I think the the person the singer is talking to is going crazy.
Verse One:
"Tell me a piece of your history
That you're proud to call your own
Speak in words you picked up
As you walked through life alone.
We used to swim in your stories
And be pulled down by their tide,
Choking on the words
And drowning with no air inside."
The person is at therapy or something like that and the therapist is trying to get some answers.
Pre-chorus:
Now you've hit a wall and it's not your fault
My dear, my dear, my dear.
Now you've hit a wall and you've hit it hard,
My dear, my dear, oh dear."
The person won't answer the questions and is pretty much saying, "You've got a dead end her, but it's not your fault."
Chorus:
It is not enough to be dumbstruck;
(Can you fill the silence?)
You must have the words in that head of yours.
And oh, oh, can you feel the silence?
I can't take it anymore,
'Cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck.
(Can you fill the silence?)
The therapist is trying to get the person to talk and tell him/her what is going on but the person isn't budging.
Verse two:
Tell me a piece of your history
That you've never said out loud.
Pull the rug beneath my feet
And shake me to the ground.
Wrap me around your fingers,
Break the silence open wide,
Before it seeps into my ears,
And fills me up from the inside.
The therapist is getting frustrated and trying to challenge the person to surprise them.
Chorus 2:
It is not enough to be dumbstruck;
(Can you fill this silence?)
You must have the words in that head of yours.
And oh, oh, can you feel the silence?
I can't take it anymore,
'Cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck.
(Can you fill the silence?)
The therapist tries again to get the person to talk unsuccessfully
Bridge:
If you give it a name, then it's already won.
What you good for, what you good for?
If you give it a name, then it's already won.
What you good for, what you good for?
If you give it a name, then it's already won.
What you good for, what you good for?
If you give it a name, then it's already won.
What you good for, what you good for?
The person is saying that he/she doesn't need a diagnosis and that the therapist is useless.
Last chorus:
'Cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck;
(Can you fill this silence?)
You must have the words in that head of yours.
And oh, oh, can you feel the silence?
I can't take it anymore,
'Cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck, oh.
The therapist tries one more time but gives up
I realize this is probably wrong and my mind just making up weird comparisons, but his is how I see it.
I think the the person the singer is talking to is going crazy.
Verse One: "Tell me a piece of your history That you're proud to call your own Speak in words you picked up As you walked through life alone. We used to swim in your stories And be pulled down by their tide, Choking on the words And drowning with no air inside." The person is at therapy or something like that and the therapist is trying to get some answers.
Pre-chorus:
Now you've hit a wall and it's not your fault My dear, my dear, my dear. Now you've hit a wall and you've hit it hard, My dear, my dear, oh dear." The person won't answer the questions and is pretty much saying, "You've got a dead end her, but it's not your fault."
Chorus: It is not enough to be dumbstruck; (Can you fill the silence?) You must have the words in that head of yours. And oh, oh, can you feel the silence? I can't take it anymore, 'Cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck. (Can you fill the silence?) The therapist is trying to get the person to talk and tell him/her what is going on but the person isn't budging.
Verse two: Tell me a piece of your history That you've never said out loud. Pull the rug beneath my feet And shake me to the ground. Wrap me around your fingers, Break the silence open wide, Before it seeps into my ears, And fills me up from the inside. The therapist is getting frustrated and trying to challenge the person to surprise them.
Chorus 2: It is not enough to be dumbstruck; (Can you fill this silence?) You must have the words in that head of yours. And oh, oh, can you feel the silence? I can't take it anymore, 'Cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck. (Can you fill the silence?) The therapist tries again to get the person to talk unsuccessfully Bridge:
If you give it a name, then it's already won. What you good for, what you good for? If you give it a name, then it's already won. What you good for, what you good for? If you give it a name, then it's already won. What you good for, what you good for? If you give it a name, then it's already won. What you good for, what you good for? The person is saying that he/she doesn't need a diagnosis and that the therapist is useless.
Last chorus: 'Cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck; (Can you fill this silence?) You must have the words in that head of yours. And oh, oh, can you feel the silence? I can't take it anymore, 'Cause it is not enough to be dumbstruck, oh. The therapist tries one more time but gives up
I realize this is probably wrong and my mind just making up weird comparisons, but his is how I see it.