Humans have evolved so much since their beginnings, and Ellie thinks that they may burst soon, so she tells us to "let it all out", referring to our insignificant feelings and problems. I think Ellie is referring to a human as complex, with a dual nature. One one hand, we cannot fully love or hate anything, but it is only a close illusion. This is because we see only what we see and feel now. Ellie, in comparison, is looking at the big picture too much that she's losing sight of what she's doing and wants to "be someone, to be human". At the same time, she's thinking how horrible humans can be----evidence being the evolution that was referenced in the beginning.
"I would give my life to be human". I think this is very interesting line. My take is that Ellie is so frustrated with her mind, which is trying to push her to the limit of life, that she wants to give it all up and be human---as in, settle for reaching absolutely nothing (which ties back into the part about humans neither fully loving or hating).
Now Ellie is thinking that she has all the tools to be human, and she's wondering why she would ever waste them because she wants to be alive---and she feels she's never felt it before.
"Human I'm trying not to lose my faith in you"----Ellie is having doubts. But she reassures herself by saying that she's explicated every aspect of being human, which is as vast as an ocean.
In the bridge, Ellie says that she "used to hear it all so loud, the sound of my heart breaking", showing how she's been trying to reach the limit of love. But now "the truth is waiting to be found", saying that love can never be fully reached. A part of Ellie is still trying to reach it though, but she expects at some point she will concede to the truth.
Overall, I think the lyrics are very complicated but one of the best I've ever heard. I connect so well to this song, and I absolutely love it.
I'll do this stanza by stanza.
Humans have evolved so much since their beginnings, and Ellie thinks that they may burst soon, so she tells us to "let it all out", referring to our insignificant feelings and problems. I think Ellie is referring to a human as complex, with a dual nature. One one hand, we cannot fully love or hate anything, but it is only a close illusion. This is because we see only what we see and feel now. Ellie, in comparison, is looking at the big picture too much that she's losing sight of what she's doing and wants to "be someone, to be human". At the same time, she's thinking how horrible humans can be----evidence being the evolution that was referenced in the beginning. "I would give my life to be human". I think this is very interesting line. My take is that Ellie is so frustrated with her mind, which is trying to push her to the limit of life, that she wants to give it all up and be human---as in, settle for reaching absolutely nothing (which ties back into the part about humans neither fully loving or hating). Now Ellie is thinking that she has all the tools to be human, and she's wondering why she would ever waste them because she wants to be alive---and she feels she's never felt it before. "Human I'm trying not to lose my faith in you"----Ellie is having doubts. But she reassures herself by saying that she's explicated every aspect of being human, which is as vast as an ocean. In the bridge, Ellie says that she "used to hear it all so loud, the sound of my heart breaking", showing how she's been trying to reach the limit of love. But now "the truth is waiting to be found", saying that love can never be fully reached. A part of Ellie is still trying to reach it though, but she expects at some point she will concede to the truth.
Overall, I think the lyrics are very complicated but one of the best I've ever heard. I connect so well to this song, and I absolutely love it.