I think A few people are close, but this is what i pick up from the song.
"Shadow settle, on the place, that you left.
Our minds are troubled by the emptiness."
-She is moving away from a place that she spent a lot of time in, and possibly grew up in. And she's looking back and realizing that this place is empty. Everything She once loved about this place isn't actually contained in this place, but in her mind.
"Destroy the middle, it's a waste of time.
From the perfect start, to the finish line."
-This is where she starts to talk about a person she was romantically involved with. She's saying it was so perfect in the beggining, but when this person came into her life, it went down hill. Hence why she says "destroy the middle, it's a waste of time" She's saying that this lover was a waste of time and she wishes it had never happened.
"And if you're still breathing, you're the lucky ones,
'Cause most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs."
-Now she is talking about the aftermath of leaving. She says that you're lucky if you can even breath, because the emotional trauma is suffocating her.
"Setting fire to our insides for fun.
Collecting names of the lovers that went wrong"
-(I'll talk about the first line later on). She's saying that she can go through her memories and point out all of her past loves that have gone wrong, and she is sick of loving.
"We are the reckless, we are the wild youth.
Chasing visions of our futures.
One day we'll reveal the truth.
that one will die, before he gets there."
-This line is why i believe she is leaving the place she grew up in, because she is talking about being young and careless, and thinking about her future. The last two lines are again talking about the lack of wanting to fall in love again, because she says that you will die before you ever reach my heart again.
"And if you're still bleeding, you're the lucky ones.
'Cause most of our feelings, they are dead and they are gone.
We're setting fire to our insides for fun.
Collecting pictures, of the flood that wrecked our home.
It was a flood that wrecked this home."
-The singer is now talking about the emotional constipation that she feels (probably because of teenage depression and emptiness, and the loss of her love). She's saying if you can even feel pain, you're lucky that you can at least feel anything. (again, I will address the line "setting fire to our insides, later). The "Collecting pictures" part is about searching through her memories, trying to find where they went wrong (hence "the flood that wrecked this home" The home being their relationship). She then goes on to realize that it was her lover who caused the relationship to fail because she follows with "you caused it".
"Well I've lost it all I'm just a silouhette.
A lifeless face that you'll soon forget."
-She is saying that everything she once was is lost now, and that her lover will soon forget her.
"And my eyes are damp, from the words you left.
Ringing in my head, when you broke my chest X2"
-Now she is talking about the sadness she feels about how they ended, the words he said when they parted, And how they keep ringing through her head. "When you broke my chest" sounds shallow at first, like a clever way to say 'broke my heart'. But i think it has deeper meaing. It's almost more viceral, like he not only broke her heart, but everything in her being.
"And if you're in love, then you are the lucky ones.
'Cause most of us are bitter over someone.
Setting fire to our insides for fun.
To distract our hearts from ever missing them.
But I'm forever missing him."
-These lines, I believe, are the focus of the song. She is saying if you have found love and not lost it, then you are incredibly fortunate. Because you have never felt the hurt of being left, or having to leave, and then ending up hating the person. Now I will finally address this line, because this is where i believe it has the most meaing. She says "Setting fire to our inside for fun" This is saying that she is willing to do anything just to feel something, whether it be harmful or not. She will also do anything to make her forget about the hurt she is feeling, and make her forget about this lost lover. but she goes on to say that she believes she never will.
She finishes by saying this person is the cause of all her distress and misfortune with "You caused it" X3.
I think A few people are close, but this is what i pick up from the song.
"Shadow settle, on the place, that you left. Our minds are troubled by the emptiness." -She is moving away from a place that she spent a lot of time in, and possibly grew up in. And she's looking back and realizing that this place is empty. Everything She once loved about this place isn't actually contained in this place, but in her mind.
"Destroy the middle, it's a waste of time. From the perfect start, to the finish line." -This is where she starts to talk about a person she was romantically involved with. She's saying it was so perfect in the beggining, but when this person came into her life, it went down hill. Hence why she says "destroy the middle, it's a waste of time" She's saying that this lover was a waste of time and she wishes it had never happened.
"And if you're still breathing, you're the lucky ones, 'Cause most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs." -Now she is talking about the aftermath of leaving. She says that you're lucky if you can even breath, because the emotional trauma is suffocating her.
"Setting fire to our insides for fun. Collecting names of the lovers that went wrong" -(I'll talk about the first line later on). She's saying that she can go through her memories and point out all of her past loves that have gone wrong, and she is sick of loving.
"We are the reckless, we are the wild youth. Chasing visions of our futures. One day we'll reveal the truth. that one will die, before he gets there." -This line is why i believe she is leaving the place she grew up in, because she is talking about being young and careless, and thinking about her future. The last two lines are again talking about the lack of wanting to fall in love again, because she says that you will die before you ever reach my heart again.
"And if you're still bleeding, you're the lucky ones. 'Cause most of our feelings, they are dead and they are gone. We're setting fire to our insides for fun. Collecting pictures, of the flood that wrecked our home. It was a flood that wrecked this home." -The singer is now talking about the emotional constipation that she feels (probably because of teenage depression and emptiness, and the loss of her love). She's saying if you can even feel pain, you're lucky that you can at least feel anything. (again, I will address the line "setting fire to our insides, later). The "Collecting pictures" part is about searching through her memories, trying to find where they went wrong (hence "the flood that wrecked this home" The home being their relationship). She then goes on to realize that it was her lover who caused the relationship to fail because she follows with "you caused it".
"Well I've lost it all I'm just a silouhette. A lifeless face that you'll soon forget." -She is saying that everything she once was is lost now, and that her lover will soon forget her.
"And my eyes are damp, from the words you left. Ringing in my head, when you broke my chest X2" -Now she is talking about the sadness she feels about how they ended, the words he said when they parted, And how they keep ringing through her head. "When you broke my chest" sounds shallow at first, like a clever way to say 'broke my heart'. But i think it has deeper meaing. It's almost more viceral, like he not only broke her heart, but everything in her being.
"And if you're in love, then you are the lucky ones. 'Cause most of us are bitter over someone. Setting fire to our insides for fun. To distract our hearts from ever missing them. But I'm forever missing him." -These lines, I believe, are the focus of the song. She is saying if you have found love and not lost it, then you are incredibly fortunate. Because you have never felt the hurt of being left, or having to leave, and then ending up hating the person. Now I will finally address this line, because this is where i believe it has the most meaing. She says "Setting fire to our inside for fun" This is saying that she is willing to do anything just to feel something, whether it be harmful or not. She will also do anything to make her forget about the hurt she is feeling, and make her forget about this lost lover. but she goes on to say that she believes she never will. She finishes by saying this person is the cause of all her distress and misfortune with "You caused it" X3.