As seen before, Tyler (the vocalist of the band) has a constant (but weird) connection with Christianity or more directly, God. As heard before in various songs, specifically "Ode To Sleep", Tyler feels that his purpose in life could be speaking the truth to people through his music. Though he knows what he is seems right in a few instances, there's always that sense of doubt and depression that comes barking back.
Generally, the purpose of the song is of a person asking god to take them or "set them free" from their freezing soul on Earth. The song starts out with what I think is Tyler indirectly referencing himself. The theme of the album is a self-doubting insecure figure in the mind, "Blurryface". The song's begininng is Tyler seeing the dismal good still left inside, but "dismal" and every now and then he forgets to "close his door" and it rarely shines.
The part that starts out with "three lights are lit, but the fourth one's out" shows how blind he seems going through life. There's a light somewhere but the light that he can see is the one that's out; left in the darkness. Instead of venturing more through life, he should of stayed inside his house, referring to the end.
He understands a part of his purpose but is asking God, "why won't you set me free?" To even further convey how desperate he is, he doesn't even care where he goes in the end. "I know my soul's freezing, Hell's hot for good reason." Hell add's to the songs reference to Christianity, but also says that "anything is better then now"
Generally: The meaning of the song is someone wanting to be set free from their life, asking God to take him.
@JCGJON might I just add that this song I believe is also themed with his depression (as many are), that being "set free" is hoping to die. That he's kinda saying that he wants to leave the earth and go back to live with God. Like "I know you're to judge on when I return, but please make it soon"
@JCGJON might I just add that this song I believe is also themed with his depression (as many are), that being "set free" is hoping to die. That he's kinda saying that he wants to leave the earth and go back to live with God. Like "I know you're to judge on when I return, but please make it soon"
@JCGJON to add upon the concept of being "set free" as wanting to die, suicide is one of the worst sins in Christianity, second only to murder. Which supports the lines:
"I don't know if this song
Is a surrender or a revel
I don't know if this one
Is about me or the Devil "
He wants to return to God, but will the very act send him to Hell?
@JCGJON to add upon the concept of being "set free" as wanting to die, suicide is one of the worst sins in Christianity, second only to murder. Which supports the lines:
"I don't know if this song
Is a surrender or a revel
I don't know if this one
Is about me or the Devil "
He wants to return to God, but will the very act send him to Hell?
As seen before, Tyler (the vocalist of the band) has a constant (but weird) connection with Christianity or more directly, God. As heard before in various songs, specifically "Ode To Sleep", Tyler feels that his purpose in life could be speaking the truth to people through his music. Though he knows what he is seems right in a few instances, there's always that sense of doubt and depression that comes barking back.
Generally, the purpose of the song is of a person asking god to take them or "set them free" from their freezing soul on Earth. The song starts out with what I think is Tyler indirectly referencing himself. The theme of the album is a self-doubting insecure figure in the mind, "Blurryface". The song's begininng is Tyler seeing the dismal good still left inside, but "dismal" and every now and then he forgets to "close his door" and it rarely shines.
The part that starts out with "three lights are lit, but the fourth one's out" shows how blind he seems going through life. There's a light somewhere but the light that he can see is the one that's out; left in the darkness. Instead of venturing more through life, he should of stayed inside his house, referring to the end.
He understands a part of his purpose but is asking God, "why won't you set me free?" To even further convey how desperate he is, he doesn't even care where he goes in the end. "I know my soul's freezing, Hell's hot for good reason." Hell add's to the songs reference to Christianity, but also says that "anything is better then now"
Generally: The meaning of the song is someone wanting to be set free from their life, asking God to take him.
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@JCGJON might I just add that this song I believe is also themed with his depression (as many are), that being "set free" is hoping to die. That he's kinda saying that he wants to leave the earth and go back to live with God. Like "I know you're to judge on when I return, but please make it soon"
@JCGJON might I just add that this song I believe is also themed with his depression (as many are), that being "set free" is hoping to die. That he's kinda saying that he wants to leave the earth and go back to live with God. Like "I know you're to judge on when I return, but please make it soon"
@JCGJON to add upon the concept of being "set free" as wanting to die, suicide is one of the worst sins in Christianity, second only to murder. Which supports the lines: "I don't know if this song Is a surrender or a revel I don't know if this one Is about me or the Devil " He wants to return to God, but will the very act send him to Hell?
@JCGJON to add upon the concept of being "set free" as wanting to die, suicide is one of the worst sins in Christianity, second only to murder. Which supports the lines: "I don't know if this song Is a surrender or a revel I don't know if this one Is about me or the Devil " He wants to return to God, but will the very act send him to Hell?