Simple enough: her final death.
"But only I forgot that I'm not ready to let her go
As all time moves, you'll be riddled with doubt
You'll mourn to pull through, but love is dangerous"
> Both reflecting on the way they're dealing with the situation. Pearl mourns to survive the mental assaults, but it ends up turning on her and breaking her eventually.
"When skeletons live inside your closets thick and thin
you'll fear that no one will hear us sing our songs
The truth is relevant, but not for long
cause love is our downfall"
> Love resulted in the creation of the Monstar and the truth that Leonard wants to tell his wife about the failsafes and the true nature of how he'd implemented it is only relevant whilst the backup plan he created works. The virus is the "living" skeletons. The fear is that all of their efforts will be wasted.
"I'm sorry this life cuts out everything
and leaves you with scrounge for nothing
There's no chance to try and mend,
whats been broken can't be bent"
> Both are messed up beyond repair, essentially.
"So the past remains the past until present
The cradle says this black demise
this chained coffin breathes our time's demise
All these shackles deceive just how long I've grieved"
> Okay... yeah. This song is *about them* - Pearl was suspended in a glass coffin by chains. Late in the novel, after spending roughly 36 days there, she is pretty much told it has only been a day, and this thought breaks her.
"I made my move with no worry or doubt
Let them live as they do, my eternal reminder"
> The KBI are a reminder of Leonard's existence and aspirations, and his plan to fail-safe the Monstar was a move that he made with a relative confidence. He definitely worried about it, but he did *not* worry about the creation of the KBI and for a while believed he was untouchable.
"I'm sorry but the hurts
not going away"
> Again, perception that Pearl/Leonard can't be fixed.
"I'll bury all the past,
everything in its place"
> Pearl was buried next to Joseph.
(Give us the monster!)
> Well... come on. Do I really need to explain that last bit?">
When Skeletons Live Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by Zorlin | SongMeanings
Simple enough: her final death.
"But only I forgot that I'm not ready to let her go
As all time moves, you'll be riddled with doubt
You'll mourn to pull through, but love is dangerous"
> Both reflecting on the way they're dealing with the situation. Pearl mourns to survive the mental assaults, but it ends up turning on her and breaking her eventually.
"When skeletons live inside your closets thick and thin
you'll fear that no one will hear us sing our songs
The truth is relevant, but not for long
cause love is our downfall"
> Love resulted in the creation of the Monstar and the truth that Leonard wants to tell his wife about the failsafes and the true nature of how he'd implemented it is only relevant whilst the backup plan he created works. The virus is the "living" skeletons. The fear is that all of their efforts will be wasted.
"I'm sorry this life cuts out everything
and leaves you with scrounge for nothing
There's no chance to try and mend,
whats been broken can't be bent"
> Both are messed up beyond repair, essentially.
"So the past remains the past until present
The cradle says this black demise
this chained coffin breathes our time's demise
All these shackles deceive just how long I've grieved"
> Okay... yeah. This song is *about them* - Pearl was suspended in a glass coffin by chains. Late in the novel, after spending roughly 36 days there, she is pretty much told it has only been a day, and this thought breaks her.
"I made my move with no worry or doubt
Let them live as they do, my eternal reminder"
> The KBI are a reminder of Leonard's existence and aspirations, and his plan to fail-safe the Monstar was a move that he made with a relative confidence. He definitely worried about it, but he did *not* worry about the creation of the KBI and for a while believed he was untouchable.
"I'm sorry but the hurts
not going away"
> Again, perception that Pearl/Leonard can't be fixed.
"I'll bury all the past,
everything in its place"
> Pearl was buried next to Joseph.
(Give us the monster!)
> Well... come on. Do I really need to explain that last bit?" />
My theory about this? It is directly about Hohenberger and Pearl. Hell, much of this album and the novel is...
"She wheezes out her dying wish.
Come closer, one more moment, one more kiss
And I love her, I give her all I can
Her body sinks, her heat released
The curtains swing, this time she leaves
I will remember all she's done for me"
Simple enough: her final death.
"But only I forgot that I'm not ready to let her go
As all time moves, you'll be riddled with doubt
You'll mourn to pull through, but love is dangerous"
Both reflecting on the way they're dealing with the situation. Pearl mourns to survive the mental assaults, but it ends up turning on her and breaking her eventually.
"When skeletons live inside your closets thick and thin
you'll fear that no one will hear us sing our songs
The truth is relevant, but not for long
cause love is our downfall"
Love resulted in the creation of the Monstar and the truth that Leonard wants to tell his wife about the failsafes and the true nature of how he'd implemented it is only relevant whilst the backup plan he created works. The virus is the "living" skeletons. The fear is that all of their efforts will be wasted.
"I'm sorry this life cuts out everything
and leaves you with scrounge for nothing
There's no chance to try and mend,
whats been broken can't be bent"
Both are messed up beyond repair, essentially.
"So the past remains the past until present
The cradle says this black demise
this chained coffin breathes our time's demise
All these shackles deceive just how long I've grieved"
Okay... yeah. This song is about them - Pearl was suspended in a glass coffin by chains. Late in the novel, after spending roughly 36 days there, she is pretty much told it has only been a day, and this thought breaks her.
"I made my move with no worry or doubt
Let them live as they do, my eternal reminder"
The KBI are a reminder of Leonard's existence and aspirations, and his plan to fail-safe the Monstar was a move that he made with a relative confidence. He definitely worried about it, but he did not worry about the creation of the KBI and for a while believed he was untouchable.
"I'm sorry but the hurts
not going away"
Again, perception that Pearl/Leonard can't be fixed.
"I'll bury all the past,
everything in its place"
Pearl was buried next to Joseph.
(Give us the monster!)
Well... come on. Do I really need to explain that last bit?
Great analysis...thank you! I absolutely loved the novel for this album. I'm not a fan of comics, and wish that Claudio would write graphic novels for all of the albums. But nevertheless, I enjoy reading analysis like this online!
Great analysis...thank you! I absolutely loved the novel for this album. I'm not a fan of comics, and wish that Claudio would write graphic novels for all of the albums. But nevertheless, I enjoy reading analysis like this online!
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My theory about this? It is directly about Hohenberger and Pearl. Hell, much of this album and the novel is...
"She wheezes out her dying wish. Come closer, one more moment, one more kiss And I love her, I give her all I can Her body sinks, her heat released The curtains swing, this time she leaves I will remember all she's done for me"
"But only I forgot that I'm not ready to let her go As all time moves, you'll be riddled with doubt You'll mourn to pull through, but love is dangerous"
"When skeletons live inside your closets thick and thin you'll fear that no one will hear us sing our songs The truth is relevant, but not for long cause love is our downfall"
"I'm sorry this life cuts out everything and leaves you with scrounge for nothing
There's no chance to try and mend, whats been broken can't be bent"
"So the past remains the past until present The cradle says this black demise this chained coffin breathes our time's demise All these shackles deceive just how long I've grieved"
"I made my move with no worry or doubt Let them live as they do, my eternal reminder"
"I'm sorry but the hurts not going away"
"I'll bury all the past, everything in its place"
(Give us the monster!)
Great analysis...thank you! I absolutely loved the novel for this album. I'm not a fan of comics, and wish that Claudio would write graphic novels for all of the albums. But nevertheless, I enjoy reading analysis like this online!
Great analysis...thank you! I absolutely loved the novel for this album. I'm not a fan of comics, and wish that Claudio would write graphic novels for all of the albums. But nevertheless, I enjoy reading analysis like this online!