"There is nothing to me.
There is nothing though there was a time
I had felt elation before all sensation died"
He makes sure at the beginning of the song that he points out very clearly that he is numb. He cannot feel anything any longer. but he then goes back to tell this listener that at once he had an overwhelming and beautiful emotion before he went numb...so..something happened, we guess at this point.
"I cannot breathe.
I can't deny that I've been feigning for you
every vital sign defied"
In order to live, you must breathe...which means in the simplest of symbols, breathing=life. Davey is making the statement here that he is not and has not been able to live. Now he is admitting that he has been faking; he has put a mask over and fought his true emotions, which he is about to reveal.
"This means nothing to me.
This means nothing so spare me the lies.
I deny you sympathy just as I have been denied."
Basically here he is saying that he doesnt want to hear anything from her, none of her sob stories, he doesnt care just like she didn't care (obviously, someone broke his heart)
...
"I died for the last lie
and the heartbreak for the first time
I could not take till I made you cry"
Davey is now stating that she hurt him too much...now he wants to show her how he feels. He wants to break her heart like she broke his.
"This is what you taught me.
This is what you taught-and I learned well-
To recognize that feeling easily can be disspelled."
Now he's throwing it back into her face letting her know that he learned it all from her. He isn't stupid anymore and he knows how to turn the tables.
I also feel like "to recognize that feeling easily can be disspelled." means that he knows she loved him, but she was a bitch about it and didn't know what to do with that love...now he isn't denying his love for her, but he is resentful in accepting it. he's pushing it away because he knows what it will get him and he knows he deserves better.
"Show your wounds, I'm bored with mine.
Nothing is new.
Don't despair, I rarely cry."
Here I imagine Davey jerking back the sleeves of the girls shirt to reveal cuts. He's tired of being the only one hurting.
"Oh my dear, please dry your eyes.
Who could harm you?
To hurt you is to be despised,
As I'd love to. "
He's putting it on thick here. Basically telling her that no one ever hurts that "precious little princess" so she needs to stop whining and acting hurt.
Then he very obviously states the desire to hurt her.
Will he though? The lyrics kind of leave that in the air. I think this, in real life, would be as far as he would go with trying to hurt her.
but who knows. I guess that's left for the listeners interpretation.
In general I love the attitude of the song. A very powerful smack in the face message, however, the lyrics are extremely easy to read into, not like AFI's old stuff. Their old songs were left more to the interpretation and there was more than one answer. Now it's very obviously just the one message.
Oh man, this one's hardcore.
"There is nothing to me. There is nothing though there was a time I had felt elation before all sensation died"
He makes sure at the beginning of the song that he points out very clearly that he is numb. He cannot feel anything any longer. but he then goes back to tell this listener that at once he had an overwhelming and beautiful emotion before he went numb...so..something happened, we guess at this point.
"I cannot breathe. I can't deny that I've been feigning for you every vital sign defied"
In order to live, you must breathe...which means in the simplest of symbols, breathing=life. Davey is making the statement here that he is not and has not been able to live. Now he is admitting that he has been faking; he has put a mask over and fought his true emotions, which he is about to reveal.
"This means nothing to me. This means nothing so spare me the lies. I deny you sympathy just as I have been denied."
Basically here he is saying that he doesnt want to hear anything from her, none of her sob stories, he doesnt care just like she didn't care (obviously, someone broke his heart)
...
"I died for the last lie and the heartbreak for the first time I could not take till I made you cry"
Davey is now stating that she hurt him too much...now he wants to show her how he feels. He wants to break her heart like she broke his.
"This is what you taught me. This is what you taught-and I learned well- To recognize that feeling easily can be disspelled."
Now he's throwing it back into her face letting her know that he learned it all from her. He isn't stupid anymore and he knows how to turn the tables. I also feel like "to recognize that feeling easily can be disspelled." means that he knows she loved him, but she was a bitch about it and didn't know what to do with that love...now he isn't denying his love for her, but he is resentful in accepting it. he's pushing it away because he knows what it will get him and he knows he deserves better.
"Show your wounds, I'm bored with mine. Nothing is new. Don't despair, I rarely cry."
Here I imagine Davey jerking back the sleeves of the girls shirt to reveal cuts. He's tired of being the only one hurting.
"Oh my dear, please dry your eyes. Who could harm you? To hurt you is to be despised, As I'd love to. "
He's putting it on thick here. Basically telling her that no one ever hurts that "precious little princess" so she needs to stop whining and acting hurt. Then he very obviously states the desire to hurt her. Will he though? The lyrics kind of leave that in the air. I think this, in real life, would be as far as he would go with trying to hurt her.
but who knows. I guess that's left for the listeners interpretation.
In general I love the attitude of the song. A very powerful smack in the face message, however, the lyrics are extremely easy to read into, not like AFI's old stuff. Their old songs were left more to the interpretation and there was more than one answer. Now it's very obviously just the one message.