I've come very close to this song recently (despite losing my MP3 player). Here I have to offer my own, in-depth meaning of this song with the help of the posts given by the community here whom I thank.
"So while I'm turning in my sheets
And once again I cannot sleep"
The narrator (informally acknowledged to be anyone) is restless over the thought of something.
"Walk out the door and up the street
Look at the stars beneath my feet"
He walks outside to help clear his mind and consequentially loses himself in thought (possibly reflecting on the sky broken underneath him).
"Remember rights that I did wrong
So here I go"
Again, he reflects more, clarifing that it's over things that he tries to do right that end up going bad. He continues walking.
"Hello, hello"
He calls out for help but no one seems to hear him so he only hears the echo of his voice.
"There is no place I cannot go
My mind is muddy but
My heart is heavy does it show"
He feels trapped by his problems, clouding his mind and making his heart heavy. He asks how obvious it is.
"I lose the track that loses me
So here I go"
He loses his train of thought that speeds off with him (or more better put: He can't stay on track with normal things, or rather, normal thoughts aren't meant for him (p2007t)). Still he walks in the night.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh
And so I sent some men to fight
And one came back at dead of night
Said he'd seen my enemy
Said he looked just like me"
He searches the corners of his mind to discover what causes his troubles only to finally realize it is himself.
"So I set out to cut myself
And here I go"
This I like to take metaphoricly though I know there are plenty of people who'd rather say it's meaning is literal. He sees that only way to correct his problems are in himself but unfortunatly feels he needs to beat himself up (whether physically or mentally). Still he persists to move on.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh
I’m not calling for a second chance
I'm screaming at the top of my voice"
He doesn't want another chance to make things right which he tries to communicates in desperation.
"Give me reason, but don’t give me choice
Cause I'll just make the same mistake again"
Moreover, he'd rather have a reason to do something but not the choice associated with it because, as he can already predict, will only end all wrong.
"Uhuhuhuhuhuh
And maybe someday we will meet
And maybe talk and not just speak"
He talks more to the audience (whether this is his love interest or someone else is left for interpretation) about how he hopes he will be able to meet them some time again and talk to each other critically and with purpose rather than just "speaking" (resorting to small talk that goes nowhere?).
"Dont buy the promises cause
There are no promises I keep
And my reflection troubles me
So here I go"
He says not to buy his promises because he can't keep them. These broken promises, evidentally, ruin his self-image which troubles him. Once again, he goes on.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh
I’m not calling for a second chance
I’m screaming at the top of my voice
Give me reason, but don’t give me choice
Cause I'll just make the same mistake (2x)"
A re-statement of the above.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh
Uhuh uhuh uhuh
So while I'm turning in my sheets
Uhuh uhuh uhuh
And once again I cannot sleep"
Still he can't sleep with all his troubles.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh
Walk out the door and up the street"
He once again finds himself on the street to think things over.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh
Look at the stars
Uhuh uhuh uhuh
Look at the stars falling down"
He sees the stars and sky fall apart before his eyes (of course associate with his life slowly falling apart)
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh
And I wonder where
Uhuh uhuh uhuh
Did I go wrong?""
And once again, on the same journey of finding a way to survive through all of the things he seems to have set himself up to fall at, he posess a question:
Where did I go wrong?
I totally agree! this is probably the best interpretation of this song. It's not about war, suicide or directly about God. It's rather as you have carefully and correctly detailed out, about one's introspection of all actions, good and bad, he has done. He feels like a loser who hasn't done anything worthwhile, all of which he admits is his own fault. He would like to go back but knows that it's impossible and that he would probably make the "same mistake" again. At the end, he can only look back and see how f***ed up his life is!...
I totally agree! this is probably the best interpretation of this song. It's not about war, suicide or directly about God. It's rather as you have carefully and correctly detailed out, about one's introspection of all actions, good and bad, he has done. He feels like a loser who hasn't done anything worthwhile, all of which he admits is his own fault. He would like to go back but knows that it's impossible and that he would probably make the "same mistake" again. At the end, he can only look back and see how f***ed up his life is!
I've come very close to this song recently (despite losing my MP3 player). Here I have to offer my own, in-depth meaning of this song with the help of the posts given by the community here whom I thank.
"So while I'm turning in my sheets And once again I cannot sleep"
The narrator (informally acknowledged to be anyone) is restless over the thought of something.
"Walk out the door and up the street Look at the stars beneath my feet"
He walks outside to help clear his mind and consequentially loses himself in thought (possibly reflecting on the sky broken underneath him).
"Remember rights that I did wrong So here I go"
Again, he reflects more, clarifing that it's over things that he tries to do right that end up going bad. He continues walking.
"Hello, hello"
He calls out for help but no one seems to hear him so he only hears the echo of his voice.
"There is no place I cannot go My mind is muddy but My heart is heavy does it show"
He feels trapped by his problems, clouding his mind and making his heart heavy. He asks how obvious it is.
"I lose the track that loses me So here I go"
He loses his train of thought that speeds off with him (or more better put: He can't stay on track with normal things, or rather, normal thoughts aren't meant for him (p2007t)). Still he walks in the night.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh And so I sent some men to fight And one came back at dead of night Said he'd seen my enemy Said he looked just like me"
He searches the corners of his mind to discover what causes his troubles only to finally realize it is himself.
"So I set out to cut myself And here I go"
This I like to take metaphoricly though I know there are plenty of people who'd rather say it's meaning is literal. He sees that only way to correct his problems are in himself but unfortunatly feels he needs to beat himself up (whether physically or mentally). Still he persists to move on.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh I’m not calling for a second chance I'm screaming at the top of my voice"
He doesn't want another chance to make things right which he tries to communicates in desperation.
"Give me reason, but don’t give me choice Cause I'll just make the same mistake again"
Moreover, he'd rather have a reason to do something but not the choice associated with it because, as he can already predict, will only end all wrong.
"Uhuhuhuhuhuh And maybe someday we will meet And maybe talk and not just speak"
He talks more to the audience (whether this is his love interest or someone else is left for interpretation) about how he hopes he will be able to meet them some time again and talk to each other critically and with purpose rather than just "speaking" (resorting to small talk that goes nowhere?).
"Dont buy the promises cause There are no promises I keep And my reflection troubles me So here I go"
He says not to buy his promises because he can't keep them. These broken promises, evidentally, ruin his self-image which troubles him. Once again, he goes on.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh
I’m not calling for a second chance I’m screaming at the top of my voice Give me reason, but don’t give me choice Cause I'll just make the same mistake (2x)"
A re-statement of the above.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh Uhuh uhuh uhuh So while I'm turning in my sheets Uhuh uhuh uhuh And once again I cannot sleep"
Still he can't sleep with all his troubles.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh Walk out the door and up the street"
He once again finds himself on the street to think things over.
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh Look at the stars Uhuh uhuh uhuh Look at the stars falling down"
He sees the stars and sky fall apart before his eyes (of course associate with his life slowly falling apart)
"Uhuh uhuh uhuh And I wonder where Uhuh uhuh uhuh Did I go wrong?""
And once again, on the same journey of finding a way to survive through all of the things he seems to have set himself up to fall at, he posess a question: Where did I go wrong?
I totally agree! this is probably the best interpretation of this song. It's not about war, suicide or directly about God. It's rather as you have carefully and correctly detailed out, about one's introspection of all actions, good and bad, he has done. He feels like a loser who hasn't done anything worthwhile, all of which he admits is his own fault. He would like to go back but knows that it's impossible and that he would probably make the "same mistake" again. At the end, he can only look back and see how f***ed up his life is!...
I totally agree! this is probably the best interpretation of this song. It's not about war, suicide or directly about God. It's rather as you have carefully and correctly detailed out, about one's introspection of all actions, good and bad, he has done. He feels like a loser who hasn't done anything worthwhile, all of which he admits is his own fault. He would like to go back but knows that it's impossible and that he would probably make the "same mistake" again. At the end, he can only look back and see how f***ed up his life is!