Guys, my interpretation of this song is that it is representing a car accident where the driver hits a pedestrian.
It is at night-time, raining. The
"red and green"
is (obviously) traffic lights.
"wet shoes slip on refracted lights"
There are puddles on the ground from the rain, and a pedestrian is crossing the road and slips over, the puddles reflecting the light from the traffic lights and the street.
"Running faster than my legs will take me"
The narrator is driving a car, as a car can travel faster than a person.
"Shouting louder than my lungs allow me"
She is using the car horn before the moment of impact.
"Wide as the rivers run"
Rivers of blood running from the pedestrian
"Still got time for someone"
This could mean a few things. One, that there is still time to save the life of the pedestrian that was hit. Two, that there is still time for the narrator to console the pedestrian in her final moments.
"Be my embrace now"
This supports the second of the two above options more, but could still provide evidence for both. However, arcing back to the first two lines of the song; "On a night like tonight you saved my life", i would be inclined to say the pedestrian survives. However again, it is also odd that these two lines are sung from the narrator's perspective, when it seems to be the pedestrian who is in danger of dying.
"You won't see me before you die"
The pedestrian is fading fast, she may not be in a fit state to see.
"Breaking down our sleep, my head's still aching"
I heard this as "breaking down ASLEEP". Now, when you read this whole verse, there is another way i interpert it. The pedestrian is alert enough to light a match and attempt to see the narrator, but the narrator subtly flees the scene, hence the "you won't see me" line. She gets home, and she is "breaking down, asleep" and her head is still in pain from where it was slammed into the steering wheel from braking during the impact.
It's a beautiful song with a haunting melody. I love it.
Guys, my interpretation of this song is that it is representing a car accident where the driver hits a pedestrian.
It is at night-time, raining. The
"red and green"
is (obviously) traffic lights.
"wet shoes slip on refracted lights"
There are puddles on the ground from the rain, and a pedestrian is crossing the road and slips over, the puddles reflecting the light from the traffic lights and the street.
"Running faster than my legs will take me"
The narrator is driving a car, as a car can travel faster than a person.
"Shouting louder than my lungs allow me"
She is using the car horn before the moment of impact.
"Wide as the rivers run"
Rivers of blood running from the pedestrian
"Still got time for someone"
This could mean a few things. One, that there is still time to save the life of the pedestrian that was hit. Two, that there is still time for the narrator to console the pedestrian in her final moments.
"Be my embrace now"
This supports the second of the two above options more, but could still provide evidence for both. However, arcing back to the first two lines of the song; "On a night like tonight you saved my life", i would be inclined to say the pedestrian survives. However again, it is also odd that these two lines are sung from the narrator's perspective, when it seems to be the pedestrian who is in danger of dying.
"You won't see me before you die"
The pedestrian is fading fast, she may not be in a fit state to see.
"Breaking down our sleep, my head's still aching"
I heard this as "breaking down ASLEEP". Now, when you read this whole verse, there is another way i interpert it. The pedestrian is alert enough to light a match and attempt to see the narrator, but the narrator subtly flees the scene, hence the "you won't see me" line. She gets home, and she is "breaking down, asleep" and her head is still in pain from where it was slammed into the steering wheel from braking during the impact.
It's a beautiful song with a haunting melody. I love it.