, "And I still hold your hand in mine. In mine when I'm asleep. And I will bear my soul in time, When I'm kneeling at your feet".
This part if u break it down is something many of us have been through if we loved someone and they have left us somehow, he can still feel her prescence so hes holding her hand. After he bares hes soul on judgement day hell greet her when he passes on too in a loving position where he kneels at her feet..... (most beautiful part of the song).
To sum up my tedious and boring essay haha, "goodbye my lover" talks about losing her, and "im so hollow" just means hes walking along this world alone, and weve all felt it. Now anyone wanting to comment please do, i think im way off but i look into things too much.
Cheers, :-)
Talk about hitting the nail on the head
Talk about hitting the nail on the head
@Bundy2008 well this clearly took me 13 more years to realize…\r\nI came across your comment due to this song being on repeat at the moment due to, well just some things going on I’m my relationship at the moment. After like the millionth time listening to it, was just out for a clear your head kind of drive, and it just all of the sudden hit me hard enough to take my breath away that I truly felt like the song was about him taking his life. So I googled asking so and well so far you are the only...
@Bundy2008 well this clearly took me 13 more years to realize…\r\nI came across your comment due to this song being on repeat at the moment due to, well just some things going on I’m my relationship at the moment. After like the millionth time listening to it, was just out for a clear your head kind of drive, and it just all of the sudden hit me hard enough to take my breath away that I truly felt like the song was about him taking his life. So I googled asking so and well so far you are the only other that feels the song the same way as I. Probably a deep soul like myself. Thank you for breaking it down more, definitely helped to understand why I feel the way I do about this song. It’s truly beautiful in a painful kind of way, and this is just point on.