I read that Gustav sees this album as more slanted to his personal feelings as a kid (especially in Broadfields), compared to All Our Kings Our Dead which was directed to his father who left them at a young age I think.
I get the feeling this song is written towards how Gustav was as a kid i.e. reflection on himself when he was younger. So in effect, it's all about hindsight. But then because he can look back on it, the lines 'you are not a diamond, you are not a shining star, it doesn't mean that you're not perfect exactly as you are' show that as a kid he wasn't anything special, but he was just right for someone in his situation; there was nothing actually wrong with him or his childhood. It goes in tandem with Marky101's comments that they ARE worth something, I think.
I read that Gustav sees this album as more slanted to his personal feelings as a kid (especially in Broadfields), compared to All Our Kings Our Dead which was directed to his father who left them at a young age I think.
I get the feeling this song is written towards how Gustav was as a kid i.e. reflection on himself when he was younger. So in effect, it's all about hindsight. But then because he can look back on it, the lines 'you are not a diamond, you are not a shining star, it doesn't mean that you're not perfect exactly as you are' show that as a kid he wasn't anything special, but he was just right for someone in his situation; there was nothing actually wrong with him or his childhood. It goes in tandem with Marky101's comments that they ARE worth something, I think.