I also think that The Draw is about depression and about suicidal thoughts.
"The great unknown" refers to what happens after death, and the stanza about "Don't listen to your friends" is about how when you tell your friends about your thoughts and you're problems, they're very comforting but you feel like "they only care once in a while" but in the end they don't really care about you. The contrasting stanza about "Just listen to your friends" is how your friends actually feel, and while you might not believe it, they really want you to be ok.
"Round your mind rings the words that they would say" is thinking about what everyone will say if you commit suicide, how those will love you will hate themselves and feel guilty and basically what they would say about your death.
"The draw" is referring to being drawn back into depression/self harm/thoughts of suicide. There are a lot more interpretations I could say but you have to agree and feel with this interpretation to understand.
My friend sees it in a completely different way (she thinks it's about people judging your life choices), and I love how it's open to interpretation (though I was surprised that she didn't see it the way I did; it was a real eye opener).
I also think that The Draw is about depression and about suicidal thoughts.
"The great unknown" refers to what happens after death, and the stanza about "Don't listen to your friends" is about how when you tell your friends about your thoughts and you're problems, they're very comforting but you feel like "they only care once in a while" but in the end they don't really care about you. The contrasting stanza about "Just listen to your friends" is how your friends actually feel, and while you might not believe it, they really want you to be ok.
"Round your mind rings the words that they would say" is thinking about what everyone will say if you commit suicide, how those will love you will hate themselves and feel guilty and basically what they would say about your death.
"The draw" is referring to being drawn back into depression/self harm/thoughts of suicide. There are a lot more interpretations I could say but you have to agree and feel with this interpretation to understand.
My friend sees it in a completely different way (she thinks it's about people judging your life choices), and I love how it's open to interpretation (though I was surprised that she didn't see it the way I did; it was a real eye opener).