I took a different view on the lyrics. I thought it was about VanguardX27 said earlier, but after listening to it nonstop during working out, I came up with this:
This obviously has to do with self improvement. The first four lines are definitely saying that he's fucked up so many times AND risen from it, that he takes the success he deserves, even from those who were "above him" at a point before.
The next 4 I took as him saying something along the lines of "I've come such a long way, but I'm only going up from here." The rest of the non-chorus parts of the song pretty much do the same thing.
The chorus was the only part I feel like I take differently than everyone else.
Walls can represent a lot of things in songs; the two that stood out the most were forms of support (ie everything around me falling apart) or barriers (ie things keeping me enclosed).
Both can make sense, but I like the 2nd take better. It applies more to my life :)
This way, its like he's saying "Why weren't you there when things started getting better for me? You could have shared this with me, but instead, you hid when things started changing"
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I took a different view on the lyrics. I thought it was about VanguardX27 said earlier, but after listening to it nonstop during working out, I came up with this:
This obviously has to do with self improvement. The first four lines are definitely saying that he's fucked up so many times AND risen from it, that he takes the success he deserves, even from those who were "above him" at a point before. The next 4 I took as him saying something along the lines of "I've come such a long way, but I'm only going up from here." The rest of the non-chorus parts of the song pretty much do the same thing.
The chorus was the only part I feel like I take differently than everyone else. Walls can represent a lot of things in songs; the two that stood out the most were forms of support (ie everything around me falling apart) or barriers (ie things keeping me enclosed).
Both can make sense, but I like the 2nd take better. It applies more to my life :) This way, its like he's saying "Why weren't you there when things started getting better for me? You could have shared this with me, but instead, you hid when things started changing" Fact