This might be biased, as this song reminded me very deeply of one of the characters I've been writing recently.
My character, in question, is an extremely sensitive and empathetic soul, who has a tendency to talk far too much. They've been struck with the realization that - well, no one cares, and no one gets it. No one cares, nor will ever care. No one gets /it/ - your state of mind, your reasoning, you - nor will never get it. This is what I believe the first few lines to mean, "You will never know what's behind my skull/You will never know what's under my hair...You will never know what I'm thinking of/You will never know what I believe..."
"So won't you say goodnight,
So I can say goodbye."
As in, please stop pretending to care, so I no longer have to feel guilty about my suicidal thoughts.
"Won't you torture someone else's sleep?"
They have a tendency to relive past embarrassments, and failures. See, danisnotonfire's "Cringe Attack".
"Haven't you taken enough from me?"
They feel that they constantly put more into their relationships than the other person would ever bother to.
"I start to part two halves of my heart in the dark and I,
Don't know where I should go,
When the tears and the fears begin to multiply,"
This realization that they'll never have a strong connection with another human being, despite how much they wish for one, devolves into suffocating loneliness.
"Empty sky, no way that's me 'cause one half of my heart is free,
Empty sky, no way that's me 'cause the other half of my heart's asleep."
One part of them feels free - being alone makes you free of judgement. There is no reason to feel obligated any longer. However, people are a very important aspect of life to them. They crave communication, attention, and unconditional love. No matter how hopeless it is, they can't stop the desire.
("I'm calling my father..." also seemed strangely on-target, since the character I was thinking of has daddy issues. Though, in all honesty, that line likely does reference God.)
This might be biased, as this song reminded me very deeply of one of the characters I've been writing recently. My character, in question, is an extremely sensitive and empathetic soul, who has a tendency to talk far too much. They've been struck with the realization that - well, no one cares, and no one gets it. No one cares, nor will ever care. No one gets /it/ - your state of mind, your reasoning, you - nor will never get it. This is what I believe the first few lines to mean, "You will never know what's behind my skull/You will never know what's under my hair...You will never know what I'm thinking of/You will never know what I believe..."
"So won't you say goodnight, So I can say goodbye." As in, please stop pretending to care, so I no longer have to feel guilty about my suicidal thoughts.
"Won't you torture someone else's sleep?" They have a tendency to relive past embarrassments, and failures. See, danisnotonfire's "Cringe Attack".
"Haven't you taken enough from me?" They feel that they constantly put more into their relationships than the other person would ever bother to.
"I start to part two halves of my heart in the dark and I, Don't know where I should go, When the tears and the fears begin to multiply," This realization that they'll never have a strong connection with another human being, despite how much they wish for one, devolves into suffocating loneliness. "Empty sky, no way that's me 'cause one half of my heart is free, Empty sky, no way that's me 'cause the other half of my heart's asleep." One part of them feels free - being alone makes you free of judgement. There is no reason to feel obligated any longer. However, people are a very important aspect of life to them. They crave communication, attention, and unconditional love. No matter how hopeless it is, they can't stop the desire.
("I'm calling my father..." also seemed strangely on-target, since the character I was thinking of has daddy issues. Though, in all honesty, that line likely does reference God.)