this is how I feel about this song.. It has some really strong ties to a previous relationship of mine that was built up over some issues that we each tried to bury.. we grew apart because of it and in the end I was in a place of despair to have her back when i was thinking "with my eyes closed", but when I was thinking with "both eyes open" I could clearly see that there was nothing left
Up on the pebble driveway - implying it's rural (not many people around, possibly a touchy issue)
There sits a house - relationship
It's the loneliest place - not much activity here, it's sad
I haven't spent much time there
I wasn't allowed - I saw an issue but I couldn't go there
It just didn't feel right - everytime I tried to go there it felt wrong or too afraid to try cause I didn't feel it was my place to go to
I open both of my eyes - thinking logically
Still see an empty place, so empty - empty relationship with no hope
But if I keep them closed - thinking emotionally, thinking back on the past
And there's still a chance, that something is out there - hoping and feeling despair for some sort of connection
But it's all built upon a burial ground - the foundation of the relationship is based on old issues (maybe the relationship began while the other was hurt from a previous one, or they began their relationship with too many flaws and tried to ignore/push them aside)
It just doesn't feel right - there's always a deep dissatisfaction with unresolved issues
I made a promise to you long ago
That I'd do anything to keep this home - promised I'd do anything to keep this relationship
On top the frozen creek - built on ice, implying it could fall through at any time
I would love to take you there - desperate to continue this unstable relationship
Swear it froze through me - I became so much a part of it that I lost myself, or that I may fall through at any moment into a state of helplessness
On top the frozen creek, oh - re-inforcing the unstable grounds
But if I keep them closed - thinking irrationally, thinking back
Then there's still the chance
That someone is out there - "someone" implying he doesn't know the person, maybe he once did or was just never able to make that connection
I made a promise to you long ago
That I'd do anything to save this home - made promises to fix the relationship, "save" implies there have been issues since early on
I would love to take you there - still wants to continue the relationship.. "love" implies it based on emotion, thus it's when he is "keeping his eyes closed"
anyways, this is just what this song means to me.. art is meant to be interpereted personally so this is my take.. hope everyone else feels as much a connnection to this art as I do. The song "I felt free" comes along a little while after this for me :)
I tend to think the relationship has been built on lies hence "built upon a burial ground."
I tend to think the relationship has been built on lies hence "built upon a burial ground."
I also tend to believe the "Frozen Creek" is actually a memory stuck in time. Time flows like a creek, unless it is frozen. It is perhaps a memory of this relationship that once was, and now it is not. Many times in literature, snow, winter, cool, and frozen are all analogous to death or separation. So I like the idea of this "frozen creek" being the memory of a...
I also tend to believe the "Frozen Creek" is actually a memory stuck in time. Time flows like a creek, unless it is frozen. It is perhaps a memory of this relationship that once was, and now it is not. Many times in literature, snow, winter, cool, and frozen are all analogous to death or separation. So I like the idea of this "frozen creek" being the memory of a past (unfortunately) failed relationship that is held timeless by this motionless creek.
this is how I feel about this song.. It has some really strong ties to a previous relationship of mine that was built up over some issues that we each tried to bury.. we grew apart because of it and in the end I was in a place of despair to have her back when i was thinking "with my eyes closed", but when I was thinking with "both eyes open" I could clearly see that there was nothing left
Up on the pebble driveway - implying it's rural (not many people around, possibly a touchy issue) There sits a house - relationship It's the loneliest place - not much activity here, it's sad
I haven't spent much time there I wasn't allowed - I saw an issue but I couldn't go there It just didn't feel right - everytime I tried to go there it felt wrong or too afraid to try cause I didn't feel it was my place to go to
I open both of my eyes - thinking logically Still see an empty place, so empty - empty relationship with no hope
But if I keep them closed - thinking emotionally, thinking back on the past And there's still a chance, that something is out there - hoping and feeling despair for some sort of connection
But it's all built upon a burial ground - the foundation of the relationship is based on old issues (maybe the relationship began while the other was hurt from a previous one, or they began their relationship with too many flaws and tried to ignore/push them aside) It just doesn't feel right - there's always a deep dissatisfaction with unresolved issues
I made a promise to you long ago That I'd do anything to keep this home - promised I'd do anything to keep this relationship
On top the frozen creek - built on ice, implying it could fall through at any time I would love to take you there - desperate to continue this unstable relationship Swear it froze through me - I became so much a part of it that I lost myself, or that I may fall through at any moment into a state of helplessness On top the frozen creek, oh - re-inforcing the unstable grounds
But if I keep them closed - thinking irrationally, thinking back Then there's still the chance That someone is out there - "someone" implying he doesn't know the person, maybe he once did or was just never able to make that connection
I made a promise to you long ago That I'd do anything to save this home - made promises to fix the relationship, "save" implies there have been issues since early on
I would love to take you there - still wants to continue the relationship.. "love" implies it based on emotion, thus it's when he is "keeping his eyes closed"
anyways, this is just what this song means to me.. art is meant to be interpereted personally so this is my take.. hope everyone else feels as much a connnection to this art as I do. The song "I felt free" comes along a little while after this for me :)
I agree with most of your points.
I agree with most of your points.
I tend to think the relationship has been built on lies hence "built upon a burial ground."
I tend to think the relationship has been built on lies hence "built upon a burial ground."
I also tend to believe the "Frozen Creek" is actually a memory stuck in time. Time flows like a creek, unless it is frozen. It is perhaps a memory of this relationship that once was, and now it is not. Many times in literature, snow, winter, cool, and frozen are all analogous to death or separation. So I like the idea of this "frozen creek" being the memory of a...
I also tend to believe the "Frozen Creek" is actually a memory stuck in time. Time flows like a creek, unless it is frozen. It is perhaps a memory of this relationship that once was, and now it is not. Many times in literature, snow, winter, cool, and frozen are all analogous to death or separation. So I like the idea of this "frozen creek" being the memory of a past (unfortunately) failed relationship that is held timeless by this motionless creek.