I think that lazyoli does a pretty good job digging up clues. I wanna say it probably is about being gay.
"I'm afraid that they might find you" could be like hiding in the closet, the secret might get out that he or she is gay.
"Time to punish with lashes" could be referring to the extreme punishment when people see the slight signs or proof that s/he is gay. Could also refer to self harm, as punishment or a coping mechanism from the depression caused by the thought that s/he is commiting a crime when s/he is his/herself.
I will add that the lyric might be
"let's just say you didn't want to" instead of
"next year say you didn't want to"
Or possibly even "next you'll say you didn't want to" I think the first makes more sense though. As in they make him/her go out and act a certain way (possibly his/her parents and /or society) when that's not who s/he is or even wants to be.
Sallow skin bc of death, now they can't choose to brush it under the rug. It was what it was, and now it's lead to suicide. This ties together the "hiding in the locket" as someone who's passed away and their picture is kept in a locket in memory of them...
"Wood ticks whisper to console you" the sound of the pen on paper as s/he writes their suicide note... Or possibly just writing in a diary constantly as a coping mechanism. In which case the death could be of the old version of her/him who let him/herself be someone else in order to please others and fulfill expectations. They could be turning a new leaf and keeping an old picture of themselves tucked away in a locket...
Could also be about being/realizing your transgendered and people finding out..
@Blookitty yeah. religion usually sees homosexuality, or anything sexual for that matter, as some form of sin. so that would probably fit better to all the chastising and lash punishment.
i'm not sure about the lyrics either.
sallow skin kinda fits the char image too. it does get whitish when it turns to ash.
the speaker does address him/her in the present tense though. so i am assuming he/she is still alive.
if you ask me, it works for many things, that stand outside of societal norms. homosexuality being one of them.
@Blookitty yeah. religion usually sees homosexuality, or anything sexual for that matter, as some form of sin. so that would probably fit better to all the chastising and lash punishment.
i'm not sure about the lyrics either.
sallow skin kinda fits the char image too. it does get whitish when it turns to ash.
the speaker does address him/her in the present tense though. so i am assuming he/she is still alive.
if you ask me, it works for many things, that stand outside of societal norms. homosexuality being one of them.
I think that lazyoli does a pretty good job digging up clues. I wanna say it probably is about being gay.
"I'm afraid that they might find you" could be like hiding in the closet, the secret might get out that he or she is gay.
"Time to punish with lashes" could be referring to the extreme punishment when people see the slight signs or proof that s/he is gay. Could also refer to self harm, as punishment or a coping mechanism from the depression caused by the thought that s/he is commiting a crime when s/he is his/herself.
I will add that the lyric might be "let's just say you didn't want to" instead of "next year say you didn't want to" Or possibly even "next you'll say you didn't want to" I think the first makes more sense though. As in they make him/her go out and act a certain way (possibly his/her parents and /or society) when that's not who s/he is or even wants to be.
Sallow skin bc of death, now they can't choose to brush it under the rug. It was what it was, and now it's lead to suicide. This ties together the "hiding in the locket" as someone who's passed away and their picture is kept in a locket in memory of them...
"Wood ticks whisper to console you" the sound of the pen on paper as s/he writes their suicide note... Or possibly just writing in a diary constantly as a coping mechanism. In which case the death could be of the old version of her/him who let him/herself be someone else in order to please others and fulfill expectations. They could be turning a new leaf and keeping an old picture of themselves tucked away in a locket...
Could also be about being/realizing your transgendered and people finding out..
@Blookitty yeah. religion usually sees homosexuality, or anything sexual for that matter, as some form of sin. so that would probably fit better to all the chastising and lash punishment. i'm not sure about the lyrics either. sallow skin kinda fits the char image too. it does get whitish when it turns to ash. the speaker does address him/her in the present tense though. so i am assuming he/she is still alive. if you ask me, it works for many things, that stand outside of societal norms. homosexuality being one of them.
@Blookitty yeah. religion usually sees homosexuality, or anything sexual for that matter, as some form of sin. so that would probably fit better to all the chastising and lash punishment. i'm not sure about the lyrics either. sallow skin kinda fits the char image too. it does get whitish when it turns to ash. the speaker does address him/her in the present tense though. so i am assuming he/she is still alive. if you ask me, it works for many things, that stand outside of societal norms. homosexuality being one of them.