Poets of the Fall..always so cryptic and truly poetic :)
To me it seems to be about a relationship where he is unsure whether to go on. They've probably been arguing ("bicker over flies") and later when asked for forgiveness, he's afraid to take her back out of fear that things will repeat again. So he's making excuses to avoid her.
When she's sleeping and hence all is quiet, however, he feels strongly for her. Overall it's a bittersweet experience - Diamonds for Tears. He wonders if things would be different this time ("if I rested here a while more, would you hold me to your heart") and wonders if he could handle it even if they are meant to be.
He's already planning to leave, making more excuses to overcome the temptation to stay. But he doesn't know if he knows "the right way". He doesn't want to proclaim this a lost cause, wants to overlook the bad times. Finally, he realises he is binding himself to uncertainty but decides to stay ("I will hold out my hands").
The chorus is a little different each time. First he's running away, then he's reconsidering and finally happy that he did the right thing ("I know the good I've done"). He realises that relationships aren't meant to be easy and there's both happiness and tears involved.
^my attempt to decipher some of the best lyricists writing songs these days ^_^
Poets of the Fall..always so cryptic and truly poetic :)
To me it seems to be about a relationship where he is unsure whether to go on. They've probably been arguing ("bicker over flies") and later when asked for forgiveness, he's afraid to take her back out of fear that things will repeat again. So he's making excuses to avoid her.
When she's sleeping and hence all is quiet, however, he feels strongly for her. Overall it's a bittersweet experience - Diamonds for Tears. He wonders if things would be different this time ("if I rested here a while more, would you hold me to your heart") and wonders if he could handle it even if they are meant to be.
He's already planning to leave, making more excuses to overcome the temptation to stay. But he doesn't know if he knows "the right way". He doesn't want to proclaim this a lost cause, wants to overlook the bad times. Finally, he realises he is binding himself to uncertainty but decides to stay ("I will hold out my hands").
The chorus is a little different each time. First he's running away, then he's reconsidering and finally happy that he did the right thing ("I know the good I've done"). He realises that relationships aren't meant to be easy and there's both happiness and tears involved.
^my attempt to decipher some of the best lyricists writing songs these days ^_^