"Started off as a one night stand. Lingered to a fling."
The relationship wasn't anything either of them intended to get into, it just followed on from one night, almost like a routine.
"Hide your fangs all you want, you still need the blood."
Everytime the two argue she turns on him, feeling a sense of entitlement to whatever she wishes to and with him, hurting him with words.
"Tell us that it's different now, you're up to no good."
This follows from the previous line, presumably he tries to make her understand how things are from his perspective, she tries to tell him and herself that things have changed, but he knows they haven't and won't, she needs him and will say whatever she can to keep him trapped.
"Take my hand, show me the way, we are the children that fell from grace.
Take my hand, show me the way, we are the children who can't be saved."
This stanza almost stands alone as a plea, perhaps an anthem for the fans who feel or have felt they way Oli has felt. Almost a cry for help, for someone to show him the way.
"One more nail in the coffin. One more foot in the grave."
Every time the two argue, Oli feels like it's just one more shot at him, one more wound she's inflicting, every time she beats him down to the point he feels totally trapped and condemned to being stuck in the relationship.
"One more time I'm on my knees, as I try to walk away."
Oli wants to and trys to walk away but each time she finds a way to stop him, bringing him down to her level with reminders of things said perhaps, the past they shared, the future they spoke of.
"How has it come to this?"
He can't believe what things have gotten to, what he's let himself become for her.
"I've said it once. I've said it twice. I've said it a thousand fucking times.
That I'm ok, that I'm fine. That it's all just in my mind."
He tries to tell himself he's okay, that the way he feels is unreasonable, and that it's just him making a big deal out of things.
"But this has got the best of me. And I can't seem to sleep."
"Deep down he knows the truth of the situation, the truth of her. And that's why he can't sleep, that's why it's got the best of him, he knows just what a mess things are, just how fucked up it all is, but he feels like he just can't get away.
"It's not cause you're not with me. It's cause you never leave."
Sometimes he questions himself, whether he misses her, or feels like something is missing and that's what hurts, but really he knows it's because no matter what happens she's in his head, he's trapped with knowing exactly what she thinks and her judgement, she's so deep inside him that wherever he is she's there.
"You say this is suicide? I say this is a war."
He wants to walk away, he tries to find a solution, but all he faces are accusations that he's giving up, and walking away, taking an easy route out, but to him it's a fight to save himself from letting her take him and everything he wants and needs before it's too late.
"And I'm losing the battle. Man down, man down."
He's taking on the fight but the further he goes the harder it gets and the more he feels like he's got no hope and that it's gonna be the death of him, that she's won.
"Is this what you call love?"
As previously mentioned she eternally questions him, doubting his every word telling him of love, but the reality is their love is long dead to him, and it's what's bringing him down being trapped with her.
"This is a war I can't win."
The love is gone, and his only option now is to try and salvage what little he has left, and it all seems impossible, but to fight and fail is of so much more meaning than to let her take everything from him.
"Every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day.
It never ends. It never ends."
Generally seems to sum up the state of things, his feeling of been trapped in a never ending cycle of arguments and unhappiness, with no release and no chance of escape. Almost like he is facing up to the hopelessness of what prospects he has left.
I know this is pretty in-depth just what I think the songs about, would love to hear some more input tho!
"Started off as a one night stand. Lingered to a fling." The relationship wasn't anything either of them intended to get into, it just followed on from one night, almost like a routine.
"Hide your fangs all you want, you still need the blood." Everytime the two argue she turns on him, feeling a sense of entitlement to whatever she wishes to and with him, hurting him with words.
"Tell us that it's different now, you're up to no good." This follows from the previous line, presumably he tries to make her understand how things are from his perspective, she tries to tell him and herself that things have changed, but he knows they haven't and won't, she needs him and will say whatever she can to keep him trapped.
"Take my hand, show me the way, we are the children that fell from grace. Take my hand, show me the way, we are the children who can't be saved." This stanza almost stands alone as a plea, perhaps an anthem for the fans who feel or have felt they way Oli has felt. Almost a cry for help, for someone to show him the way.
"One more nail in the coffin. One more foot in the grave." Every time the two argue, Oli feels like it's just one more shot at him, one more wound she's inflicting, every time she beats him down to the point he feels totally trapped and condemned to being stuck in the relationship.
"One more time I'm on my knees, as I try to walk away." Oli wants to and trys to walk away but each time she finds a way to stop him, bringing him down to her level with reminders of things said perhaps, the past they shared, the future they spoke of.
"How has it come to this?" He can't believe what things have gotten to, what he's let himself become for her.
"I've said it once. I've said it twice. I've said it a thousand fucking times. That I'm ok, that I'm fine. That it's all just in my mind." He tries to tell himself he's okay, that the way he feels is unreasonable, and that it's just him making a big deal out of things.
"But this has got the best of me. And I can't seem to sleep." "Deep down he knows the truth of the situation, the truth of her. And that's why he can't sleep, that's why it's got the best of him, he knows just what a mess things are, just how fucked up it all is, but he feels like he just can't get away.
"It's not cause you're not with me. It's cause you never leave." Sometimes he questions himself, whether he misses her, or feels like something is missing and that's what hurts, but really he knows it's because no matter what happens she's in his head, he's trapped with knowing exactly what she thinks and her judgement, she's so deep inside him that wherever he is she's there.
"You say this is suicide? I say this is a war." He wants to walk away, he tries to find a solution, but all he faces are accusations that he's giving up, and walking away, taking an easy route out, but to him it's a fight to save himself from letting her take him and everything he wants and needs before it's too late.
"And I'm losing the battle. Man down, man down." He's taking on the fight but the further he goes the harder it gets and the more he feels like he's got no hope and that it's gonna be the death of him, that she's won.
"Is this what you call love?" As previously mentioned she eternally questions him, doubting his every word telling him of love, but the reality is their love is long dead to him, and it's what's bringing him down being trapped with her.
"This is a war I can't win." The love is gone, and his only option now is to try and salvage what little he has left, and it all seems impossible, but to fight and fail is of so much more meaning than to let her take everything from him.
"Every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day. It never ends. It never ends." Generally seems to sum up the state of things, his feeling of been trapped in a never ending cycle of arguments and unhappiness, with no release and no chance of escape. Almost like he is facing up to the hopelessness of what prospects he has left.
I know this is pretty in-depth just what I think the songs about, would love to hear some more input tho!