Feeling rejected and alone. If this is about self-harm, the "house of every stolen moment" could be referring to times when you sneak away to hurt yourself as a means of escaping.
"All our hopes are fast asleep,
Spill the wrist of what you'll never be."
-> "Spill the wrist" is a rather obvious give-away that it's about self-cutting. A common reason for self-harm is very low self-esteem, which is seen here with the lyric "what you'll never be."
"Prison skin,
Keeps us safety pinned
...I'll whisper your incision."
-> Scarred skin is like a prison that you hide from everyone, causing you to withdrawal even more from the world; but it's also evidence of what has been done to keep you alive. Remember, self-harm isn't a suicide attempt, it's the opposite- anti-suicide. "Incision" is, again, a strong indication that it's about self-harm.
"Hostile strum and icepick tongue,
Shelter here from everyone."
-> I don't know if this is about the narrator/ singer or about other people. It could be his own aggressive demeanour and way of keeping a distance from other people, or it could be about the treatment others give him. Either way, self-harm becomes his shelter.
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I could look at the perspective of the song from two ways, though I'm more inclined to believe the second of the following two ideas.
1. From the tone of the song, I also feel like it's someone trying to sympathise with someone who suffers from major depression. The song is soft and spoken is a comforting tone. The person might be a concerned friend, hence "I know how this ends, and who you are in secret."
2. Though the above sounds ok, the chorus of the song leads me to believe it's someone who is himself suffering, and he is reflecting on his own mental illness. When he says "Something's wrong inside/ We are feeding flies with pieces of ambition." he is accepting the way he feels, and that even though the self-destructive behaviour is bad, it's the "best you can do to survive". Which is why the song is sung so calmly. He knows he is far from alright- "And I'll never say that everything's alright"- but he can't escape from the illness. He can't live without it, whether for better or for worse.
This song hits close to home...">
Throw Away Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by Alithaven | SongMeanings
Feeling rejected and alone. If this is about self-harm, the "house of every stolen moment" could be referring to times when you sneak away to hurt yourself as a means of escaping.
"All our hopes are fast asleep,
Spill the wrist of what you'll never be."
-> "Spill the wrist" is a rather obvious give-away that it's about self-cutting. A common reason for self-harm is very low self-esteem, which is seen here with the lyric "what you'll never be."
"Prison skin,
Keeps us safety pinned
...I'll whisper your incision."
-> Scarred skin is like a prison that you hide from everyone, causing you to withdrawal even more from the world; but it's also evidence of what has been done to keep you alive. Remember, self-harm isn't a suicide attempt, it's the opposite- anti-suicide. "Incision" is, again, a strong indication that it's about self-harm.
"Hostile strum and icepick tongue,
Shelter here from everyone."
-> I don't know if this is about the narrator/ singer or about other people. It could be his own aggressive demeanour and way of keeping a distance from other people, or it could be about the treatment others give him. Either way, self-harm becomes his shelter.
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I could look at the perspective of the song from two ways, though I'm more inclined to believe the second of the following two ideas.
1. From the tone of the song, I also feel like it's someone trying to sympathise with someone who suffers from major depression. The song is soft and spoken is a comforting tone. The person might be a concerned friend, hence "I know how this ends, and who you are in secret."
2. Though the above sounds ok, the chorus of the song leads me to believe it's someone who is himself suffering, and he is reflecting on his own mental illness. When he says "Something's wrong inside/ We are feeding flies with pieces of ambition." he is accepting the way he feels, and that even though the self-destructive behaviour is bad, it's the "best you can do to survive". Which is why the song is sung so calmly. He knows he is far from alright- "And I'll never say that everything's alright"- but he can't escape from the illness. He can't live without it, whether for better or for worse.
This song hits close to home..." />
In my opinion, it's obviously about depression and more specifically self-harm. Here are a few interpretations from pieces of the song:
"We are thrown away,
In the house you made of every stolen moment."
-> Feeling rejected and alone. If this is about self-harm, the "house of every stolen moment" could be referring to times when you sneak away to hurt yourself as a means of escaping.
"All our hopes are fast asleep,
Spill the wrist of what you'll never be."
-> "Spill the wrist" is a rather obvious give-away that it's about self-cutting. A common reason for self-harm is very low self-esteem, which is seen here with the lyric "what you'll never be."
"Prison skin,
Keeps us safety pinned
...I'll whisper your incision."
-> Scarred skin is like a prison that you hide from everyone, causing you to withdrawal even more from the world; but it's also evidence of what has been done to keep you alive. Remember, self-harm isn't a suicide attempt, it's the opposite- anti-suicide. "Incision" is, again, a strong indication that it's about self-harm.
"Hostile strum and icepick tongue,
Shelter here from everyone."
-> I don't know if this is about the narrator/ singer or about other people. It could be his own aggressive demeanour and way of keeping a distance from other people, or it could be about the treatment others give him. Either way, self-harm becomes his shelter.
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I could look at the perspective of the song from two ways, though I'm more inclined to believe the second of the following two ideas.
From the tone of the song, I also feel like it's someone trying to sympathise with someone who suffers from major depression. The song is soft and spoken is a comforting tone. The person might be a concerned friend, hence "I know how this ends, and who you are in secret."
Though the above sounds ok, the chorus of the song leads me to believe it's someone who is himself suffering, and he is reflecting on his own mental illness. When he says "Something's wrong inside/ We are feeding flies with pieces of ambition." he is accepting the way he feels, and that even though the self-destructive behaviour is bad, it's the "best you can do to survive". Which is why the song is sung so calmly. He knows he is far from alright- "And I'll never say that everything's alright"- but he can't escape from the illness. He can't live without it, whether for better or for worse.
In my opinion, it's obviously about depression and more specifically self-harm. Here are a few interpretations from pieces of the song:
"We are thrown away, In the house you made of every stolen moment."
-> Feeling rejected and alone. If this is about self-harm, the "house of every stolen moment" could be referring to times when you sneak away to hurt yourself as a means of escaping.
"All our hopes are fast asleep, Spill the wrist of what you'll never be."
-> "Spill the wrist" is a rather obvious give-away that it's about self-cutting. A common reason for self-harm is very low self-esteem, which is seen here with the lyric "what you'll never be."
"Prison skin, Keeps us safety pinned ...I'll whisper your incision."
-> Scarred skin is like a prison that you hide from everyone, causing you to withdrawal even more from the world; but it's also evidence of what has been done to keep you alive. Remember, self-harm isn't a suicide attempt, it's the opposite- anti-suicide. "Incision" is, again, a strong indication that it's about self-harm.
"Hostile strum and icepick tongue, Shelter here from everyone."
-> I don't know if this is about the narrator/ singer or about other people. It could be his own aggressive demeanour and way of keeping a distance from other people, or it could be about the treatment others give him. Either way, self-harm becomes his shelter.
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I could look at the perspective of the song from two ways, though I'm more inclined to believe the second of the following two ideas.
From the tone of the song, I also feel like it's someone trying to sympathise with someone who suffers from major depression. The song is soft and spoken is a comforting tone. The person might be a concerned friend, hence "I know how this ends, and who you are in secret."
Though the above sounds ok, the chorus of the song leads me to believe it's someone who is himself suffering, and he is reflecting on his own mental illness. When he says "Something's wrong inside/ We are feeding flies with pieces of ambition." he is accepting the way he feels, and that even though the self-destructive behaviour is bad, it's the "best you can do to survive". Which is why the song is sung so calmly. He knows he is far from alright- "And I'll never say that everything's alright"- but he can't escape from the illness. He can't live without it, whether for better or for worse.
This song hits close to home...