There's a very interesting concept to this song and that is actually Dementia.
….ikr
Holy darkness dementia is a widely used term in churches mainly. The writer is trying to convey this disease through the lyrics of the song. "How long have I been away" the diseased has felt like they have been gone for ages which is a common feeling when someone is having a episode, some feel like they are reliving month worth of memories but have only 'blacked out' for an hour. This is the darkness that he is describing and although its only been a short while he comes back changed from the feeling, something is no longer right in his bones... dementia has got him (the darkness) and he is lost in his own woods of fears, isolation and confusion.
He expresses the disease with his mind 'fucked with forces that our eyes cant see' he sees his struggle as a war against himself. Filled with torment and strange occurrences that he can no longer explain 'the truth is stranger than my own worst dreams'
Towards the end of the song, with the echoes of the chorus it represents a almost fading sense...of sadly saying goodbye 'goodbye to who I was' and his constant fight in his mind even though others around him cant hear/see it 'don't look back those days are gone' trying to reinforce to himself to prevent the darkness/disease, trying to talk his mind out of causing a almost flashback black out.
Woods can be seen as a dark, lonely place which hides dark secrets and memories...fears. The writer uses the feeling of 'woods' to convey the isolation that the diseased feel in the darkness...also representing with 'meet me in the woods tonight', a plea that he don't want to be alone anymore with his betraying mind...he needs a guide but also proof of what he is going through which no one not in the situation could ever understand...he wants to show them.
Anyways quite a sad song if you re-listen with this perspective..
There's a very interesting concept to this song and that is actually Dementia.
….ikr
Holy darkness dementia is a widely used term in churches mainly. The writer is trying to convey this disease through the lyrics of the song. "How long have I been away" the diseased has felt like they have been gone for ages which is a common feeling when someone is having a episode, some feel like they are reliving month worth of memories but have only 'blacked out' for an hour. This is the darkness that he is describing and although its only been a short while he comes back changed from the feeling, something is no longer right in his bones... dementia has got him (the darkness) and he is lost in his own woods of fears, isolation and confusion.
He expresses the disease with his mind 'fucked with forces that our eyes cant see' he sees his struggle as a war against himself. Filled with torment and strange occurrences that he can no longer explain 'the truth is stranger than my own worst dreams'
Towards the end of the song, with the echoes of the chorus it represents a almost fading sense...of sadly saying goodbye 'goodbye to who I was' and his constant fight in his mind even though others around him cant hear/see it 'don't look back those days are gone' trying to reinforce to himself to prevent the darkness/disease, trying to talk his mind out of causing a almost flashback black out.
Woods can be seen as a dark, lonely place which hides dark secrets and memories...fears. The writer uses the feeling of 'woods' to convey the isolation that the diseased feel in the darkness...also representing with 'meet me in the woods tonight', a plea that he don't want to be alone anymore with his betraying mind...he needs a guide but also proof of what he is going through which no one not in the situation could ever understand...he wants to show them.
Anyways quite a sad song if you re-listen with this perspective..