I think this song is about a person who has imprisoned themselves in a place of disconnect from their love. A coping mechanism to guard against being hurt, due to past disappointment.
We enter his world, with a warning to the 'comma police' that a prisoner is waking up. He's had a moment of clarity about his detachment somehow - his heart shaped hole, without hope still being his distinguishing characteristic though.
He's either asking to be shocked awake from this and torn apart - or someone is doing it for him. If he stays asleep, he knows, the deeper he will only go.
Still he knows his love is looking for him (Where are you hiding my love?). He has since been cast off like a stone (cold, hardened). Because when he isn't disconnecting, which is his way of controlling - he feels too raw and exposed. (Feelings Raw and exposed when I'm out of control)
He then shares where this urge to disconnect comes from - a place of pain where his hope was taken away from him. Though he knows, that he, himself was instrumental in letting that happen. (Pieces were stolen from me But dare I say, given away). He thus fears connection, afraid that it will only leave him hurt...and so he hides.
He says that one day he hopes he can be/or was someone that his love would miss. This tells us that he doesn't really want to be this disconnected person, but his hope for that of changing still feels very small. He thinks it is too late for him, and he doesn't see the point. Because in the end, his final thoughts are that in loving, one will only fall.
I think this song is about a person who has imprisoned themselves in a place of disconnect from their love. A coping mechanism to guard against being hurt, due to past disappointment.
We enter his world, with a warning to the 'comma police' that a prisoner is waking up. He's had a moment of clarity about his detachment somehow - his heart shaped hole, without hope still being his distinguishing characteristic though.
He's either asking to be shocked awake from this and torn apart - or someone is doing it for him. If he stays asleep, he knows, the deeper he will only go.
Still he knows his love is looking for him (Where are you hiding my love?). He has since been cast off like a stone (cold, hardened). Because when he isn't disconnecting, which is his way of controlling - he feels too raw and exposed. (Feelings Raw and exposed when I'm out of control)
He then shares where this urge to disconnect comes from - a place of pain where his hope was taken away from him. Though he knows, that he, himself was instrumental in letting that happen. (Pieces were stolen from me But dare I say, given away). He thus fears connection, afraid that it will only leave him hurt...and so he hides.
He says that one day he hopes he can be/or was someone that his love would miss. This tells us that he doesn't really want to be this disconnected person, but his hope for that of changing still feels very small. He thinks it is too late for him, and he doesn't see the point. Because in the end, his final thoughts are that in loving, one will only fall.
I know it's a typo mate, but 'comma police' has me sniggering. It's a song about a dyslexic struggling with Grammar elitists. ;-)
I know it's a typo mate, but 'comma police' has me sniggering. It's a song about a dyslexic struggling with Grammar elitists. ;-)
Holy crap, this seems right on.
Holy crap, this seems right on.
@CaptPedant ... Good eye re: the "comma police" .. Looks like we found you job
@CaptPedant ... Good eye re: the "comma police" .. Looks like we found you job