For me, this song is about a person letting go of their inner troublemaker. We get moments to be reminded of our past mistakes or machinations and relearn to let go. The title Bloom, for me, is an allusion to growth or transformation into something better or more beautiful.
"Like a hand you reached out to me" implies it's not about another person but a simile about being touched by an idea or concept. The darkness is the subconscious and we all get "unraveled" by the people we were before. "The walls are shaken from within" is another metaphor for this being about an inner space.
The verse following, "You watch the shape these things are taking" is like something being awakened from within. Feelings get built up and you've taken something personal. Which unleashes your "troublemaker".
"When you walk away, you show me how", is like when a feeling subsides you see that you can "walk away" from that feeling or feelings.
Finally, these deep feelings can be awakened seemingly "out of blue". The lyrics are very metaphorical and don't think should be taken for face value like maybe some of their other songs and for me makes this song the most impactful. Which is why it's my favorite off the album.
@ToddBisMe I really love how you worded this! Thank you!! I wanted to understand this song and I feel that I resonate with your response, and interpretation of this song. This song makes me tear up and I just wasn’t really sure what it meant, but I am glad you broke it down and gave me a new perspective/perspective in general on the song???? I am obsessed with beach house! I am planning on seeing them in April!!! Which is my birthday month, I am beyond stoked ????
@ToddBisMe I really love how you worded this! Thank you!! I wanted to understand this song and I feel that I resonate with your response, and interpretation of this song. This song makes me tear up and I just wasn’t really sure what it meant, but I am glad you broke it down and gave me a new perspective/perspective in general on the song???? I am obsessed with beach house! I am planning on seeing them in April!!! Which is my birthday month, I am beyond stoked ????
@ToddBisMe I really love how you worded this! Thank you!! I wanted to understand this song and I feel that I resonate with your response, and interpretation of this song. This song makes me tear up and I just wasn’t really sure what it meant, but I am glad you broke it down and gave me a new perspective/perspective in general on the song???? I am obsessed with beach house! I am planning on seeing them in April!!! Which is my birthday month, I am beyond stoked ????
@ToddBisMe I really love how you worded this! Thank you!! I wanted to understand this song and I feel that I resonate with your response, and interpretation of this song. This song makes me tear up and I just wasn’t really sure what it meant, but I am glad you broke it down and gave me a new perspective/perspective in general on the song???? I am obsessed with beach house! I am planning on seeing them in April!!! Which is my birthday month, I am beyond stoked ????
For me, this song is about a person letting go of their inner troublemaker. We get moments to be reminded of our past mistakes or machinations and relearn to let go. The title Bloom, for me, is an allusion to growth or transformation into something better or more beautiful.
"Like a hand you reached out to me" implies it's not about another person but a simile about being touched by an idea or concept. The darkness is the subconscious and we all get "unraveled" by the people we were before. "The walls are shaken from within" is another metaphor for this being about an inner space.
The verse following, "You watch the shape these things are taking" is like something being awakened from within. Feelings get built up and you've taken something personal. Which unleashes your "troublemaker".
"When you walk away, you show me how", is like when a feeling subsides you see that you can "walk away" from that feeling or feelings.
Finally, these deep feelings can be awakened seemingly "out of blue". The lyrics are very metaphorical and don't think should be taken for face value like maybe some of their other songs and for me makes this song the most impactful. Which is why it's my favorite off the album.
But I could be totally wrong.
@ToddBisMe I really love how you worded this! Thank you!! I wanted to understand this song and I feel that I resonate with your response, and interpretation of this song. This song makes me tear up and I just wasn’t really sure what it meant, but I am glad you broke it down and gave me a new perspective/perspective in general on the song???? I am obsessed with beach house! I am planning on seeing them in April!!! Which is my birthday month, I am beyond stoked ????
@ToddBisMe I really love how you worded this! Thank you!! I wanted to understand this song and I feel that I resonate with your response, and interpretation of this song. This song makes me tear up and I just wasn’t really sure what it meant, but I am glad you broke it down and gave me a new perspective/perspective in general on the song???? I am obsessed with beach house! I am planning on seeing them in April!!! Which is my birthday month, I am beyond stoked ????
@ToddBisMe I really love how you worded this! Thank you!! I wanted to understand this song and I feel that I resonate with your response, and interpretation of this song. This song makes me tear up and I just wasn’t really sure what it meant, but I am glad you broke it down and gave me a new perspective/perspective in general on the song???? I am obsessed with beach house! I am planning on seeing them in April!!! Which is my birthday month, I am beyond stoked ????
@ToddBisMe I really love how you worded this! Thank you!! I wanted to understand this song and I feel that I resonate with your response, and interpretation of this song. This song makes me tear up and I just wasn’t really sure what it meant, but I am glad you broke it down and gave me a new perspective/perspective in general on the song???? I am obsessed with beach house! I am planning on seeing them in April!!! Which is my birthday month, I am beyond stoked ????