This song probably doesn't need anymore interpretations, but mine was a little bit different, so I'l post it anyway!
I think that the song is like a schizophrenic battle with herself. There are lots of posts that claim that it's just about her fear of the darkness, but I think that it can be her fear of darkness, but go even deeper into that. She is afraid of who she becomes in the darkness, and afraid of losing who she is in the light.
"I had a way then, losing it all on my own, I had a heart then, but the queen has been overthrown" I think that talks of how she used to have control in her life, but as she struggled with herself the game changed. Specifically she alludes to a game of chess where when someone's queen piece is taken from them the game shifts and they're on the losing side and have to fight hard to come back to win the game.
The "you" I think she is referring to is herself, rather, who she becomes at night or in the dark. "you" turns the old her, or her in the light to stone when she is overcome by the darkness sense of herself. She hears noises in her head and tells herself that she'll be strong and pull through this, but is having trouble.
She's glad that her brother and her sister sleep in another place because she's afraid that they'll see her when the darkness overcomes her and she's not herself. Through all of this, the narrator is really just trying to get back to the home, or a safe haven for her to be at peace with herself once again.
This song probably doesn't need anymore interpretations, but mine was a little bit different, so I'l post it anyway!
I think that the song is like a schizophrenic battle with herself. There are lots of posts that claim that it's just about her fear of the darkness, but I think that it can be her fear of darkness, but go even deeper into that. She is afraid of who she becomes in the darkness, and afraid of losing who she is in the light.
"I had a way then, losing it all on my own, I had a heart then, but the queen has been overthrown" I think that talks of how she used to have control in her life, but as she struggled with herself the game changed. Specifically she alludes to a game of chess where when someone's queen piece is taken from them the game shifts and they're on the losing side and have to fight hard to come back to win the game.
The "you" I think she is referring to is herself, rather, who she becomes at night or in the dark. "you" turns the old her, or her in the light to stone when she is overcome by the darkness sense of herself. She hears noises in her head and tells herself that she'll be strong and pull through this, but is having trouble.
She's glad that her brother and her sister sleep in another place because she's afraid that they'll see her when the darkness overcomes her and she's not herself. Through all of this, the narrator is really just trying to get back to the home, or a safe haven for her to be at peace with herself once again.