I feel like this song is filled with vulnerability. He is very honest about how he feels. I also think it is about being alone and not being with the person that you love. Possibly an ex who is now happy whereas he is not. This song makes me think about being rejected and alone and sad.
I don't know exactly what he's talking about. It doesn't matter. The feeling of the song is that he is being very open. When he says that he is not a "dirty god" and doesn't have a "dirty body". I feel like this is him having guilt in his life but trying to defend himself. The next line- "I am alone only half the time, the other half I am hiding"- I feel like this is him talking about being alone in this world and this is the way that he sees himself in society or at parties. I think that he is drifting through situations and keeping a lot of his emotions to himself.
There is something beautiful in the way that he says "She was getting high, she was smoking pot". Because it's such a simple thing to say but you can tell that he has an aching within himself. I think he feels unwanted- "I'm pretty sure I am the only guy she's hooked up with tonight but probably, no, probably not.". Don't know for sure but this is probably talking about an ex. I think he can see her happy with someone else and he says "Let them be happy. I'm gonna go crazy"
"Who did I think I was? Who did I think that I could be?"- Again feeling rejected and defeated. The first time he says this, he even scoffs almost to add how pathetic he thinks he is.
And the entire puddle, ice and tree analogy. I think he is in self pity. He is the puddle. Nothing ever seems to work out for him and even though the "tree" feels bad and he wants things to be better- "the ice won't melt". Basically saying that things are not working out and they won't get better. He is sad. It is a very somber and sad song. I think he feels really shitty about himself. I think it's really personal and beautifully written and is probably my favorite song by them.
And then at the end he says how he is smoking pot now. Even the way that he says that... you can tell that it's a tremendous feeling of hopelessness. That all he can do is smoke pot and he's still alone with nothing.
I feel like this song is filled with vulnerability. He is very honest about how he feels. I also think it is about being alone and not being with the person that you love. Possibly an ex who is now happy whereas he is not. This song makes me think about being rejected and alone and sad.
I don't know exactly what he's talking about. It doesn't matter. The feeling of the song is that he is being very open. When he says that he is not a "dirty god" and doesn't have a "dirty body". I feel like this is him having guilt in his life but trying to defend himself. The next line- "I am alone only half the time, the other half I am hiding"- I feel like this is him talking about being alone in this world and this is the way that he sees himself in society or at parties. I think that he is drifting through situations and keeping a lot of his emotions to himself.
There is something beautiful in the way that he says "She was getting high, she was smoking pot". Because it's such a simple thing to say but you can tell that he has an aching within himself. I think he feels unwanted- "I'm pretty sure I am the only guy she's hooked up with tonight but probably, no, probably not.". Don't know for sure but this is probably talking about an ex. I think he can see her happy with someone else and he says "Let them be happy. I'm gonna go crazy"
"Who did I think I was? Who did I think that I could be?"- Again feeling rejected and defeated. The first time he says this, he even scoffs almost to add how pathetic he thinks he is.
And the entire puddle, ice and tree analogy. I think he is in self pity. He is the puddle. Nothing ever seems to work out for him and even though the "tree" feels bad and he wants things to be better- "the ice won't melt". Basically saying that things are not working out and they won't get better. He is sad. It is a very somber and sad song. I think he feels really shitty about himself. I think it's really personal and beautifully written and is probably my favorite song by them.
And then at the end he says how he is smoking pot now. Even the way that he says that... you can tell that it's a tremendous feeling of hopelessness. That all he can do is smoke pot and he's still alone with nothing.