Such a beautiful song filled with love, anger and frustration. You can hear the pain in his voice.
'I close my eyes for a while And force from the world a patient smile'
I have felt like this so many times when your head becomes full of so many emotions and your depressed...all you can do is close your eyes and force a smile. Beautiful lyrics.
Maybe it's because of my English, but doesn't "force from the world a patient smile" mean something like "force the world to show a patient smile" instead of forcing a patient smile yourself? Everyone here seems to interpret it in the latter way. I'm a little confused, any help? :)
Maybe it's because of my English, but doesn't "force from the world a patient smile" mean something like "force the world to show a patient smile" instead of forcing a patient smile yourself? Everyone here seems to interpret it in the latter way. I'm a little confused, any help? :)
@sevenyears, it needs to be taken with the previous line "Close my eyes for a while"
It is a common coping mechanism when one it feeling frustrated to the point of anger.
You close your eyes to regain control, to calm your emotional rage to either for a patient simile or pretend the world is patiently smiling at you.
@sevenyears, it needs to be taken with the previous line "Close my eyes for a while"
It is a common coping mechanism when one it feeling frustrated to the point of anger.
You close your eyes to regain control, to calm your emotional rage to either for a patient simile or pretend the world is patiently smiling at you.
Another way to look at it is that "perception is reality" and his emotional reality is anger; but he pauses, closes his eyes and forces from the world (his anger filled internal world) a patient smile which is not...
Another way to look at it is that "perception is reality" and his emotional reality is anger; but he pauses, closes his eyes and forces from the world (his anger filled internal world) a patient smile which is not reality.
I think that this anger at the world comes out from the first line.
He "rip(s) the earth in two with your(his) mind" : internal anger to vent his anger;
But then suppresses the anger "urge" by sealing it up with internal brass bonds/wires.
Since he obviously is recovering from an outburst, he is trying to apologize in line 3.
Such a beautiful song filled with love, anger and frustration. You can hear the pain in his voice.
'I close my eyes for a while And force from the world a patient smile'
I have felt like this so many times when your head becomes full of so many emotions and your depressed...all you can do is close your eyes and force a smile. Beautiful lyrics.
totally agree :) its such an emotional song thats so easy to relate to... in a completely personal way...
totally agree :) its such an emotional song thats so easy to relate to... in a completely personal way...
Maybe it's because of my English, but doesn't "force from the world a patient smile" mean something like "force the world to show a patient smile" instead of forcing a patient smile yourself? Everyone here seems to interpret it in the latter way. I'm a little confused, any help? :)
Maybe it's because of my English, but doesn't "force from the world a patient smile" mean something like "force the world to show a patient smile" instead of forcing a patient smile yourself? Everyone here seems to interpret it in the latter way. I'm a little confused, any help? :)
@sevenyears, it needs to be taken with the previous line "Close my eyes for a while" It is a common coping mechanism when one it feeling frustrated to the point of anger. You close your eyes to regain control, to calm your emotional rage to either for a patient simile or pretend the world is patiently smiling at you.
@sevenyears, it needs to be taken with the previous line "Close my eyes for a while" It is a common coping mechanism when one it feeling frustrated to the point of anger. You close your eyes to regain control, to calm your emotional rage to either for a patient simile or pretend the world is patiently smiling at you.
Another way to look at it is that "perception is reality" and his emotional reality is anger; but he pauses, closes his eyes and forces from the world (his anger filled internal world) a patient smile which is not...
Another way to look at it is that "perception is reality" and his emotional reality is anger; but he pauses, closes his eyes and forces from the world (his anger filled internal world) a patient smile which is not reality.
I think that this anger at the world comes out from the first line.
He "rip(s) the earth in two with your(his) mind" : internal anger to vent his anger; But then suppresses the anger "urge" by sealing it up with internal brass bonds/wires. Since he obviously is recovering from an outburst, he is trying to apologize in line 3.
exactly what I thought when I heard it. Your analysis is excellent!
exactly what I thought when I heard it. Your analysis is excellent!