No one has really interpreted this song yet, so I'll be the first.
This song compares self-injury to an abusive relationship.
"Started off as a one night stand. Lingered to a fling.
The sirens and the sergeants didn't seem to mean a thing."
He started cutting without the intent of getting addicted. He just wanted to relieve his depression and anxiety that one time, but the urge to cut came back. Even after being taken to the hospital in an ambulance (hence the sirens and the ambulance in the video) and having cops drag him to the hospital (that actually happens by the way), he kept cutting.
"Hide your fangs all you want, you still need the blood.
Tell us that it's different now, you're up to no good."
No matter how much he denies his addiction, he still needs to cut.
"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."
He feels hopeless in his situation.
"One more nail in the coffin. One more foot in the grave.
One more time I'm on my knees, as I try to walk away.
How has it come to this?"
He knows that as he cuts deeper he gets closer to death, but every time he tries to beat his addiction, he's overcome with depression that puts him in a hopeless state.
"I've said it once. I've said it twice. I've said it a thousand fucking times.
That I'm okay, that I'm fine. That it's all just in my mind.
But this has got the best of me. And I can't seem to sleep.
It's not cause you're not with me. It's cause you never leave."
When he doesn't have to cut, he feels fine, and he promises that he'll simply refuse to pick up a razor in the future. However, the urge returns, and it's all he can think about. He can't sleep without cutting. He feels like it dominates his life.
"You say this is suicide? I say this is a war.
And I'm losing the battle. Man down, man down."
The outsiders don't understand his struggle and misinterpret his self-injury as suicide attempts. In reality he's cutting to keep from being depressed, but it's taking over his life.
"Is this what you call love?
This is a war I can't win."
This brings back the metaphor comparing self-injury to a relationship. He feels like his cutting is an abusive girlfriend who's destroying him.
"One more nail in the coffin. One more foot in the grave.
One more time I'm on my knees, as I try to walk away.
Everything I loved, became everything I lost."
I've already interpreted this part. The last line shows how self-injury ruined his life.
"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.
But this has got the best of me. And I can't seem to sleep.
It's not cause you're not with me. It's cause you never leave.
It's not cause you're not here with me. It's cause you never leave."
I've already interpreted this part.
"Every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day.
It never ends. It never ends.
Every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day.
It never ends. It never ends.
Every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day.
It never ends. It never ends.
Every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day.
It never ends. It never ends."
He has lost the battle against his cutting. It's completely taken over his life, and it's all he can think about.
The video for this song goes along very well with the lyrics. It shows Oli in an ambulance connected to a machine giving him blood, due to how much he's lost from cutting. Then he's floating along a road in a position as if he were hanging from a noose. This is his hallucination as he is very close to death.
I'm not sure about the people chasing the car, but this is one possible explanation: the first is Serpent. This is probably a reference to the serpent in the Garden of Eden. Self-injury was like a forbidden fruit that caused problems.
The next is Leech, which represents his addiction.
The next is Consequence, which is a cop. This represents all the times that emergency vehicles were sent to his house to take him to the hospital. (This can happen when someone tells a person at a helpline that they've cut themselves.)
The next is the Enabler. I'm not sure about the person, but I'm guessing that something enabled him to keep cutting. Maybe the fact that the Enabler is wearing something on his wrists is significant.
The next is the Dirt, which is the horrible situation where he found himself after getting so deeply into self-injury.
All of these people have become a part of his life, and they chase him when he tries to run away from them. The only way to "lose them" is for Oli to die. This is why the nurse rips out his heart. He has gotten so addicted to cutting that he feels it's impossible to overcome it in life. The nurse's action probably stands in place of cutting fatally. I don't know why they chose this comparison.
The end of the video is Oli accepting that he's going to die. It is only by this that he is able to escape from the demons that chase him throughout his life.
The moral of the story is this: Cutting is FUCKING SCARY.
I think its about the struggle he has with Being as famous as he is, and his drug addiction. And how the Media Fuck him over.
I think its about the struggle he has with Being as famous as he is, and his drug addiction. And how the Media Fuck him over.
"Started off as a one night stand, lingered to a fling." Drug addiction, he probably started by taking a puff of his mates joint, just wanting to smoke pot casually, but this lead to him getting into much heavier shit, and becoming addicted.
"Started off as a one night stand, lingered to a fling." Drug addiction, he probably started by taking a puff of his mates joint, just wanting to smoke pot casually, but this lead to him getting into much heavier shit, and becoming addicted.
"Hide your fangs all you want, you still need the blood" The Paparazzi sucking him lifeless with their stories.
"Hide your fangs all you want, you still need the blood" The Paparazzi sucking him lifeless with their stories.
No one has really interpreted this song yet, so I'll be the first.
This song compares self-injury to an abusive relationship.
"Started off as a one night stand. Lingered to a fling. The sirens and the sergeants didn't seem to mean a thing."
He started cutting without the intent of getting addicted. He just wanted to relieve his depression and anxiety that one time, but the urge to cut came back. Even after being taken to the hospital in an ambulance (hence the sirens and the ambulance in the video) and having cops drag him to the hospital (that actually happens by the way), he kept cutting.
"Hide your fangs all you want, you still need the blood. Tell us that it's different now, you're up to no good."
No matter how much he denies his addiction, he still needs to cut.
"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."
He feels hopeless in his situation.
"One more nail in the coffin. One more foot in the grave. One more time I'm on my knees, as I try to walk away. How has it come to this?"
He knows that as he cuts deeper he gets closer to death, but every time he tries to beat his addiction, he's overcome with depression that puts him in a hopeless state.
"I've said it once. I've said it twice. I've said it a thousand fucking times. That I'm okay, that I'm fine. That it's all just in my mind. But this has got the best of me. And I can't seem to sleep. It's not cause you're not with me. It's cause you never leave."
When he doesn't have to cut, he feels fine, and he promises that he'll simply refuse to pick up a razor in the future. However, the urge returns, and it's all he can think about. He can't sleep without cutting. He feels like it dominates his life.
"You say this is suicide? I say this is a war. And I'm losing the battle. Man down, man down."
The outsiders don't understand his struggle and misinterpret his self-injury as suicide attempts. In reality he's cutting to keep from being depressed, but it's taking over his life.
"Is this what you call love? This is a war I can't win."
This brings back the metaphor comparing self-injury to a relationship. He feels like his cutting is an abusive girlfriend who's destroying him.
"One more nail in the coffin. One more foot in the grave. One more time I'm on my knees, as I try to walk away. Everything I loved, became everything I lost."
I've already interpreted this part. The last line shows how self-injury ruined his life.
"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. But this has got the best of me. And I can't seem to sleep. It's not cause you're not with me. It's cause you never leave. It's not cause you're not here with me. It's cause you never leave."
I've already interpreted this part.
"Every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day. It never ends. It never ends. Every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day. It never ends. It never ends. Every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day. It never ends. It never ends. Every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day. It never ends. It never ends."
He has lost the battle against his cutting. It's completely taken over his life, and it's all he can think about.
The video for this song goes along very well with the lyrics. It shows Oli in an ambulance connected to a machine giving him blood, due to how much he's lost from cutting. Then he's floating along a road in a position as if he were hanging from a noose. This is his hallucination as he is very close to death.
I'm not sure about the people chasing the car, but this is one possible explanation: the first is Serpent. This is probably a reference to the serpent in the Garden of Eden. Self-injury was like a forbidden fruit that caused problems.
The next is Leech, which represents his addiction.
The next is Consequence, which is a cop. This represents all the times that emergency vehicles were sent to his house to take him to the hospital. (This can happen when someone tells a person at a helpline that they've cut themselves.)
The next is the Enabler. I'm not sure about the person, but I'm guessing that something enabled him to keep cutting. Maybe the fact that the Enabler is wearing something on his wrists is significant.
The next is the Dirt, which is the horrible situation where he found himself after getting so deeply into self-injury.
All of these people have become a part of his life, and they chase him when he tries to run away from them. The only way to "lose them" is for Oli to die. This is why the nurse rips out his heart. He has gotten so addicted to cutting that he feels it's impossible to overcome it in life. The nurse's action probably stands in place of cutting fatally. I don't know why they chose this comparison.
The end of the video is Oli accepting that he's going to die. It is only by this that he is able to escape from the demons that chase him throughout his life.
The moral of the story is this: Cutting is FUCKING SCARY.
This song is amazing by the way.
I was wrong when I said no one had interpreted the lyrics. But I disagree with theDEPTHSofDREAMS. I think the relationship is a metaphor for SI.
I was wrong when I said no one had interpreted the lyrics. But I disagree with theDEPTHSofDREAMS. I think the relationship is a metaphor for SI.
I think its about the struggle he has with Being as famous as he is, and his drug addiction. And how the Media Fuck him over.
I think its about the struggle he has with Being as famous as he is, and his drug addiction. And how the Media Fuck him over.
"Started off as a one night stand, lingered to a fling." Drug addiction, he probably started by taking a puff of his mates joint, just wanting to smoke pot casually, but this lead to him getting into much heavier shit, and becoming addicted.
"Started off as a one night stand, lingered to a fling." Drug addiction, he probably started by taking a puff of his mates joint, just wanting to smoke pot casually, but this lead to him getting into much heavier shit, and becoming addicted.
"Hide your fangs all you want, you still need the blood" The Paparazzi sucking him lifeless with their stories.
"Hide your fangs all you want, you still need the blood" The Paparazzi sucking him lifeless with their stories.
etc.
etc.
My point is that SI is basically a drug addiction. The drug is endorphins.
My point is that SI is basically a drug addiction. The drug is endorphins.
For people who don't understand why this is the way I'm interpreting the song, watch this video.
For people who don't understand why this is the way I'm interpreting the song, watch this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-qNkFGEt3E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-qNkFGEt3E