Volcano

WOW.....Ok i read everyone's comments...I love all the different interpretations of the song....I guess it means something different to all of us...AH the POWER of music :D

The strings in this song turn it into something so 'bittersweet' and 'heartbreaking'....and sometimes when you hear them at a particular point....this sounds crazy, but they sound like tears/crying....see....crazy :D

I don't interpret this 'STUNNING' song as 'unrequited' love.....Or her being in deeper than he is.....To me, they are in as 'deep' as each other.

To me the singer and his girl are arguing with each other....This song is their dialogue to each other but also sometimes, their internal monologue.

'Don't hold yourself like that You'll hurt your knees'

He's telling her something she doesn't want to hear...hence, her being in a 'defensive' position trying to metaphorically protect herself from his 'emotional' attack......It's obviously the way he's interpreting her 'emotional state' considering what he says to her.

'I kissed your mouth and back That's all I need'

He's telling her that the 'superficial' is all he needs from her....Basically casual....like..."please don't fall for me.....i don't wanna fall for you".... but he's trying to convince himself of it too....doesn't sound very convincing to me!!

'Don't build your world around Volcanoes melt you down'

He's telling her not to depend on him...he'll let her down in the end...the 'VOLCANOE' metaphor to me is simple.......He's a 'destructive volatile force' that will mess up her life....but also, if you read between the lines....you hear his inner monologue...this guy doesn't like himself...baggage...and lots of it.

'And what I am to you Is not real And what I am to you You do not need And what I am to you Is not what you mean to me You give me miles and miles of mountains And I ask for the sea'

This is both of them...but he's dominating the song/argument....He's telling her that she feels more than he does...It sounds to me like he's trying to hurt her, but at the same time protect her from him....Push her away to make it easier on both of them...He's also making 'asumptions' on the depth of her feelings for him....The fact that he's saying this tells me, that this guy is not in sync with the girl at all....He's being 'patronising' here, but strangely comes across as 'needy' too....Like i said baggage!!

The last 2 lines stick the knife in IMO - Let's interpret the 'symbolism' of the mountains line.....Mountains are jagged and vast and difficult to conquer...as in, a rockier path....She's the hard path.....He's too broken or afraid to fall into this...He doesn't want to risk what comes with mountains....fear...the unknown....She wants to give him everything, but when you open yourself up to love...the power is taken from you...you're not in control...you can be cut AGAIN!!

He wants the sea - The 'easier' path....the sea won't cut him like the mountains will...it's easier to conquer...it's smoother and safer, but it's still dangerous...if he doesn't fall, she can't cut him.....but he'll still be cut....cause he's afraid to need her, like he clearly does.

'Don't throw yourself like that In front of me'

Now it's her turn....i interpret this line as "i know what you're about....you can't pretend with me....i see through your bullshit", if you listen to what he says....he's as vulnerable as it gets....He's character assasinating himself to her.....She's calling him on it.

'I kissed your mouth your back Is that all you need'

He kissed her mouth and back....she's kissing his mouth, his back........she's the less damaged/more healthier of the two....he's convincing himself that it's less than what it 'REALLY' is.....She's showing him it's not....he can't make it about 'SEX' like a lot of guys try to.....Their connection is more intimate, and deeper....She's posing the question "do you really believe that" to him but at the same time (inner monologue) calling him on his lies.

'Don't drag my love around Volcanoes melt me down'

She's telling him to stop the bullshit....she may be the more healthier of the 2....but he's wearing her down....this sounds like a hell of a lot of 'frustration' on her part....."what is wrong with you....how can you be so messed up...I love you.....why can't you see that"

'And what I am to you Is not real And what I am to you You do not need And what I am to you Is not what you mean to me' You give me miles and miles of mountains And I ask...'

Both singing again....this time she's dominating the song/argument....quite simply, she's repeating to him what he's said to her....Does she believe it...HELL NO....The fact that she's not asking for the sea tells me this....She wants the harder path cause he's there...she's all in...less afraid than he is...She really is the more healthier of the 2!!

'What I give to you Is just what I'm going through This is nothing new No, no, just another phase of finding what I really need Is what makes me bleed Like a new disease But lord she's still too young to treat'

He's back...but this time his voice is more forceful.....He's telling her that whatever he gives her is isn't healthy...cause he's not healthy...so if he's feeling sad/angry/bitter/depressed....he gives her that by association....People who don't like themselves very much tend to think like this.....they believe that if they don't like themselves, how can YOU....but they like you, but because they can't believe that you could care for them...they push, to make it easier on themselves.....they see it as, not losing what you never had....It's a way for them to protect themselves, but miserably....cause they want it....but are too afraid to reach for it.

Because he sees himself as a 'messed up destructive VOLCANOE'.....he wants 'messed up destruction'...Ya know...like when people turn to drink/drugs/sex to mask and numb the pain they feel...He can't do nice, cause he wants it to hurt.....he's in a 'masochistic' phase cause of how he feels...He wants to BLEED.....She can't make him bleed, cause she doesn't want to hurt him...she wants to heal him...He doesn't want to be healed...he wants to go down in 'flames'...but he clearly loves her, cause he doesn't want to drag her down into the flames with him...If he felt nothing...we wouldn't have this song.

She's quietly in the background, but he's dominating again.....Her voice is whisper thin, but there...She's in his thoughts....behind his walls...that terrifies him.....The 'young' line to me is not about age, but symbolic of their 'emotional' states.....She has the more 'mature' emotional state, cause she's not carrying the baggage he is......He's carrying LOT'S of baggage, so he considers her the younger of the two...it's very self pitying...ya know, how beaten/broken/weary you can become when you have issues...Those issues can suck you dry...trap you in your head....You 'age' in a symbolic way....Life is less about 'rose tinted glasses' and becomes more about the 'harsh realities'...Like losing your innocence, but in a symbolic way.

'She's still too young/ Volcanoes melt you down What I am to you/ Volcanoes melt you down/ She's still too young Is not real/ Volcanoes melt you down/ She's still too young What I am to you/ Volcanoes melt you down/ She's still too young You do not need/ Volcanoes melt you down/ She's still too young She's still too young/ Volcanoes melt you down/ She's still too young'

This last part of the song is the most telling to me....inner monologue, mixed with argument....his voice alternates between, clear and a whisper, but you notice that her's doesn't....quite telling really.....he's arguing with himself...she's arguing with him.

Her "volanoes melt you down".....this sounds like she's saying it's affecting her....ya know, how long can you be with someone before they end up 'damaging' you, as much as they are themselves...but isn't this what he's afraid of...he's kinda got a point....he can try to push her away to protect her from the 'volcanoe' but what happens if she's already fallen for him....isn't pushing her away more damaging....of course, he doesn't believe that she could feel that way about him, hence the cynical patronising at the start ...you can't win really...if it's gonna happen...it will....nobody has that power!!

His "she's still too young....what i am....you do not need"....soft...clear...back and forth...like a 'mantra'...he's trying to convince himself of this...OH HE CARES ALRIGHT....he wouldn't need the 'mantra' if he didn't......She can't treat his disease cause he's convinced she'll be infected in the process, but he's also somehow convinced himself that 'BLEEDING' will help treat it....classic self loathing...stick with what you know.....a big ole safety blanket!!

'You do not need me'

This last line is sung so 'meek'...i think on purpose....it's not strong...his voice cracks....He doesn't want this relationship/her....but he wants to 'NEED' this relationship/her....you don't hear her at the end...he has the final say....cause this is all about him....

This guy is f**ked up....emotionally repressed...afraid to commit...you name it...sounds like to me, he'll wallow in his misery/self destruction, but will regret this decision BIG time....This whole song sounds like he's struggling with himself more than he is struggling with her :((

I don't want to start rumours here....but i heard that 'Damian' wrote this about 'Lisa' and him.....considering how he's pining for her now, and regrets the relationship ending, really puts this song in perspective...well, thats if it's true...i don't know, but if so, you get a little look inside his head....a beautiful but uncomfortable look :((

sorry if it's too long...song kinda spoke to me, and i got carried away <33