There's something about people who post on this site that really bugs me, and the posts for this song highlight it. People need to realise that NOT EVERY SONG IS A LOVE SONG! If you want a song about a lover dying, go and listen to 'I Will Follow You Into The Dark' 100 times over. Spencer never writes songs about somethign so obvious and simple, let alone boring.
I think I've had a massive moment of enlightenment in regards to this song. I don't mind if you don't agree with me, but to me lyrics like this are similar to poetry.
Think about the stages of grieving when losing aloved one or a dear friend, or even someone dying themselves. especially in relation to the second half of the song. 'If I could take the fire out from the wire I'd share a life and you'd share a life' to me sounds like bargaining, but taking fire out from a wire, whatever that means, sounds like something impossible, no one can 'share a life' but he'd do anything to save them.
Then you definately have depression:
I said nobody knows you
And nobody gives a damn either way
About your blood, your bones
Your voice, and your ghost
And the end to me could perhaps be acceptance, not too sure on that though though if it is 'anyway' rather than 'either way' then it seems like the person cares less about no one 'giving a damn'
'And I could take another hit for you
And I could take away your trips from you' etc.
Going backwards I know, but this verse could perhaps be anger, about people not doing as much as they could. OR (sorry for the random rambling) the whole verse could be about what 'God' could be offering someone, the place far away from here being heaven.
Whatever the case, this is completely death related. I had this down as a love song first few listens, but now I just don't see it.
There's something about people who post on this site that really bugs me, and the posts for this song highlight it. People need to realise that NOT EVERY SONG IS A LOVE SONG! If you want a song about a lover dying, go and listen to 'I Will Follow You Into The Dark' 100 times over. Spencer never writes songs about somethign so obvious and simple, let alone boring.
I think I've had a massive moment of enlightenment in regards to this song. I don't mind if you don't agree with me, but to me lyrics like this are similar to poetry.
Think about the stages of grieving when losing aloved one or a dear friend, or even someone dying themselves. especially in relation to the second half of the song. 'If I could take the fire out from the wire I'd share a life and you'd share a life' to me sounds like bargaining, but taking fire out from a wire, whatever that means, sounds like something impossible, no one can 'share a life' but he'd do anything to save them.
Then you definately have depression:
I said nobody knows you And nobody gives a damn either way About your blood, your bones Your voice, and your ghost
And the end to me could perhaps be acceptance, not too sure on that though though if it is 'anyway' rather than 'either way' then it seems like the person cares less about no one 'giving a damn'
'And I could take another hit for you And I could take away your trips from you' etc.
Going backwards I know, but this verse could perhaps be anger, about people not doing as much as they could. OR (sorry for the random rambling) the whole verse could be about what 'God' could be offering someone, the place far away from here being heaven.
Whatever the case, this is completely death related. I had this down as a love song first few listens, but now I just don't see it.