this is the most positive breakup song of all time, but i look at it more abstract as the best song ever for dealing with any form of negativity, depression or overall 'bummed-out mood'
and even though i got the fact that 'swimming pool' represented some kind of inner peace and several other profound realizations throughout the song -- this time lyrically without a doubt the whole thing clicked on such a cohesive level.
the song starts off with the realization or advice from a friend to not worry about this. they'll be time to cry, to go over all the letters and to wonder why. but for now, let's just go swimming.
like that is so beautifully simple i feel like crying right now. its so metaphorical for so many things i feel in life. but anyways continuing:
the song then goes into a very poetic and abstract stream of consciousness tangent for basically a pretty easily explainable concept. its just all the inner conflict and reasoning felt by whomever just got broken up with by whomever, basically. once you realize that you can see specific examples in every single line.
even the repeating chords to me representing a constantly shifting mentality. going back and forth from positive to negative (when the chords progress upwards to when the regress downwards)
but anyways after that long section the character realizes that its not worth thinking about and to go out and go swimming. because if he's depressed (snuffed out) and just worrying about this he's definitely not going to go swimming. you can obviously parallel this to any form of depression in your own life with the swimming pool being your own mental center / inner peace.
then finally he's had a complete shift in mentality. he admits that he no longer wishes that he was dead (melodramatic etc) and reminds himself that even though people hit lows in their life -- they are lucky to feel those lows. we all have our fits. and specifically to the relationship, there might actually be hope -- because confusion's a natural emotion and they both are feeling it. so if they are miscommunicating, doesn't that mean that above anything else they are both human? (oh and the final two lines are basically more advice that applies to both the breakup/relationship and really life itself when you parallel it to your own ideas)
this is the most positive breakup song of all time, but i look at it more abstract as the best song ever for dealing with any form of negativity, depression or overall 'bummed-out mood'
and even though i got the fact that 'swimming pool' represented some kind of inner peace and several other profound realizations throughout the song -- this time lyrically without a doubt the whole thing clicked on such a cohesive level.
the song starts off with the realization or advice from a friend to not worry about this. they'll be time to cry, to go over all the letters and to wonder why. but for now, let's just go swimming.
like that is so beautifully simple i feel like crying right now. its so metaphorical for so many things i feel in life. but anyways continuing:
the song then goes into a very poetic and abstract stream of consciousness tangent for basically a pretty easily explainable concept. its just all the inner conflict and reasoning felt by whomever just got broken up with by whomever, basically. once you realize that you can see specific examples in every single line.
even the repeating chords to me representing a constantly shifting mentality. going back and forth from positive to negative (when the chords progress upwards to when the regress downwards)
but anyways after that long section the character realizes that its not worth thinking about and to go out and go swimming. because if he's depressed (snuffed out) and just worrying about this he's definitely not going to go swimming. you can obviously parallel this to any form of depression in your own life with the swimming pool being your own mental center / inner peace.
then finally he's had a complete shift in mentality. he admits that he no longer wishes that he was dead (melodramatic etc) and reminds himself that even though people hit lows in their life -- they are lucky to feel those lows. we all have our fits. and specifically to the relationship, there might actually be hope -- because confusion's a natural emotion and they both are feeling it. so if they are miscommunicating, doesn't that mean that above anything else they are both human? (oh and the final two lines are basically more advice that applies to both the breakup/relationship and really life itself when you parallel it to your own ideas)