Honestly, this song is practically self explanatory. The singer (I'll refer to him as "him" or "he" since 'the singer' will get annoying quick lol) is telling a loved one (most likely a girl he loves) to hold on and not die, after a horrible car crash. They don't say for sure if he was in the crash as well, but for this explanation I'll say he was. :)
Anyways, the girl has given up hope and has a gut feeling she's going to die before help arrives. She tells him to tell her dad that she's sorry for having this happen and making her dad's life sad now that she's dying, but he is in denial and refuses, saying that she'll be alive to tell her father that herself. Throughout the song he's telling her to hold on and don't stop trying and living, and don't keep being afraid, because he's there and everything will be alright. He's promising that he'll be a dear friend and stay by her side as she gets better if she only holds on and survives until help arrives.
The energy of the song reflects the urgency and the emotions running through both the girl and the guy. The end makes this extremely known as the power picks up, Doug's singing gets stronger and more forceful, and he's sounding as if the guy is becoming desperate to save the girl, as she most likely is losing strength and starting to fade away.
What made this song instantly heartbreaking for me was the very end. The way the song just abruptly ends mid-chorus, unexpected and poignant, as well as how the singing is practically shouting (in the right way, mind you) the last few words and just echo away, suggest a grim fate. The almost-untraceable minor key that plays as the song is just about faded out give a sad feeling to the song to me. To me, the end tells me that the girl right at that moment couldn't hold on any longer and died, and the way the singing just ends tells me that he realizes that, and the fight and struggle is over.
This song is such an emotional one, even though it doesn't immediately imply that with the way the song sounds (almost sounding like a car-type of song, actually), but it certainly does come across in the singing and lyrics. They did an amazing job with this song, and while this wasn't nearly one I liked when the album came out, after seeing the meaning behind it, I am starting to appreciate and like it that much more. It's essentially a sad story, but one I don't regret listening to.
I thought the lead singer described it as a conversation between him and a boy that was pushed out of a car, laying in the road bleeding right in front of him? It was mentioned in a video of a live performance I saw earlier today.
I thought the lead singer described it as a conversation between him and a boy that was pushed out of a car, laying in the road bleeding right in front of him? It was mentioned in a video of a live performance I saw earlier today.
Well, it may very well be about a boy dying in front of him, and I can definitely see that in the song. It's a bit more saddening in that meaning, even, because it involves a little boy. :( Of course others are gonna have different interpretations of the song...that's inevitable. In my head, I now envision something a little bit different than what I put last here ^^. I was reading too much into it I think lol. I still imagine a woman who's involved in a car crash, but she's by herself, and maybe she was leaving...
Well, it may very well be about a boy dying in front of him, and I can definitely see that in the song. It's a bit more saddening in that meaning, even, because it involves a little boy. :( Of course others are gonna have different interpretations of the song...that's inevitable. In my head, I now envision something a little bit different than what I put last here ^^. I was reading too much into it I think lol. I still imagine a woman who's involved in a car crash, but she's by herself, and maybe she was leaving her father's house after a heated argument. Hurtful words may have been said, and she was racing away because of her anger. Then something caused her to get into the accident. She's able to call a loved one with her phone, and she tells them to let her dad know she's sorry that she's made the whole situation worse by being the accident, since she doesn't believe she's gonna make it. I still think the end suggests a sad fate, because it still gives me an eerie feeling.
Now, I'm not saying that the meaning of the boy being pushed out of the dar and bleeding is wrong, because if Doug indeed meant that, then it's most definitely the TRUE meaning. I just like to see how else it can be interpreted, see how it can fit in different situations. :)
I know this reply is incredibly late, but I'm not saying the story with the boy is false at all! If anything I believe that to be the real meaning above all other interpretations.
I know this reply is incredibly late, but I'm not saying the story with the boy is false at all! If anything I believe that to be the real meaning above all other interpretations.
What I'm saying is, if you want to look at the song in a different way, to add variety in how we're all looking at this song, then that can be a different tangent. It'd get very boring very quickly if every song only had one absolute meaning, and nothing else could be said about it, right? :D
What I'm saying is, if you want to look at the song in a different way, to add variety in how we're all looking at this song, then that can be a different tangent. It'd get very boring very quickly if every song only had one absolute meaning, and nothing else could be said about it, right? :D
Honestly, this song is practically self explanatory. The singer (I'll refer to him as "him" or "he" since 'the singer' will get annoying quick lol) is telling a loved one (most likely a girl he loves) to hold on and not die, after a horrible car crash. They don't say for sure if he was in the crash as well, but for this explanation I'll say he was. :)
Anyways, the girl has given up hope and has a gut feeling she's going to die before help arrives. She tells him to tell her dad that she's sorry for having this happen and making her dad's life sad now that she's dying, but he is in denial and refuses, saying that she'll be alive to tell her father that herself. Throughout the song he's telling her to hold on and don't stop trying and living, and don't keep being afraid, because he's there and everything will be alright. He's promising that he'll be a dear friend and stay by her side as she gets better if she only holds on and survives until help arrives.
The energy of the song reflects the urgency and the emotions running through both the girl and the guy. The end makes this extremely known as the power picks up, Doug's singing gets stronger and more forceful, and he's sounding as if the guy is becoming desperate to save the girl, as she most likely is losing strength and starting to fade away.
What made this song instantly heartbreaking for me was the very end. The way the song just abruptly ends mid-chorus, unexpected and poignant, as well as how the singing is practically shouting (in the right way, mind you) the last few words and just echo away, suggest a grim fate. The almost-untraceable minor key that plays as the song is just about faded out give a sad feeling to the song to me. To me, the end tells me that the girl right at that moment couldn't hold on any longer and died, and the way the singing just ends tells me that he realizes that, and the fight and struggle is over.
This song is such an emotional one, even though it doesn't immediately imply that with the way the song sounds (almost sounding like a car-type of song, actually), but it certainly does come across in the singing and lyrics. They did an amazing job with this song, and while this wasn't nearly one I liked when the album came out, after seeing the meaning behind it, I am starting to appreciate and like it that much more. It's essentially a sad story, but one I don't regret listening to.
i don't know if i feel like this song is about a car accident, but the feeling of a entering a serious relationship head on?
i don't know if i feel like this song is about a car accident, but the feeling of a entering a serious relationship head on?
I thought the lead singer described it as a conversation between him and a boy that was pushed out of a car, laying in the road bleeding right in front of him? It was mentioned in a video of a live performance I saw earlier today.
I thought the lead singer described it as a conversation between him and a boy that was pushed out of a car, laying in the road bleeding right in front of him? It was mentioned in a video of a live performance I saw earlier today.
Well, it may very well be about a boy dying in front of him, and I can definitely see that in the song. It's a bit more saddening in that meaning, even, because it involves a little boy. :( Of course others are gonna have different interpretations of the song...that's inevitable. In my head, I now envision something a little bit different than what I put last here ^^. I was reading too much into it I think lol. I still imagine a woman who's involved in a car crash, but she's by herself, and maybe she was leaving...
Well, it may very well be about a boy dying in front of him, and I can definitely see that in the song. It's a bit more saddening in that meaning, even, because it involves a little boy. :( Of course others are gonna have different interpretations of the song...that's inevitable. In my head, I now envision something a little bit different than what I put last here ^^. I was reading too much into it I think lol. I still imagine a woman who's involved in a car crash, but she's by herself, and maybe she was leaving her father's house after a heated argument. Hurtful words may have been said, and she was racing away because of her anger. Then something caused her to get into the accident. She's able to call a loved one with her phone, and she tells them to let her dad know she's sorry that she's made the whole situation worse by being the accident, since she doesn't believe she's gonna make it. I still think the end suggests a sad fate, because it still gives me an eerie feeling.
Now, I'm not saying that the meaning of the boy being pushed out of the dar and bleeding is wrong, because if Doug indeed meant that, then it's most definitely the TRUE meaning. I just like to see how else it can be interpreted, see how it can fit in different situations. :)
NOO IT'S A TRUE STORY! Doug saw a kid get hurt and he saved him. Again, he did an interview about it.
NOO IT'S A TRUE STORY! Doug saw a kid get hurt and he saved him. Again, he did an interview about it.
I know this reply is incredibly late, but I'm not saying the story with the boy is false at all! If anything I believe that to be the real meaning above all other interpretations.
I know this reply is incredibly late, but I'm not saying the story with the boy is false at all! If anything I believe that to be the real meaning above all other interpretations.
What I'm saying is, if you want to look at the song in a different way, to add variety in how we're all looking at this song, then that can be a different tangent. It'd get very boring very quickly if every song only had one absolute meaning, and nothing else could be said about it, right? :D
What I'm saying is, if you want to look at the song in a different way, to add variety in how we're all looking at this song, then that can be a different tangent. It'd get very boring very quickly if every song only had one absolute meaning, and nothing else could be said about it, right? :D