I think this song is about moving from one life to another, as in, getting tired of an unhappy life and changing to a better one. In this song I think it's someone talking to themselves or their conscience.
"Come into my life
Regress into a dream"
The person is looking at the life they have and seeing the misery and sorrow. They want to change and forget about the bad stuff.
"We will hide
Build a new reality"
The person wants to hide from the misery of the past life and build a newer, better life.
"Draw another picture
Of the life you could have had"
The person is thinking over and over again about what would happen if they stayed the way they are, i.e. "the life they could have had" if they don't change.
"Follow your instincts
And choose the other path"
As opposed to doing what they normally would, the person is telling them to do the opposite to do the more moral or the better thing to do.
"You should never be afraid
You're protected from trouble and pain
Why, why is this a crisis in your eyes again"
This bit is like the conscience telling him that he has nothing to fear and that good will come of his change, possibly because he can't sink any lower or it can't get any worse (protected from trouble and pain, i.e. because it's so bad it can't get any worse. the hardship protects him from anything more horrible happening.) His conscience also asks him why it's such a big deal for him to change if only good can some of it.
"Taught to be
How did it come to be
Tied to a railroad"
The person is saying that he was made to be like this but that he didnt think it would be so bad for him at a later stage.
"You'll have to set us free
Watch our souls fade away
Let our bodies crumble away"
The person is asking his conscience for help in changing himself and fixing what he did wrong, because he thinks it might destroy him to do it.
"Don't be afraid
I will take the cold for you"
The conscience renforces the fact that he should worry about what will happen because it can only get better and that he will help the person by "talking the cold" or helping him make the tough decisions that he needs to make.
"And i've had recurring nightmares
That I was loved for who I am
And missed the opportunity
To be a better man"
This is my favourite part of the song. I think it means that while the person wants to change and that he hated what he is and what way his life was, he wouldn't change what HAD happened because he knows now that he'll be a "better man" for it.
@AkachanNoPuraguIn yes. YES. This is my interpretation too. It reminds me of Kierkegaard's view of human life - a path made of choices. Once you have chosen between two alternatives, you can't come back ("draw another picture of the life you could have had").
@AkachanNoPuraguIn yes. YES. This is my interpretation too. It reminds me of Kierkegaard's view of human life - a path made of choices. Once you have chosen between two alternatives, you can't come back ("draw another picture of the life you could have had").
Also, don't you think this song matches perfectly with Inception characters (Cobb and Mal)?
Also, don't you think this song matches perfectly with Inception characters (Cobb and Mal)?
I think this song is about moving from one life to another, as in, getting tired of an unhappy life and changing to a better one. In this song I think it's someone talking to themselves or their conscience.
"Come into my life Regress into a dream" The person is looking at the life they have and seeing the misery and sorrow. They want to change and forget about the bad stuff.
"We will hide Build a new reality" The person wants to hide from the misery of the past life and build a newer, better life.
"Draw another picture Of the life you could have had" The person is thinking over and over again about what would happen if they stayed the way they are, i.e. "the life they could have had" if they don't change.
"Follow your instincts And choose the other path" As opposed to doing what they normally would, the person is telling them to do the opposite to do the more moral or the better thing to do.
"You should never be afraid You're protected from trouble and pain Why, why is this a crisis in your eyes again" This bit is like the conscience telling him that he has nothing to fear and that good will come of his change, possibly because he can't sink any lower or it can't get any worse (protected from trouble and pain, i.e. because it's so bad it can't get any worse. the hardship protects him from anything more horrible happening.) His conscience also asks him why it's such a big deal for him to change if only good can some of it.
"Taught to be How did it come to be Tied to a railroad" The person is saying that he was made to be like this but that he didnt think it would be so bad for him at a later stage.
"You'll have to set us free Watch our souls fade away Let our bodies crumble away" The person is asking his conscience for help in changing himself and fixing what he did wrong, because he thinks it might destroy him to do it.
"Don't be afraid I will take the cold for you" The conscience renforces the fact that he should worry about what will happen because it can only get better and that he will help the person by "talking the cold" or helping him make the tough decisions that he needs to make.
"And i've had recurring nightmares That I was loved for who I am And missed the opportunity To be a better man" This is my favourite part of the song. I think it means that while the person wants to change and that he hated what he is and what way his life was, he wouldn't change what HAD happened because he knows now that he'll be a "better man" for it.
@AkachanNoPuraguIn yes. YES. This is my interpretation too. It reminds me of Kierkegaard's view of human life - a path made of choices. Once you have chosen between two alternatives, you can't come back ("draw another picture of the life you could have had").
@AkachanNoPuraguIn yes. YES. This is my interpretation too. It reminds me of Kierkegaard's view of human life - a path made of choices. Once you have chosen between two alternatives, you can't come back ("draw another picture of the life you could have had").
Also, don't you think this song matches perfectly with Inception characters (Cobb and Mal)?
Also, don't you think this song matches perfectly with Inception characters (Cobb and Mal)?