The Draw Lyrics

Lyric discussion by 0101 

Cover art for The Draw lyrics by Bastille

I think this song is about a life lived in a state of addiction. At first he distrusts his friends motives and doesn't care about his own well being

"Don’t listen to your friends See the despair behind their eyes Don’t listen to your friends They only care and want to know why".

Only when he listens and trusts his friends can he help himself out, but always, he feels the draw. Pulling him back to that life.

My Interpretation

Adding on to that, in the beginning he might feel like his friends were abandoning him. He didn't know how much they cared.

i completely agree and i think it could also be seen as the third part in a trilogy of songs (Bad Blood, Forever Ever then The Draw)