Okay. I have two completely biased interpretations because they both tie into my life right now.
*First: It could be about a good friend/ lover trying to help someone work through a drug addiction.
"your lights are turned down low
and your skin feels about to tear
and you is no sound
and all i am is frightened for you now
'cause you run and"
Kind of reminds me of withdrawals and the struggle with addiction. "How can I show you that you're done?" He wants to show her that it's enough. That the superficial connections she's made with artificial chemicals isn't worth it and it's not everlasting. Love is everlasting. And that's what he has to offer her. "holding on to moments that won't last" - Like a high. It only lasts a little while.
"Picking up the pieces from your past
But there's nothing more to gather"
-She wants things to go back to the way they used to be before all the turmoil. But you can't undo what has already been done. And her life is too shattered to piece back together at this point.
"holding on to moments that won't last
or would you rather end it all
do you wanna?"
-Do you want to hold onto this high? This moment? This superficial connection with drugs or people that don't care for you at all? Or do you want it to end? Is death the only solution? Or can you at least try to reverse the damage as best you can and start over?
*Second: It could be about a girl that's stuck in a committed relationship that is kind of working out okay except for the fact that she's falling in love with the singer.
"picking up the pieces from your past
but there's nothing more to gather"
Could be a reference to how she's trying to save her relationship and isn't allowing herself to accept the fact that maybe someone else can make her happier.
"no one believes you smile alone"
-People are beginning to suspect the girl of cheating perhaps.
"you wanna retrieve your high on the phone"
-The high she gets from talking to the singer on the phone is what pulls her through the situation.
"but when you hang up all I wanna do is help you to
pick up the pieces from your past
but there's nothing more to gather"
-The singer is happy to be that important to her and holds on to the tiniest slimmer of hope that maybe she will choose him. But in the end all he wants is for her to be happy... So he wants to help her pick up the pieces of her doomed relationship so that she can at least be at peace with herself and know that she tried.
"sitting there is him
he has your eyes
calling you to somehow join them
and you're writhin' in your skin
and buyin' his lies
not realizing that you're home
won't you come home and"
-Quite easy to relate both of my interpretations to this particular verse.
Anyway. Like I said; Both my interpretations are extremely biased. But, they work I think.
Either way... It all comes down to one general interpretation.
It's about a person that is faced with a very important decision and they have someone to rely on and trust to help them through.
The song itself is really beautiful, but your interpretation brought tears to my eyes. I am currently in the second situation you've described and I saw that meaning in this song right after I've listened to it for the very first time. Thank you that there's someone else who sees it that way too
The song itself is really beautiful, but your interpretation brought tears to my eyes. I am currently in the second situation you've described and I saw that meaning in this song right after I've listened to it for the very first time. Thank you that there's someone else who sees it that way too
Okay. I have two completely biased interpretations because they both tie into my life right now.
*First: It could be about a good friend/ lover trying to help someone work through a drug addiction. "your lights are turned down low and your skin feels about to tear and you is no sound and all i am is frightened for you now 'cause you run and"
Kind of reminds me of withdrawals and the struggle with addiction. "How can I show you that you're done?" He wants to show her that it's enough. That the superficial connections she's made with artificial chemicals isn't worth it and it's not everlasting. Love is everlasting. And that's what he has to offer her. "holding on to moments that won't last" - Like a high. It only lasts a little while.
"Picking up the pieces from your past But there's nothing more to gather" -She wants things to go back to the way they used to be before all the turmoil. But you can't undo what has already been done. And her life is too shattered to piece back together at this point.
"holding on to moments that won't last or would you rather end it all do you wanna?" -Do you want to hold onto this high? This moment? This superficial connection with drugs or people that don't care for you at all? Or do you want it to end? Is death the only solution? Or can you at least try to reverse the damage as best you can and start over?
*Second: It could be about a girl that's stuck in a committed relationship that is kind of working out okay except for the fact that she's falling in love with the singer.
"picking up the pieces from your past but there's nothing more to gather"
"no one believes you smile alone" -People are beginning to suspect the girl of cheating perhaps.
"you wanna retrieve your high on the phone" -The high she gets from talking to the singer on the phone is what pulls her through the situation.
"but when you hang up all I wanna do is help you to pick up the pieces from your past but there's nothing more to gather" -The singer is happy to be that important to her and holds on to the tiniest slimmer of hope that maybe she will choose him. But in the end all he wants is for her to be happy... So he wants to help her pick up the pieces of her doomed relationship so that she can at least be at peace with herself and know that she tried.
"sitting there is him he has your eyes calling you to somehow join them and you're writhin' in your skin and buyin' his lies not realizing that you're home won't you come home and" -Quite easy to relate both of my interpretations to this particular verse.
Anyway. Like I said; Both my interpretations are extremely biased. But, they work I think. Either way... It all comes down to one general interpretation. It's about a person that is faced with a very important decision and they have someone to rely on and trust to help them through.
The song itself is really beautiful, but your interpretation brought tears to my eyes. I am currently in the second situation you've described and I saw that meaning in this song right after I've listened to it for the very first time. Thank you that there's someone else who sees it that way too
The song itself is really beautiful, but your interpretation brought tears to my eyes. I am currently in the second situation you've described and I saw that meaning in this song right after I've listened to it for the very first time. Thank you that there's someone else who sees it that way too