told< me everything by saying nothing").
Yet verses after, the addressing person switches back to present
("...But the way that i feel about you...").
Assuming the feelings of the addressing person towards the addressed person still exist even though their relationship - of whatever kind - has ended.
The addressed person has simply said all the beautiful things - can also be put as "sweet-talking" - never giving them meaning (which opens one layer of the line:
"You told me everything by saying nothing")
by any relevant nor related actions
("In a manner of speaking
Semantics won't do...").
The addressing person is aware of her feelings being wasted therefore bittersweetly concludes as the consequence to distance her/himself by mirroring the addressed persons behaviour and "manner" for typical self-protecting reasons
(And the way that we feel
Might have to be sacrified
So in a manner of speaking
I just want to say
That just like you I should find a way
To tell you everything
By saying nothing).
- all rhetorically happening in her/his mind.
The addressing person is also aware that she/he cannot switch off love that easily so she/he still in some way ironically craves for the only thing she/he could get from the addressed person: words that say and with no feelings mean nothing and yet mean or meant everything to her/him praying down the meaningless because rhetorical words of her desperation
(O give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
O give me the words
Give me the words
Give me the words).">
In a Manner of Speaking Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by SaschaNabali | SongMeanings
told< me everything by saying nothing").
Yet verses after, the addressing person switches back to present
("...But the way that i feel about you...").
Assuming the feelings of the addressing person towards the addressed person still exist even though their relationship - of whatever kind - has ended.
The addressed person has simply said all the beautiful things - can also be put as "sweet-talking" - never giving them meaning (which opens one layer of the line:
"You told me everything by saying nothing")
by any relevant nor related actions
("In a manner of speaking
Semantics won't do...").
The addressing person is aware of her feelings being wasted therefore bittersweetly concludes as the consequence to distance her/himself by mirroring the addressed persons behaviour and "manner" for typical self-protecting reasons
(And the way that we feel
Might have to be sacrified
So in a manner of speaking
I just want to say
That just like you I should find a way
To tell you everything
By saying nothing).
- all rhetorically happening in her/his mind.
The addressing person is also aware that she/he cannot switch off love that easily so she/he still in some way ironically craves for the only thing she/he could get from the addressed person: words that say and with no feelings mean nothing and yet mean or meant everything to her/him praying down the meaningless because rhetorical words of her desperation
(O give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
O give me the words
Give me the words
Give me the words)." />
Past form for to tell in this case is questioning if interactions (like talking) of addressing and addressed person still happen, suspecting they do not
("...That I could never forget the way
You >told< me everything by saying nothing").
Yet verses after, the addressing person switches back to present
("...But the way that i feel about you...").
Assuming the feelings of the addressing person towards the addressed person still exist even though their relationship - of whatever kind - has ended.
The addressed person has simply said all the beautiful things - can also be put as "sweet-talking" - never giving them meaning (which opens one layer of the line:
"You told me everything by saying nothing")
by any relevant nor related actions
("In a manner of speaking
Semantics won't do...").
The addressing person is aware of her feelings being wasted therefore bittersweetly concludes as the consequence to distance her/himself by mirroring the addressed persons behaviour and "manner" for typical self-protecting reasons
(And the way that we feel
Might have to be sacrified
So in a manner of speaking
I just want to say
That just like you I should find a way
To tell you everything
By saying nothing).
all rhetorically happening in her/his mind.
The addressing person is also aware that she/he cannot switch off love that easily so she/he still in some way ironically craves for the only thing she/he could get from the addressed person: words that say and with no feelings mean nothing and yet mean or meant everything to her/him praying down the meaningless because rhetorical words of her desperation
(O give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
O give me the words
Give me the words
Give me the words).
@SaschaNabali That's an excellent interpretation...I think you completely nailed it. 10 years later, I'm reading this and it clarifies me. I'm pretty sure this is close, if not identical to the message intended in the song..
@SaschaNabali That's an excellent interpretation...I think you completely nailed it. 10 years later, I'm reading this and it clarifies me. I'm pretty sure this is close, if not identical to the message intended in the song..
Past form for to tell in this case is questioning if interactions (like talking) of addressing and addressed person still happen, suspecting they do not ("...That I could never forget the way You >told< me everything by saying nothing"). Yet verses after, the addressing person switches back to present ("...But the way that i feel about you..."). Assuming the feelings of the addressing person towards the addressed person still exist even though their relationship - of whatever kind - has ended.
The addressed person has simply said all the beautiful things - can also be put as "sweet-talking" - never giving them meaning (which opens one layer of the line: "You told me everything by saying nothing") by any relevant nor related actions ("In a manner of speaking Semantics won't do...").
The addressing person is aware of her feelings being wasted therefore bittersweetly concludes as the consequence to distance her/himself by mirroring the addressed persons behaviour and "manner" for typical self-protecting reasons (And the way that we feel Might have to be sacrified So in a manner of speaking I just want to say That just like you I should find a way To tell you everything By saying nothing).
The addressing person is also aware that she/he cannot switch off love that easily so she/he still in some way ironically craves for the only thing she/he could get from the addressed person: words that say and with no feelings mean nothing and yet mean or meant everything to her/him praying down the meaningless because rhetorical words of her desperation (O give me the words Give me the words That tell me nothing O give me the words Give me the words Give me the words).
@SaschaNabali That's an excellent interpretation...I think you completely nailed it. 10 years later, I'm reading this and it clarifies me. I'm pretty sure this is close, if not identical to the message intended in the song..
@SaschaNabali That's an excellent interpretation...I think you completely nailed it. 10 years later, I'm reading this and it clarifies me. I'm pretty sure this is close, if not identical to the message intended in the song..