I think the whole song has a general idea of losing faith, not specifically in a religious context, but just faith in general. People can lose faith in their religion, in their gods, in spirit, in themselves, in other people...anything! I think that's what this is about.
I hadn't even thought of it before until just now that the first verse almost sounds like she's talking about conformity, about how people give up their authenticity to reach for something more contemporary. It's like we discard what we know we should hold onto just to taste what's on the other side, even for a moment.
The second verse is really about losing faith - it comes across strongly. She's talking exactly about how she lost that faith, how something caused her to push it away from herself, but she still has a piece of that faith, she's just tired and weary. Almost like an anti-hero...not good, but not bad.
By the time you reach the bridge, it seems like the song has progressed in meaning, going from conformity to loss of faith and finally to the decision-making. It's like a time line. It's like she's realized what she's become and is finally fed up with it and is going to "drop a bomb" on her skeleton and get rid of it once and for all. The end of the song kind of reeks of "You made your bed, now lay in it."
Love this song. Folklore was the best album of hers. The songs are so ambiguous and so deep.
I think the whole song has a general idea of losing faith, not specifically in a religious context, but just faith in general. People can lose faith in their religion, in their gods, in spirit, in themselves, in other people...anything! I think that's what this is about.
I hadn't even thought of it before until just now that the first verse almost sounds like she's talking about conformity, about how people give up their authenticity to reach for something more contemporary. It's like we discard what we know we should hold onto just to taste what's on the other side, even for a moment.
The second verse is really about losing faith - it comes across strongly. She's talking exactly about how she lost that faith, how something caused her to push it away from herself, but she still has a piece of that faith, she's just tired and weary. Almost like an anti-hero...not good, but not bad.
By the time you reach the bridge, it seems like the song has progressed in meaning, going from conformity to loss of faith and finally to the decision-making. It's like a time line. It's like she's realized what she's become and is finally fed up with it and is going to "drop a bomb" on her skeleton and get rid of it once and for all. The end of the song kind of reeks of "You made your bed, now lay in it."
Love this song. Folklore was the best album of hers. The songs are so ambiguous and so deep.