Just a theory here, but perhaps on a personal level for Emilie, this is about her experience in an insane asylum. Obviously there are a lot of different interpretations of this song but I think perhaps the reference to "a bottle of nothing" as her friend and her faith in life (which is supposed to stop her dreaming of death) point to "a bottle of nothing" perhaps being anti-depressants/mood stabilisers. After her reference to this Emilie states that "still I fly/still I fall" which is perhaps alluding to immunisation of the effects of the drugs they gave her in the asylum upon her condition: in short, she still experiences episodes of mania (flying) and depression (falling). There's a lot more in this song to comment on but I think those are the most obvious arguments for that particular interpretation.
Just a theory here, but perhaps on a personal level for Emilie, this is about her experience in an insane asylum. Obviously there are a lot of different interpretations of this song but I think perhaps the reference to "a bottle of nothing" as her friend and her faith in life (which is supposed to stop her dreaming of death) point to "a bottle of nothing" perhaps being anti-depressants/mood stabilisers. After her reference to this Emilie states that "still I fly/still I fall" which is perhaps alluding to immunisation of the effects of the drugs they gave her in the asylum upon her condition: in short, she still experiences episodes of mania (flying) and depression (falling). There's a lot more in this song to comment on but I think those are the most obvious arguments for that particular interpretation.
This was written before the asylum.
This was written before the asylum.