Well OBVIOUSLY as if anyone hasn't said it before its about an abusive relationship but I see it as a one sided guy abusing girl type relationship just from how its being played out. I see the lyrics more so as two different points of view, one from the guy and the girl. Breaking it down:
"I won't stand in your way
Let your hatred grow"
I always feel that this song is just full of anger and basically the entire song is just a fight between a couple. This is the guys point of view in the time being showing he enjoys the arguing and possibly the ruling it gives over the girl end.
"And she'll scream
And she'll shout
And she'll pray"
Obviously this happened many times before in the context so this isn't the first so its a basic prediction on the guy's end in terms of whats going to happen when they fight.
"And she had a name
Yeah she had a name"
This part kinda confused me a bit, but I took it as the guy showing unaffection towards the girl and symbolizing his lack of emotion towards her.
NOW TO THE GIRL POV, which kinda follows the same basic principle in the first:
"And I won't hold you back
Let your anger rise"
The girl in the case again knows what happens with the arguments so there's no point in actually stopping it
"And we'll fly
And we'll fall
And we'll burn"
Pretty much shows their relation cycle, goes great, goes south, and then crashes and burns and I believe the crash to be this song itself.
"No one will recall
No one will recall"
I am guessing this is the bit where she forgets the fight and doesn't recall it and goes back to love with him, another and ultimately the connecting point between the "burn and fly" bit.
EPIC GUITAR BIT.
Yeah I mentioned that for a reason. While its not exactly lyrics I think it symbolizes something important. The rising conflict. If you notice how it gets heavier and heavier and then when the chorus comes in it gets back to a calmer beat. I feel this transition between the POV's and the chorus is to show the argument and finally the "burn" phase in the relationship where the girl goes back to the guy in this confession:
"This is the last time I'll abandon you
And this is the last time I'll forget you
I wish I could"
Basically the girl not wanting to leave the guy in fear of either being alone or whatever which is really up to the listeners interpretation. She gives a pseudo-apology but that last line is a small thought to herself knowing its a shit relationship and wishes she could but her heart is stronger than her mind in this case.
BOYS POV again:
"Look to the stars
Let hope burn in your eyes"
Basically the guy saying look and think of the future and have the ideas of it burn in to her mind so that she's struck on doing whatever she thinks about will happen in the relationship or that it will even get better and actually progress as a good relationship.
"And we'll love
And we'll hope
And we'll die"
I think this is the boys view on the relationship which seems to carry the connotation its a long lasting one saying they'll love, hope for a real relationship is my guess and ultimately they'll die not getting what either want, more so the girls end.
"All to no avail
All to no avail"
Him pretty much saying hte relationship is pointless as everything in it is to no avail.
Pretty much just on repeat with the chorus for that. That was the interpretation I got from reading comments on here and a long hour walk home thinking about it while listening to it.
Well OBVIOUSLY as if anyone hasn't said it before its about an abusive relationship but I see it as a one sided guy abusing girl type relationship just from how its being played out. I see the lyrics more so as two different points of view, one from the guy and the girl. Breaking it down:
"I won't stand in your way Let your hatred grow"
I always feel that this song is just full of anger and basically the entire song is just a fight between a couple. This is the guys point of view in the time being showing he enjoys the arguing and possibly the ruling it gives over the girl end.
"And she'll scream And she'll shout And she'll pray"
Obviously this happened many times before in the context so this isn't the first so its a basic prediction on the guy's end in terms of whats going to happen when they fight.
"And she had a name Yeah she had a name"
This part kinda confused me a bit, but I took it as the guy showing unaffection towards the girl and symbolizing his lack of emotion towards her.
NOW TO THE GIRL POV, which kinda follows the same basic principle in the first:
"And I won't hold you back Let your anger rise"
The girl in the case again knows what happens with the arguments so there's no point in actually stopping it
"And we'll fly And we'll fall And we'll burn"
Pretty much shows their relation cycle, goes great, goes south, and then crashes and burns and I believe the crash to be this song itself.
"No one will recall No one will recall"
I am guessing this is the bit where she forgets the fight and doesn't recall it and goes back to love with him, another and ultimately the connecting point between the "burn and fly" bit.
EPIC GUITAR BIT.
Yeah I mentioned that for a reason. While its not exactly lyrics I think it symbolizes something important. The rising conflict. If you notice how it gets heavier and heavier and then when the chorus comes in it gets back to a calmer beat. I feel this transition between the POV's and the chorus is to show the argument and finally the "burn" phase in the relationship where the girl goes back to the guy in this confession:
"This is the last time I'll abandon you And this is the last time I'll forget you I wish I could"
Basically the girl not wanting to leave the guy in fear of either being alone or whatever which is really up to the listeners interpretation. She gives a pseudo-apology but that last line is a small thought to herself knowing its a shit relationship and wishes she could but her heart is stronger than her mind in this case.
BOYS POV again:
"Look to the stars Let hope burn in your eyes"
Basically the guy saying look and think of the future and have the ideas of it burn in to her mind so that she's struck on doing whatever she thinks about will happen in the relationship or that it will even get better and actually progress as a good relationship.
"And we'll love And we'll hope And we'll die"
I think this is the boys view on the relationship which seems to carry the connotation its a long lasting one saying they'll love, hope for a real relationship is my guess and ultimately they'll die not getting what either want, more so the girls end.
"All to no avail All to no avail"
Him pretty much saying hte relationship is pointless as everything in it is to no avail.
Pretty much just on repeat with the chorus for that. That was the interpretation I got from reading comments on here and a long hour walk home thinking about it while listening to it.