who the other is just like they did to him.
Someone else suggested whoever he is singing to is dying; I think I agree, here. The "black dead eyes" could simply be a reference to evil, but "your weak, dead heart"? Wouldn't it be a cold, dead heart if it wasn't talking about death itself? I assume the singer is either torturing, killing, or sitting beside the death bed of whoever this evil person is (the first two would fit with the slowly darkening singer theme, as torturing and killing aren't the most moral things to be doing to one's once mentor/student/father/mother/lover/whatever, especially when this verse is taken into account: Show me where it hurts/And I'll make it worse/Are you holding on?, keep holding on/Dilated eyes shine for one last time/Are you holding on? Keep holding on), and he's cursing they're living breath away, letting them know he will fight the stain they left on his heart with every fiber of his being.
He is holding on - still holding on - to all he wants to be, even as the other pulls him in.">
Crawl Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by SheWhoShines | SongMeanings
who the other is just like they did to him.
Someone else suggested whoever he is singing to is dying; I think I agree, here. The "black dead eyes" could simply be a reference to evil, but "your weak, dead heart"? Wouldn't it be a cold, dead heart if it wasn't talking about death itself? I assume the singer is either torturing, killing, or sitting beside the death bed of whoever this evil person is (the first two would fit with the slowly darkening singer theme, as torturing and killing aren't the most moral things to be doing to one's once mentor/student/father/mother/lover/whatever, especially when this verse is taken into account: Show me where it hurts/And I'll make it worse/Are you holding on?, keep holding on/Dilated eyes shine for one last time/Are you holding on? Keep holding on), and he's cursing they're living breath away, letting them know he will fight the stain they left on his heart with every fiber of his being.
He is holding on - still holding on - to all he wants to be, even as the other pulls him in." />
Love could definitely be a piece here, but not necessarily. I get a very dark, very beautiful mentor/student vibe when I listen to this song, <i>especially </i>when we come to "I brought you to light/just to hear you scream". Others have said before me that is some kind of sense of revenge on the singer's part-- and I agree. But don't forget "I brought you to light". To me, this means the singer has nurtured this person to some extent, tried to change them/save them/stop them/whatever, but for all the wrong reasons. Because he wanted to take away what this person had too. Because the singer wants to take away <i>who the other is </i>just like they did to him.
Someone else suggested whoever he is singing to is dying; I think I agree, here. The "black dead eyes" could simply be a reference to evil, but "your weak, dead heart"? Wouldn't it be a <i>cold, </i>dead heart if it wasn't talking about death itself? I assume the singer is either torturing, killing, or sitting beside the death bed of whoever this evil person is (the first two would fit with the slowly darkening singer theme, as torturing and killing aren't the most <i>moral </i>things to be doing to one's once mentor/student/father/mother/lover/whatever, especially when this verse is taken into account: Show me where it hurts/And I'll make it worse/Are you holding on?, keep holding on/Dilated eyes shine for one last time/Are you holding on? Keep holding on), and he's cursing they're living breath away, letting them know he will fight the stain they left on his heart with every fiber of his being.
He is holding on - still holding on - to all he wants to be, even as the other pulls him in.
Love could definitely be a piece here, but not necessarily. I get a very dark, very beautiful mentor/student vibe when I listen to this song, <i>especially </i>when we come to "I brought you to light/just to hear you scream". Others have said before me that is some kind of sense of revenge on the singer's part-- and I agree. But don't forget "I brought you to light". To me, this means the singer has nurtured this person to some extent, tried to change them/save them/stop them/whatever, but for all the wrong reasons. Because he wanted to take away what this person had too. Because the singer wants to take away <i>who the other is </i>just like they did to him.
Someone else suggested whoever he is singing to is dying; I think I agree, here. The "black dead eyes" could simply be a reference to evil, but "your weak, dead heart"? Wouldn't it be a <i>cold, </i>dead heart if it wasn't talking about death itself? I assume the singer is either torturing, killing, or sitting beside the death bed of whoever this evil person is (the first two would fit with the slowly darkening singer theme, as torturing and killing aren't the most <i>moral </i>things to be doing to one's once mentor/student/father/mother/lover/whatever, especially when this verse is taken into account: Show me where it hurts/And I'll make it worse/Are you holding on?, keep holding on/Dilated eyes shine for one last time/Are you holding on? Keep holding on), and he's cursing they're living breath away, letting them know he will fight the stain they left on his heart with every fiber of his being.
He is holding on - still holding on - to all he wants to be, even as the other pulls him in.
Actually, it's 'I brought you to life'. Trust me. I'm the expert. (And I have the lyric booklet...)
Actually, it's 'I brought you to life'. Trust me. I'm the expert. (And I have the lyric booklet...)
The line 'Your weak, dead heart' could just be that the person's heart is emotionless and defenseless?
The line 'Your weak, dead heart' could just be that the person's heart is emotionless and defenseless?
But otherwise, great review! :)
But otherwise, great review! :)