My fiance killed himself 2 years ago. Whenever I hear this song, it's what I imagine he would say to me if he could because it matches his personality. From the beginning talking about drowning in the river to find peace, to the part where it says, "What a thing to do, what a thing to choose, but know that in someway I'm there with you.. up against the wall on a Wednesday afternoon" matches what I went through personally. I found out that he was dead on a Wednesday. The only thing I found comfort in was this overwhelming feeling that he was there with me. The things he said to me leading up to his death were basically all pointing to the fact that he wanted me to keep going and loving, and he would always stay with me in some way. I always sort of wondered if Florence Welch didn't write this song from the perspective of someone who killed themselves, and then their soul lingered on to watch over their loved ones.
I actually got the same exact message from this song. The heartlines being an allusion to cutting, and being 'carried away' similar to Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" with Death-personified carrying away the woman in the narrative. It seems the song may be more about distance between someone and their loved one, however, or at least Florence seems to indicate as much. I personally would have liked the more morbid interpretation because of it's poetry. Thank you for sharing your story, though, and stay strong.
I actually got the same exact message from this song. The heartlines being an allusion to cutting, and being 'carried away' similar to Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" with Death-personified carrying away the woman in the narrative. It seems the song may be more about distance between someone and their loved one, however, or at least Florence seems to indicate as much. I personally would have liked the more morbid interpretation because of it's poetry. Thank you for sharing your story, though, and stay strong.
@OldBalance I too feel that this song is written from the perspective of someone who had killed themselves. I think the line where she says "sometimes you have to cut through" may allude to cutting their own life short. I'm sorry to hear that your story is so similar.
@OldBalance I too feel that this song is written from the perspective of someone who had killed themselves. I think the line where she says "sometimes you have to cut through" may allude to cutting their own life short. I'm sorry to hear that your story is so similar.
My fiance killed himself 2 years ago. Whenever I hear this song, it's what I imagine he would say to me if he could because it matches his personality. From the beginning talking about drowning in the river to find peace, to the part where it says, "What a thing to do, what a thing to choose, but know that in someway I'm there with you.. up against the wall on a Wednesday afternoon" matches what I went through personally. I found out that he was dead on a Wednesday. The only thing I found comfort in was this overwhelming feeling that he was there with me. The things he said to me leading up to his death were basically all pointing to the fact that he wanted me to keep going and loving, and he would always stay with me in some way. I always sort of wondered if Florence Welch didn't write this song from the perspective of someone who killed themselves, and then their soul lingered on to watch over their loved ones.
I actually got the same exact message from this song. The heartlines being an allusion to cutting, and being 'carried away' similar to Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" with Death-personified carrying away the woman in the narrative. It seems the song may be more about distance between someone and their loved one, however, or at least Florence seems to indicate as much. I personally would have liked the more morbid interpretation because of it's poetry. Thank you for sharing your story, though, and stay strong.
I actually got the same exact message from this song. The heartlines being an allusion to cutting, and being 'carried away' similar to Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" with Death-personified carrying away the woman in the narrative. It seems the song may be more about distance between someone and their loved one, however, or at least Florence seems to indicate as much. I personally would have liked the more morbid interpretation because of it's poetry. Thank you for sharing your story, though, and stay strong.
@OldBalance I too feel that this song is written from the perspective of someone who had killed themselves. I think the line where she says "sometimes you have to cut through" may allude to cutting their own life short. I'm sorry to hear that your story is so similar.
@OldBalance I too feel that this song is written from the perspective of someone who had killed themselves. I think the line where she says "sometimes you have to cut through" may allude to cutting their own life short. I'm sorry to hear that your story is so similar.
@OldBalance Your brought me to tears, what a story.
@OldBalance Your brought me to tears, what a story.