Ian Axel: For both of us, I want to say it's about really letting go. It's growing up. I feel like we lost a bit of our innocence. It was about realizing what we're worth, really loving ourselves, and understanding that to love someone else or be loved by someone else it requires loving yourself. We were both heartbroken in two different scenarios. I was stubborn and scared to let go for many reasons. That's a universal thing.
Chad Vaccarino: The process of writing this was one of gaining an awareness of this relationship. It was sort of built up in my head in terms of what I thought I could be. I'm letting go of that idea. I'm gaining a big understanding of what was going on at that moment. We can get stuck in our heads so easily. That song was me getting out of my head.
Ian Axel: It was such a profound writing experience. It felt like church, even though I've never been to church [Laughs]. We were so deeply wounded at the time. We were feeling all of these things. Part of me died and came back to life. It was a really sacred experience. We write songs because we need to. We grow and learn together from them. Our friendship has developed over the years through writing. Chad spoke of a greater awareness. I feel like that has continued to come through writing. We can step outside of our lives and look at them.
@CatLiddle Thank you for posting this. It helps when we get the opinion from the people who actually wrote the lyrics.
@CatLiddle Thank you for posting this. It helps when we get the opinion from the people who actually wrote the lyrics.
Although, I think that a synergy emerges between the songwriters and the audience where the listeners add their own experience to the message and in the end, the sum of the meaning is greater than the individuals who experience it.
Although, I think that a synergy emerges between the songwriters and the audience where the listeners add their own experience to the message and in the end, the sum of the meaning is greater than the individuals who experience it.
Here's what the band said....
Ian Axel: For both of us, I want to say it's about really letting go. It's growing up. I feel like we lost a bit of our innocence. It was about realizing what we're worth, really loving ourselves, and understanding that to love someone else or be loved by someone else it requires loving yourself. We were both heartbroken in two different scenarios. I was stubborn and scared to let go for many reasons. That's a universal thing.
Chad Vaccarino: The process of writing this was one of gaining an awareness of this relationship. It was sort of built up in my head in terms of what I thought I could be. I'm letting go of that idea. I'm gaining a big understanding of what was going on at that moment. We can get stuck in our heads so easily. That song was me getting out of my head.
Ian Axel: It was such a profound writing experience. It felt like church, even though I've never been to church [Laughs]. We were so deeply wounded at the time. We were feeling all of these things. Part of me died and came back to life. It was a really sacred experience. We write songs because we need to. We grow and learn together from them. Our friendship has developed over the years through writing. Chad spoke of a greater awareness. I feel like that has continued to come through writing. We can step outside of our lives and look at them.
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@CatLiddle Thank you for posting this. It helps when we get the opinion from the people who actually wrote the lyrics.
@CatLiddle Thank you for posting this. It helps when we get the opinion from the people who actually wrote the lyrics.
Although, I think that a synergy emerges between the songwriters and the audience where the listeners add their own experience to the message and in the end, the sum of the meaning is greater than the individuals who experience it.
Although, I think that a synergy emerges between the songwriters and the audience where the listeners add their own experience to the message and in the end, the sum of the meaning is greater than the individuals who experience it.