Awesome song! Great lyrics! I'm a big fan of Placebo and admire this heavy change. But I think I have some meaning behind the lyrics
Sorry to contradict you all, but I don't think this is about Steve's departure at all. This song makes much more sense when you read it (minus the repitition) instead of listening to it (quicker too!)
I believe "I will battle for the sun" to mean "I will fight for what I believe in"
"You are getting in the way" = "You are trying to stop me"
"I will brush off all the dirt, and I will pretend it didn't hurt" could mean "I will brush off the people that try to stop me, and continue as if it didn't happen" or "after each obstacle, I will pull myself together and keep going," I prefer the latter of these 2
"You are a black and heavy weight," continuing from "You are trying to stop me," it means "You are a burden"
"I will not participate" = "I won't be a part of it," which basically means "I'm not going to be burdened by you any more, I'm going to keep going"
Metaphorically, "'Cause i have stared down the barrel of a gun" = "I will go to war because I know what it's like to stare death in the face" In real terms, it means "I will fight for what I believe in, because I know there is an incredibley high likelihood that I will pay for it, and believe me, I know"
"I am the bones you couldn't break," "I get knocked down! But I get up again! You're never gonna bring me down!" They mean the same thing. Multiple songs have this imagery of being unmoveable in your original assertion, and that's what this line means.
Sorry it's so long, I believe I've rambled on for long enough! Still searching for the meaning behind "You are a cheap and nasty fake" and "Dream brother, my killer, my lover"
Awesome song! Great lyrics! I'm a big fan of Placebo and admire this heavy change. But I think I have some meaning behind the lyrics
Sorry to contradict you all, but I don't think this is about Steve's departure at all. This song makes much more sense when you read it (minus the repitition) instead of listening to it (quicker too!)
I believe "I will battle for the sun" to mean "I will fight for what I believe in"
"You are getting in the way" = "You are trying to stop me"
"I will brush off all the dirt, and I will pretend it didn't hurt" could mean "I will brush off the people that try to stop me, and continue as if it didn't happen" or "after each obstacle, I will pull myself together and keep going," I prefer the latter of these 2
"You are a black and heavy weight," continuing from "You are trying to stop me," it means "You are a burden"
"I will not participate" = "I won't be a part of it," which basically means "I'm not going to be burdened by you any more, I'm going to keep going"
Metaphorically, "'Cause i have stared down the barrel of a gun" = "I will go to war because I know what it's like to stare death in the face" In real terms, it means "I will fight for what I believe in, because I know there is an incredibley high likelihood that I will pay for it, and believe me, I know"
"I am the bones you couldn't break," "I get knocked down! But I get up again! You're never gonna bring me down!" They mean the same thing. Multiple songs have this imagery of being unmoveable in your original assertion, and that's what this line means.
Sorry it's so long, I believe I've rambled on for long enough! Still searching for the meaning behind "You are a cheap and nasty fake" and "Dream brother, my killer, my lover"