I think this song is so powerful. to me this song has always been about a first relationship that was also destructive. i relate this song in absolutely every way to my first relationship. everyone tells her the relationship is wrong but she says "they werent there beneath your stare, they werent stripped til they were bare"--"they werent taken by the hand, led through fields of naked land, where any pre-conceived ideas were blown away-and i couldnt say no" i think its a strong description of what a new and destructive relationship feels like. when it is new to you, advice from others who may be more experiences doesnt matter. they arent feeling what you are feeling NOW. they cant possibly understand what is holding you there. they werent just introduced to giving your all to someone, secrets, flaws, everything, for the first time and wanting to keep that person around. they werent the ones being manipulated with sweet words and promises all so new while so naaive and trusting. i think "led through fields of naked land could or could not literally refer to sex. i think in one way it could just mean the same as being stripped bare--emotionally giving everything. but since i think its about a first relationship and from experience with one i also think it could mean losing your virginity to your first love. love and sex together all as a new experience can absolutely attach you to someone completely. "pre-concieved ideas" being to me, the feelings you have towards relationships before you actually experience one yourself. thinking beforehand that you would be smart about it, leave if it hurt, know when you are being decieved. then it happens, and its all just a whirl of emotions and usually its a lot harder to be smart than you always thought it would be. its about being absolutely lost in love and the hold it takes on you. how she says that "weeks couldve passed for all i knew" perfectly describes how love completely consumes you, nothing else matters. but in my opinion this song definately gives off that this relationship went wrong and ended badly. because she says "i was alive and now ive drowned" and also that she will be waiting for the world to say i told you so.
I think this song is so powerful. to me this song has always been about a first relationship that was also destructive. i relate this song in absolutely every way to my first relationship. everyone tells her the relationship is wrong but she says "they werent there beneath your stare, they werent stripped til they were bare"--"they werent taken by the hand, led through fields of naked land, where any pre-conceived ideas were blown away-and i couldnt say no" i think its a strong description of what a new and destructive relationship feels like. when it is new to you, advice from others who may be more experiences doesnt matter. they arent feeling what you are feeling NOW. they cant possibly understand what is holding you there. they werent just introduced to giving your all to someone, secrets, flaws, everything, for the first time and wanting to keep that person around. they werent the ones being manipulated with sweet words and promises all so new while so naaive and trusting. i think "led through fields of naked land could or could not literally refer to sex. i think in one way it could just mean the same as being stripped bare--emotionally giving everything. but since i think its about a first relationship and from experience with one i also think it could mean losing your virginity to your first love. love and sex together all as a new experience can absolutely attach you to someone completely. "pre-concieved ideas" being to me, the feelings you have towards relationships before you actually experience one yourself. thinking beforehand that you would be smart about it, leave if it hurt, know when you are being decieved. then it happens, and its all just a whirl of emotions and usually its a lot harder to be smart than you always thought it would be. its about being absolutely lost in love and the hold it takes on you. how she says that "weeks couldve passed for all i knew" perfectly describes how love completely consumes you, nothing else matters. but in my opinion this song definately gives off that this relationship went wrong and ended badly. because she says "i was alive and now ive drowned" and also that she will be waiting for the world to say i told you so.