Now I'll take the blame
So forget my name
Just close the blinds so I can come down
I'm naked and shamed
A moth to the flame
Just take my hand so we can both drown
--To me this verse describes the process of the singer admitting that he has a drugs problem (take the blame) but doesn't really want to give up his habit because of the way it makes him feel. He acknowledges his problem but glosses over it, describing himself as a moth to a flame, finally expressing his desire to get high, again.
[Chorus]
I'll never believe in you again
I'll never forgive those things you said
My only release is gone and dead
I'll never forsake myself again.
--To anyone that has used many hard drugs this piece of text speaks volumes, the false promises of happiness that one experiences while they are high can turn into a poisoned gift because once you come down you realise that you are not truly happy, necessitating that you get high again to feel happy. His "only release" to me speaks of a partner, who has left him (maybe because of the drug habit). The final line is his desire to quit, he can see how damaging the drugs are and he wants to quit.
The same sweet game
Your halo is aflame
Feel my heart race
and breathe a sad sigh
Let me wash away
And let go of the pain
Just look away
And turn a blind eye
--Again, the undertones about a drug user are plainly obvious. The "halo aflame" would describe the fact that to many who chronically abuse drugs the only time they are happy is when they are high, the drug is their saviour from their lives of ennui. "Feel my heart race and breathe a sad sigh" is the drug kicking in, but instead of being elated at the onset of effects he sighs, he knows that the drug use is bad for him and he is disappointed in the fact that he continues to use. "Let me wash away and let go of the pain", he just wants to forget how bad his life is, he accomplishes this by getting high. "Just turn away and turn a blind eye" he is speaking to himself here, or his conscience, he doesnt want to beat himself up over the drugs, he just wants to be happy.
[Chorus x2]
So hold me down
If I feed I'm stronger
I don't feel no longer
So hold me down
If I feed I'm stronger
I don't feel no longer
So hold me down
If I feed I'm stronger
I don't feel no longer
--He feels like the drug has got him pinned down, he is defined by his drug use. He just wants to forget his life, to feel better and go to a different place, the drug gives him this false sense of happiness (stronger, in the emotional sense) and he can be happy for a few more hours.
Personally I think that this song describes Shaun's relationship with drugs, i know its clichéd but lemme roll with it..
Now I'll take the blame So forget my name Just close the blinds so I can come down I'm naked and shamed A moth to the flame Just take my hand so we can both drown
--To me this verse describes the process of the singer admitting that he has a drugs problem (take the blame) but doesn't really want to give up his habit because of the way it makes him feel. He acknowledges his problem but glosses over it, describing himself as a moth to a flame, finally expressing his desire to get high, again.
[Chorus] I'll never believe in you again I'll never forgive those things you said My only release is gone and dead I'll never forsake myself again.
--To anyone that has used many hard drugs this piece of text speaks volumes, the false promises of happiness that one experiences while they are high can turn into a poisoned gift because once you come down you realise that you are not truly happy, necessitating that you get high again to feel happy. His "only release" to me speaks of a partner, who has left him (maybe because of the drug habit). The final line is his desire to quit, he can see how damaging the drugs are and he wants to quit.
The same sweet game Your halo is aflame Feel my heart race and breathe a sad sigh Let me wash away And let go of the pain Just look away And turn a blind eye
--Again, the undertones about a drug user are plainly obvious. The "halo aflame" would describe the fact that to many who chronically abuse drugs the only time they are happy is when they are high, the drug is their saviour from their lives of ennui. "Feel my heart race and breathe a sad sigh" is the drug kicking in, but instead of being elated at the onset of effects he sighs, he knows that the drug use is bad for him and he is disappointed in the fact that he continues to use. "Let me wash away and let go of the pain", he just wants to forget how bad his life is, he accomplishes this by getting high. "Just turn away and turn a blind eye" he is speaking to himself here, or his conscience, he doesnt want to beat himself up over the drugs, he just wants to be happy.
[Chorus x2]
So hold me down If I feed I'm stronger I don't feel no longer So hold me down If I feed I'm stronger I don't feel no longer So hold me down If I feed I'm stronger I don't feel no longer
--He feels like the drug has got him pinned down, he is defined by his drug use. He just wants to forget his life, to feel better and go to a different place, the drug gives him this false sense of happiness (stronger, in the emotional sense) and he can be happy for a few more hours.
[Chorus x3]