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Still falling
Breathless and on again
Inside today
Beside me today
Around broken in two
Till you eyes shed
Into dust
Like two strangers
Turning into dust
Till my hand shook with the way I fear
I could possibly be fading
Or have something more to gain
I could feel myself growing colder
I could feel myself under your fate
Under your fate
It was you breathless and tall
I could feel my eyes turning into dust
And two strangers turning into dust
Turning into dust
Breathless and on again
Inside today
Beside me today
Around broken in two
Till you eyes shed
Into dust
Like two strangers
Turning into dust
Till my hand shook with the way I fear
I could possibly be fading
Or have something more to gain
I could feel myself growing colder
I could feel myself under your fate
Under your fate
It was you breathless and tall
I could feel my eyes turning into dust
And two strangers turning into dust
Turning into dust
Lyrics submitted by numb
Track duration: 05:37
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Anyways, I think this song is about two people shedding skin together as the years go by. In a relationship individuality can by lost and as time goes on you become more like the other person.
I also think it could be about heroin. Sounds like the person she is singing about could be H. No real reason why I feel this way could be the tone of the song.
"Still falling"
The buildings are still falling, and/or the people jumping out of the windows, they are still falling one by one to their death.
"Breathless and on, again"
The newyorker and all of America is breathless, watching this tragedy happen.
"Inside today, beside me today"
The whole nation stood together, everybody was crying, strangers hugged strangers.
"Around, broken in two"
2 is a reoccurring number in the song. The two twin towers are broken. Our hearts are broken in two, as we watch the tragedy.
"Til your eyes shed"
This defiantly means crying, balling your eyes out.
"Into dust"
The towers fall, until there is nothing left but dust.
"Like two strangers, turning into dust"
Again the number 2, two towers, once standing tall, are now strangers to eachother, turning into dust as they collapse.
"Till my hands shook with the way i fear"
The newyorker is so afraid, he's shaking.
"I could possibly be fading"
He's so distraught over this he's fading, sadness overcomes him.
"I could feel myself growing colder"
He wonders how someone could do something so terrible, wonders why the world has so much evil, he loses faith in it.
"Under the fate"
He's under this tragedy,like a victim under the rubble, destroyed by it.
"It was you, breathless and tall"
The WTC was one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world at the time.
"I could feel my eyes turning into dust"
The dust kicked up from the collapsed buildings gets into his eyes.
"And two strangers turning into dust"
Once again the number 2, the towers are now strangers, falling into dust.
"Turning into dust"
Dust flooded the streets of New York city for over 24 hours after the attack.
"INTO DUST"
Still, falling
Breathless and on again
Inside today
Beside me today
Around broken in two
‘til your eyes shed
Into dust
Like two strangers
Turning into dust
‘til my hand shook with the weight of fear
I could possibly be fading
Or have something more to gain
I could feel myself growing colder
I could feel myself under your feet
Under your feet
It was you, breathless and torn
I could feel my eyes turning into dust
And two strangers turning into dust
Turning into dust
Based on this, I think the song is about a relationship that is dying, crumbling, disintegrating.
Personally, I would go with the lyrics that have a connection to the artist's official website rather than the lyrics derived from what my, or any other listener's ear is telling them. The lyrics might not make sense but that's besides the point since we are talking about music as an artistic medium and not a recipe for baking cookies. My theory, when in doubt go to the artist or an agent thereof to find out the lyrics instead of relying on third parties.
What is meant by the lyrics?? Well that is a whole other can of worms. I'm just addressing what the lyrics are, not what they mean.
"Under your FEET"
The song is called "Into Dust", for heaven's sake. This seems straightforward... still just as profound and heartbreakingly beautiful as this wierd, ethereal "Under your fate" lyric that everybody seems to be on about. But if you listen, and keep in mind that she generally sings with a bit of an American drawl... presto. Problem solved.
Oh, and the "And two strangers" at the end also should be "Into Strangers". I just think that the discussion of a song that is so amazing and so *literally* "down to earth" should also be down to earth... Not to discount anybody's flowery interpretations, but I honestly hope this suggestion manages to do that.
We all die. I love you all.
Personally, I would go with the lyrics that have a connection to the artist's official website rather than the lyrics derived from what my, or any other listener's ear is telling them. The lyrics might not make sense but that's besides the point since we are talking about music as an artistic medium and not a recipe for baking cookies. My theory, when in doubt go to the artist or an agent thereof to find out the lyrics instead of relying on third parties.
What is meant by the lyrics?? Well that is a whole other can of worms. I'm just addressing what the lyrics are, not what they mean.
Years later we are listening to possible sound tracks to add to a video game commercial ... and we find this PERFECT song to add. (It worked fabulous with the battleground background.) A seeming hopeless and desperate life and death situation that two log-lost warrior spirits find themselves trapped by.
The song is actually about two humans, whose relationship is being twisted and tortured by others so adamantly, that their desire to share their hope for each other seems ... well ... kind of hopeless.
(But it only seems that way - for IF they hang in there - they can both survive.)
All they have to do is keep the faith - and keep trusting each other - and they will come off conqueror ... and find each other alive ... when others can no longer resist their re-connection in this life and the next.
WOLFFEE
Moving on, I just wanted to voice my adoration for POWDERSNOWBOY's review or "break down" analysis if you will. Could never have said it better myself and if wishes came true I'd be granted your ability to simplify so much down to literally 5 or 6 sentences (more like a run-on 5 but who cares, lol.)
So Mister Wolffee, if you don't already write as a hobby and/or occupationally... you should give it serious thought because you definitely have a way with words that conveys a passion as well. Thank you for the refreshing read.
The song gives this floating feeling between your last breaths. In those last moments before death, who is by this persons' death bed, who is here now, who has made in it he's/her long journey. Only him/her, the struggling sides that have always conflicted beneath between making choices of taking this road or that one.
Here there person's side, surrender, or lay in rest finally fading away. Growing colder..
He could feel under the fate of death, inevitable to us all. We must always fall under it's fate because there's no other way around it. It will take us the moment it arrives.
Maybe, the last line could refer to a lover of some sort. "It was you breathless and tall", I could feel my eyes turning into dust. So this great over bearing moment of fate, only resembles that other time when fate led her/him to meet the lover of his/her life.