He's talking about us. That is a common theme in their songs. He rallies people together, and somehow makes "We're broken people" sound less like a sad cry for help, and more like a rallying battle cry to uplift and inspire us. He is well aware that the majority of their fanbase is mentally ill teenagers and young people.
"Now the night is coming to an end" a lot of suicides take place at night. It is when people are alone with their dark thoughts in dark places. But you made it through another night.
"The sun will rise and we will try again" 'we' is everyone. All the people in the world, all those that barely made it to morning, will do their best to make it through another day.
"Stay alive, stay alive, for me." This is Tyler pleading to us to stay alive, for him. In Guns For Hands, when he says "I'm trying to sleep but I can't when you all have guns for hands" is him worrying about us. Afraid for us. He cares about us. He stays up late worried about it. When he says this lyric, especially the second time, he sounds so emotional, so vulnerable, so desperate.
"You will die, but now your life is free" so he talks about being free a lot, and to me, he means being free from yourself, being free from your mind, and all your problems. But I don't think that's what he means here. This is different, and is saying that you are already free. That your life is free. And the thing is, your life IS free. You can do whatever you want, whenever you want. I am not saying without consequences, but you can still do all these things. You can turn your life around, you can get better, you can do whatever you want. So, out of all the things you can do, don't choose to kill yourself. You WILL die someday, but not now. Death is guaranteed, so don't force it. Avoid it all you can. Because once you're dead, that's it. That's the end of the roller coaster. No. Live life all you can.
"Take pride in what is sure to die." You're sure to die, not now, but someday. Take pride in yourself. You've done so much in your life, even the little things are something to be proud of. Take pride in yourself.
"I will fear the night again" He's knows it, he's accepted that his depression is a part of his life, and that it affects him at night. He doesn't let it control him, though. He's still hopeful. And if he'd killed himself when he was a teenager, look at what would be different today? Some of us wouldn't even be here. My point is, take a lesson from that. Your life is going to be amazing, but you have to be here to live it, and other people could even benefit from it.
"I hope I'm not my only friend" He's feeling insecure, like we all do sometimes. I hope I'm not my only friend. I hope other people care about me as much as I care about them. I hope they don't just fade out of my life and leave me all alone. I hope I'm not really just annoying and all my 'friends' aren't just too nice to tell me I'm not theirs. I hope someone else will someday understand me, and that I'm not my only friend.
This is a genius song, and even though it's so simple, it's important, and I love it so much.
Also, someone said that this is the last song on the album and that "Now the night is coming to an end" is implying that the whole album takes place over a night, and that he's been awake and "The dark's not taking prisoners tonight" which I forgot to say, but thought.
Also, someone said that this is the last song on the album and that "Now the night is coming to an end" is implying that the whole album takes place over a night, and that he's been awake and "The dark's not taking prisoners tonight" which I forgot to say, but thought.
He's talking about us. That is a common theme in their songs. He rallies people together, and somehow makes "We're broken people" sound less like a sad cry for help, and more like a rallying battle cry to uplift and inspire us. He is well aware that the majority of their fanbase is mentally ill teenagers and young people.
"Now the night is coming to an end" a lot of suicides take place at night. It is when people are alone with their dark thoughts in dark places. But you made it through another night. "The sun will rise and we will try again" 'we' is everyone. All the people in the world, all those that barely made it to morning, will do their best to make it through another day.
"Stay alive, stay alive, for me." This is Tyler pleading to us to stay alive, for him. In Guns For Hands, when he says "I'm trying to sleep but I can't when you all have guns for hands" is him worrying about us. Afraid for us. He cares about us. He stays up late worried about it. When he says this lyric, especially the second time, he sounds so emotional, so vulnerable, so desperate.
"You will die, but now your life is free" so he talks about being free a lot, and to me, he means being free from yourself, being free from your mind, and all your problems. But I don't think that's what he means here. This is different, and is saying that you are already free. That your life is free. And the thing is, your life IS free. You can do whatever you want, whenever you want. I am not saying without consequences, but you can still do all these things. You can turn your life around, you can get better, you can do whatever you want. So, out of all the things you can do, don't choose to kill yourself. You WILL die someday, but not now. Death is guaranteed, so don't force it. Avoid it all you can. Because once you're dead, that's it. That's the end of the roller coaster. No. Live life all you can.
"Take pride in what is sure to die." You're sure to die, not now, but someday. Take pride in yourself. You've done so much in your life, even the little things are something to be proud of. Take pride in yourself.
"I will fear the night again" He's knows it, he's accepted that his depression is a part of his life, and that it affects him at night. He doesn't let it control him, though. He's still hopeful. And if he'd killed himself when he was a teenager, look at what would be different today? Some of us wouldn't even be here. My point is, take a lesson from that. Your life is going to be amazing, but you have to be here to live it, and other people could even benefit from it.
"I hope I'm not my only friend" He's feeling insecure, like we all do sometimes. I hope I'm not my only friend. I hope other people care about me as much as I care about them. I hope they don't just fade out of my life and leave me all alone. I hope I'm not really just annoying and all my 'friends' aren't just too nice to tell me I'm not theirs. I hope someone else will someday understand me, and that I'm not my only friend.
This is a genius song, and even though it's so simple, it's important, and I love it so much.
If you are reading this, stay alive. For me.
Also, someone said that this is the last song on the album and that "Now the night is coming to an end" is implying that the whole album takes place over a night, and that he's been awake and "The dark's not taking prisoners tonight" which I forgot to say, but thought.
Also, someone said that this is the last song on the album and that "Now the night is coming to an end" is implying that the whole album takes place over a night, and that he's been awake and "The dark's not taking prisoners tonight" which I forgot to say, but thought.