Am I the only person that interprets this as the narrator being dead trying to comfort and console his living girlfriend? Everyone else on here seems to think she's the one that's dead.
As I see it, basically she's falling apart without him, and he's telling her to please hold on. He tells her to follow him when the worst is said and done - eventually she'll die and be reunited with him but until then just 'close your eyes and see me', he's still with her in memory.
Him saying 'come to me with the worst you've said and done' is him still offering her his support from the other side, in the way people talk to headstones or photos of their lost loved ones.
I think the car crash in slow motion isn't a literal reference, but more how she's totally falling to pieces.
I think all the stuff where he's saying her death by information won't disturb the peace on distant stars and her cry for inspiration not reaching ears there relate to all the things racing through her mind keeping her up, and her praying to the heavens for answers and explanations, but he's telling her not to trouble herself with such worries because she won't find any answers in the ether, stop keeping herself awake with anxiety, sleep.
And yeah, I'd imagine experiencing the death of someone you know would definitely give everything in life more meaning.
It is odd though that they chose to name the song Little Death when it's widely know that La Petite Mort is a euphemism for orgasm. Were it early Blink I might've interpreted 'You'll close your eyes and see me, a little death makes life more meaningful' as the girl thinking of him whilst she gets herself off! But that's not really where any of those boys are at these days...
Great song and album though. I hope the reformed Blink make stuff as good as their last and best or it'll be a shame to not get anymore +44. Although I guess that means no more Angels & Airwaves either, so every cloud...
Cheers to the person that posted the correct lyrics.
Am I the only person that interprets this as the narrator being dead trying to comfort and console his living girlfriend? Everyone else on here seems to think she's the one that's dead.
As I see it, basically she's falling apart without him, and he's telling her to please hold on. He tells her to follow him when the worst is said and done - eventually she'll die and be reunited with him but until then just 'close your eyes and see me', he's still with her in memory.
Him saying 'come to me with the worst you've said and done' is him still offering her his support from the other side, in the way people talk to headstones or photos of their lost loved ones.
I think the car crash in slow motion isn't a literal reference, but more how she's totally falling to pieces.
I think all the stuff where he's saying her death by information won't disturb the peace on distant stars and her cry for inspiration not reaching ears there relate to all the things racing through her mind keeping her up, and her praying to the heavens for answers and explanations, but he's telling her not to trouble herself with such worries because she won't find any answers in the ether, stop keeping herself awake with anxiety, sleep.
And yeah, I'd imagine experiencing the death of someone you know would definitely give everything in life more meaning.
It is odd though that they chose to name the song Little Death when it's widely know that La Petite Mort is a euphemism for orgasm. Were it early Blink I might've interpreted 'You'll close your eyes and see me, a little death makes life more meaningful' as the girl thinking of him whilst she gets herself off! But that's not really where any of those boys are at these days...
Great song and album though. I hope the reformed Blink make stuff as good as their last and best or it'll be a shame to not get anymore +44. Although I guess that means no more Angels & Airwaves either, so every cloud...
Cheers to the person that posted the correct lyrics.