As soon as I took the time to listen to the song I immediately assumed that it was about children who have been molested. I've heard molested children referred to as survivors on many occasions. It makes sense if you think about it, "Send us a blindfold, send us a blade. Tell the survivors help is on the way." That is in the moment, when it's happening. I'm sure most people who are being forced into this situation wish that they could close their eyes and make it go away (blindfold) or stop it (blade). The allusions to Justice only prove my case further. Who doesn't want justice for such an atrocious act?
"I was a blindfold, never complained. All the survivors singing in the rain." It makes sense that a child who is being abused would feel like a blindfold. These poor children are forced to be the blindfolds of the world. =/ I would also imagine that a survivor feels as if they are constantly singing in the rain. The image of a person singing in the rain does not denote pleasantness, instead it exudes sadness.
"I was the one with the world at my feet. Got us a battle, leave it up to me." All children have the world at their feet, and most molested children must feel that that world, those opportunities, have been taken away. Sexual abuse leaves one with a battle that never goes away, and in the end it is up to oneself to grow from the experience and heal. This reference could be related to that fact alone or possibly to a literal court battle where the perpetrator is brought to justice. It might also be a reference to the cowardice that is typical in many abusers, instead of confessions you leave it up to a child to expose.
In the second verse she reiterates the original message. "Find us a trap door, find us a plane.
Tell the survivors help is on the way." The trap door and plane more clear symbols of wanting to escape or end something. Telling the survivors that help is on the way once again shows how a victim must feel. Will it ever end? Will anybody ever help me? Will I ever get over this psychologically, physically, spiritually?
In the bridge, the author describes the most basic characteristics of sexual abuse with the line, "What it is and where it stops nobody knows." Can it be explained away or excused? Does it truly ever stop? Once you are abused, considered a survivor, how can you erase that mark from your past? The remaining lines, "You gave me a life I never chose. I wanna leave but the world won't let me go. Wanna leave but the world won't let me go" solidify the notion that sexual abuse has many far-reaching effects on the individual.
I don't think that there's enough in there to state the existence of sexual connotations at all. I do like the way you interpret a lot of the elements on the song, though, and I believe that it could fit a number of other situations just as well. I'm sticking with broader, general sense of escape and extreme discomfort.
I don't think that there's enough in there to state the existence of sexual connotations at all. I do like the way you interpret a lot of the elements on the song, though, and I believe that it could fit a number of other situations just as well. I'm sticking with broader, general sense of escape and extreme discomfort.
As soon as I took the time to listen to the song I immediately assumed that it was about children who have been molested. I've heard molested children referred to as survivors on many occasions. It makes sense if you think about it, "Send us a blindfold, send us a blade. Tell the survivors help is on the way." That is in the moment, when it's happening. I'm sure most people who are being forced into this situation wish that they could close their eyes and make it go away (blindfold) or stop it (blade). The allusions to Justice only prove my case further. Who doesn't want justice for such an atrocious act?
"I was a blindfold, never complained. All the survivors singing in the rain." It makes sense that a child who is being abused would feel like a blindfold. These poor children are forced to be the blindfolds of the world. =/ I would also imagine that a survivor feels as if they are constantly singing in the rain. The image of a person singing in the rain does not denote pleasantness, instead it exudes sadness.
"I was the one with the world at my feet. Got us a battle, leave it up to me." All children have the world at their feet, and most molested children must feel that that world, those opportunities, have been taken away. Sexual abuse leaves one with a battle that never goes away, and in the end it is up to oneself to grow from the experience and heal. This reference could be related to that fact alone or possibly to a literal court battle where the perpetrator is brought to justice. It might also be a reference to the cowardice that is typical in many abusers, instead of confessions you leave it up to a child to expose.
In the second verse she reiterates the original message. "Find us a trap door, find us a plane. Tell the survivors help is on the way." The trap door and plane more clear symbols of wanting to escape or end something. Telling the survivors that help is on the way once again shows how a victim must feel. Will it ever end? Will anybody ever help me? Will I ever get over this psychologically, physically, spiritually?
In the bridge, the author describes the most basic characteristics of sexual abuse with the line, "What it is and where it stops nobody knows." Can it be explained away or excused? Does it truly ever stop? Once you are abused, considered a survivor, how can you erase that mark from your past? The remaining lines, "You gave me a life I never chose. I wanna leave but the world won't let me go. Wanna leave but the world won't let me go" solidify the notion that sexual abuse has many far-reaching effects on the individual.
I don't think that there's enough in there to state the existence of sexual connotations at all. I do like the way you interpret a lot of the elements on the song, though, and I believe that it could fit a number of other situations just as well. I'm sticking with broader, general sense of escape and extreme discomfort.
I don't think that there's enough in there to state the existence of sexual connotations at all. I do like the way you interpret a lot of the elements on the song, though, and I believe that it could fit a number of other situations just as well. I'm sticking with broader, general sense of escape and extreme discomfort.
sticking with the broader
sticking with the broader