Bling (Confession of a King)

This song might be my favourite that I've heard off of Sam's Town. I was very honoured to be the one to submit the lyrics. ANYWAY!

This song means a lot to me...like lulabella said, this song is all about don't give up. Although I've read this song is about Brandon Flowers' alcoholic father, for me, it has more of an relationship meaning.

I take it as a person in a relationship that's really having a hard time keeping everything in a good situation. Let's call this person Jane for the sake of making this easy on me. Jane really can't take it anymore.

(And I can't pull it any longer, The sun is beating down my neck)

Jane makes excuses to her loved one for why everything is going downhill, but the excuses won't solve anything, it all comes down to fate to decide what will happen.

(So I ran with the devil Left a trail of excuses, Like a stone on the water, The elements decide my fate,)

Jane keeps trying to keep the relationship going, and her significant other keeps saying, life's hard enough and their relationship just makes it more taxing. She thinks he's going to leave her, she pleads for him not to. She needs him to be strong; even though they have a lot going against them, there's more to it all than the problems.

(When I offer you survival, You say it's hard enough to live, Don't tell me that it's over, Stand up, Poor and tired, But more than this)

He thinks it's all better between them, he thinks it's all perfect, but Jane sees otherwise. He isn't worried about the relationship, so obviously he's not going to see things from a negative view. He makes her think everything is okay, but only for a while.

(How do you know that you're right? If you're not nervous anymore, It's not so bad, it's not so bad)

Jane keeps switching between two ideas: it's all okay and it's not okay. She doesn't know what to think, so she keeps pushing on for a point of perfection in the relationship, but obstacles get in the way.

(I feel my vision slipping in and out of focus, But I'm pushing on for that horizon, I'm pushing on, Now I've got the blowing wind against my face)

He starts throwing little arguments at her, and she keeps questioning is it okay? She finally realizes their relationship is going nowhere, it's horrible. The realization of this hits Jane hard. She knows she won't feel happiness until the holes in the relationship are patched, and it doesn't seem likely that will happen. (like rain in the desert) So, she might as well throw in the towel.

(So you sling rocks at the rip tide, Am I wrong or am I right? I hit the bottom with a "huh!" (??) Quite strange, I get my glory in the desert rain, Watch it go..."bling".)

Jane knows in the end, they're going to make it through, make it out of all the hell, and the relationship is going to climb 'higher and higher'.

(Higher and higher, We're gonna take it, Down to the wire, We're gonna make it, Out of the fire, Higher and higher.)

She realizes how great they are, and knows that it really won't be that hard to hold on. He'll always remember her for trying to keep it together no matter where they might end.

(It ain't hard to hold, When it shines like gold, You'll remember me. )

In the end, I feel it is a song of confusion, insecurity, and holding on through the hard times. I can see myself in this song so much. It's beautiful how the Killers' music can mean something so great to everyone. I also suggest everyone read my comment on Sam's Town...it's better than this one ;)

Lyndz