To me this song is a summation of all of the love songs Martin has written over the years that are in the same vein. Time and time again he has written about being moved by love's overwhelming force like a pawn and suffering deeply for it. I could pick out over a dozen songs that feed into this theme: being a martyr for love.
Bottomline
Dangerous
Dressed in Black
Higher Love
In Chains
I Feel You
In Your Room
Jezebel
Lillian
Master and Servant
Mercy In You
One Caress
Rush
Sacred
Surrender
Of course, many of these same songs have D/s or BDSM overtones as well and I find that fascinating. Martin (or at least the persona that comes through in his songs) seems to love so profoundly that complete submission of his heart, and occasionally his body, is the natural result. When he does suffer in the physical, erotic sense at his lover's hands it is out of love and not merely to get off sexually. Love, pain, and submission are all intertwined for him in both the emotional and physical realm, which is why these songs can be interpreted as describing the surrender of one’s heart to another (which we all identify with) or the relationship between a slave and his Mistress.
I think it's about him and his girlfriend. The way he tortures himself by being with her. Later in the song he refers to when he had her. That's why he's a 'Martyr'.
The song reflects the relationship they had.
I think it's about him and his girlfriend. The way he tortures himself by being with her. Later in the song he refers to when he had her. That's why he's a 'Martyr'.
The song reflects the relationship they had.
I've been in a lot of relationships that turned out the same. Some long distance, others that ended unnaturaly because of passive decisions I made. You always want the best and a lot of times you go outside your league. But mainly you want it to work out so badly, even though you know that it never will... Even then...
I've been in a lot of relationships that turned out the same. Some long distance, others that ended unnaturaly because of passive decisions I made. You always want the best and a lot of times you go outside your league. But mainly you want it to work out so badly, even though you know that it never will... Even then you still go with it...
Even though it's over... You will never let go of the feelings you had...
'I knew what I was letting myself in for, I knew that I could never even the score'
'I knew that I would have to suffer in vain, aware that I would never outgrow the pain'
Also I feel he's acting about his music and how he's been having to suffer for it evenhtough they want him to sell himself out that's what I got from it at least. He's suffered for his music and for the love he has for it. Also relationships probably...
Also I feel he's acting about his music and how he's been having to suffer for it evenhtough they want him to sell himself out that's what I got from it at least. He's suffered for his music and for the love he has for it. Also relationships probably...
To me this song is a summation of all of the love songs Martin has written over the years that are in the same vein. Time and time again he has written about being moved by love's overwhelming force like a pawn and suffering deeply for it. I could pick out over a dozen songs that feed into this theme: being a martyr for love.
Bottomline Dangerous Dressed in Black Higher Love In Chains I Feel You In Your Room Jezebel Lillian Master and Servant Mercy In You One Caress Rush Sacred Surrender
Of course, many of these same songs have D/s or BDSM overtones as well and I find that fascinating. Martin (or at least the persona that comes through in his songs) seems to love so profoundly that complete submission of his heart, and occasionally his body, is the natural result. When he does suffer in the physical, erotic sense at his lover's hands it is out of love and not merely to get off sexually. Love, pain, and submission are all intertwined for him in both the emotional and physical realm, which is why these songs can be interpreted as describing the surrender of one’s heart to another (which we all identify with) or the relationship between a slave and his Mistress.
I think it's about him and his girlfriend. The way he tortures himself by being with her. Later in the song he refers to when he had her. That's why he's a 'Martyr'. The song reflects the relationship they had.
I think it's about him and his girlfriend. The way he tortures himself by being with her. Later in the song he refers to when he had her. That's why he's a 'Martyr'. The song reflects the relationship they had.
I've been in a lot of relationships that turned out the same. Some long distance, others that ended unnaturaly because of passive decisions I made. You always want the best and a lot of times you go outside your league. But mainly you want it to work out so badly, even though you know that it never will... Even then...
I've been in a lot of relationships that turned out the same. Some long distance, others that ended unnaturaly because of passive decisions I made. You always want the best and a lot of times you go outside your league. But mainly you want it to work out so badly, even though you know that it never will... Even then you still go with it...
Even though it's over... You will never let go of the feelings you had... 'I knew what I was letting myself in for, I knew that I could never even the score' 'I knew that I would have to suffer in vain, aware that I would never outgrow the pain'
agree completely with this interpretation
agree completely with this interpretation
Also I feel he's acting about his music and how he's been having to suffer for it evenhtough they want him to sell himself out that's what I got from it at least. He's suffered for his music and for the love he has for it. Also relationships probably...
Also I feel he's acting about his music and how he's been having to suffer for it evenhtough they want him to sell himself out that's what I got from it at least. He's suffered for his music and for the love he has for it. Also relationships probably...