This song seems to be about addiction and the personal struggles with it.
Forward yesterday, makes me want to stay --- replaying memories, fast forwarding in your mind to happier times;
What they said was real, makes me want to steal -- this part stumps me a bit. A reference to the family and being raised, but is it a case of being told how much greater/smarter/more talented than anyone else, or is it a case of an abusive situation and finding a way out of it.. stealing away some time.. or literally stealing for the thrill.. maybe stealing to survive poverty -- i just don't know.
"Livin' under house
Guess I'm livin', I'm a mouse
All's I gots is time
Got no meaning, just a rhyme"
To me means living under house arrest, part of his probation-- and the depression that would accompany it, and for lack of a better phrase "Survivor's guilt".. he guesses he's thankful to be alive, but feels like less of a man for accepting the arrangement, maybe less of a man for losing control of his life. Alls I gots is time, reinforces the legal aspect to this, but finds no meaning in his life, no rhyme nor reason for it. In a process of rediscovery of who he thought he was.
Take time with a wounded hand --- hands are our lives, the do so much.. so to say a wounded hand, is to say a wounded spirit or soul. But hands also have the "healing touch". Also means to tread lightly with him, as he a wild card, unsure of himself and how he will react in any given situation.
Guess I like to steal-- can be taken literally, or that he has taken from others in his life as far as trust, infidelities, etc. --- probably why she called him a creep.
Feeling uninspired, think i'll start a fire etc.. just the listlessness, restlessness, uneasy in his own skin.. Bobby's got a gun.. a fleeting thought of suicide?... Reinforced by the "Friends don't mean a thing, Guess I'll leave it up to me".
Anyone who has ever wrestled with depression and/or addiction and relate to this song. There is an emptiness, you feel incomplete. With many nights of introspection until the dawn fades to grey (also alluding to getting older, and not feeling like you have anything to show, especially as far as personal growth goes, for the time)
Obviously a song written from the heart. Simply genius.
@socalgurl im pretty sure that "what they told me was real, makes me want to steal" is probably him learning about nihilistic thoughts at a young age which would lead any child to believe nothing matters, which makes them believe they can steal because consequences dont matter to them. Because i believe this song is the change of a child growing up, which causes the type of person the lyrics are showing of themselves. "Take time with a wounded hand" has to do with the insanity of time not really becaue i have no idea how to explain it, but...
@socalgurl im pretty sure that "what they told me was real, makes me want to steal" is probably him learning about nihilistic thoughts at a young age which would lead any child to believe nothing matters, which makes them believe they can steal because consequences dont matter to them. Because i believe this song is the change of a child growing up, which causes the type of person the lyrics are showing of themselves. "Take time with a wounded hand" has to do with the insanity of time not really becaue i have no idea how to explain it, but haven't you ever gotten overwhelmed when your late to work? That kind of thing, time can make you depressed, happy, anything, broke, rich, whatever. It all depends on how you go with life, and the lyric quote is basically telling you to be wary of the actions you take, or more specifically to take time to think about it, a wounded hand can be a metaphor for a problem, because it is a problem. This lyric is just a playback to the alls i got is time part, because how are you gonna live your life without taking time to think about your decisions? "friends dont mean a thing, guess ill leave it to me" is the thing about the first quote which would make him feel like he doesnt need others, just himself. which the nihilistic view part is also furthered by the sentence "Got no meaning, just a rhyme" The rhyme is the flow he believes he has to follow to take time, now i shouldve pointed this out. but the take time with the wounded hand chorus would be like an adult version of the person in the lyrics like basically explaining a solution which would help anyone from going through the things they chose to do in the past with believing nihilistic thoughts.
This song seems to be about addiction and the personal struggles with it.
Forward yesterday, makes me want to stay --- replaying memories, fast forwarding in your mind to happier times;
What they said was real, makes me want to steal -- this part stumps me a bit. A reference to the family and being raised, but is it a case of being told how much greater/smarter/more talented than anyone else, or is it a case of an abusive situation and finding a way out of it.. stealing away some time.. or literally stealing for the thrill.. maybe stealing to survive poverty -- i just don't know.
"Livin' under house Guess I'm livin', I'm a mouse All's I gots is time Got no meaning, just a rhyme"
To me means living under house arrest, part of his probation-- and the depression that would accompany it, and for lack of a better phrase "Survivor's guilt".. he guesses he's thankful to be alive, but feels like less of a man for accepting the arrangement, maybe less of a man for losing control of his life. Alls I gots is time, reinforces the legal aspect to this, but finds no meaning in his life, no rhyme nor reason for it. In a process of rediscovery of who he thought he was.
Take time with a wounded hand --- hands are our lives, the do so much.. so to say a wounded hand, is to say a wounded spirit or soul. But hands also have the "healing touch". Also means to tread lightly with him, as he a wild card, unsure of himself and how he will react in any given situation.
Guess I like to steal-- can be taken literally, or that he has taken from others in his life as far as trust, infidelities, etc. --- probably why she called him a creep.
Feeling uninspired, think i'll start a fire etc.. just the listlessness, restlessness, uneasy in his own skin.. Bobby's got a gun.. a fleeting thought of suicide?... Reinforced by the "Friends don't mean a thing, Guess I'll leave it up to me".
Anyone who has ever wrestled with depression and/or addiction and relate to this song. There is an emptiness, you feel incomplete. With many nights of introspection until the dawn fades to grey (also alluding to getting older, and not feeling like you have anything to show, especially as far as personal growth goes, for the time)
Obviously a song written from the heart. Simply genius.
scott was on drugs when this song was written!! scott wrote core and libertad sober
scott was on drugs when this song was written!! scott wrote core and libertad sober
i meant wasnt on drugs*
i meant wasnt on drugs*
@socalgurl im pretty sure that "what they told me was real, makes me want to steal" is probably him learning about nihilistic thoughts at a young age which would lead any child to believe nothing matters, which makes them believe they can steal because consequences dont matter to them. Because i believe this song is the change of a child growing up, which causes the type of person the lyrics are showing of themselves. "Take time with a wounded hand" has to do with the insanity of time not really becaue i have no idea how to explain it, but...
@socalgurl im pretty sure that "what they told me was real, makes me want to steal" is probably him learning about nihilistic thoughts at a young age which would lead any child to believe nothing matters, which makes them believe they can steal because consequences dont matter to them. Because i believe this song is the change of a child growing up, which causes the type of person the lyrics are showing of themselves. "Take time with a wounded hand" has to do with the insanity of time not really becaue i have no idea how to explain it, but haven't you ever gotten overwhelmed when your late to work? That kind of thing, time can make you depressed, happy, anything, broke, rich, whatever. It all depends on how you go with life, and the lyric quote is basically telling you to be wary of the actions you take, or more specifically to take time to think about it, a wounded hand can be a metaphor for a problem, because it is a problem. This lyric is just a playback to the alls i got is time part, because how are you gonna live your life without taking time to think about your decisions? "friends dont mean a thing, guess ill leave it to me" is the thing about the first quote which would make him feel like he doesnt need others, just himself. which the nihilistic view part is also furthered by the sentence "Got no meaning, just a rhyme" The rhyme is the flow he believes he has to follow to take time, now i shouldve pointed this out. but the take time with the wounded hand chorus would be like an adult version of the person in the lyrics like basically explaining a solution which would help anyone from going through the things they chose to do in the past with believing nihilistic thoughts.