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I caught a glimpse, but it's been forgotten
So here we are again
I made a vow, to carry you home, home
I really tried to do what you wanted
It all went wrong again
I made a vow, to carry you home
If you fall sick, if you pass out
I figured it out
I can see again
So here we are again
I made a vow, to carry you home, home
I really tried to do what you wanted
It all went wrong again
I made a vow, to carry you home
If you fall sick, if you pass out
I figured it out
I can see again
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I am not yet sure about "I caught a glimpse but it's been forgotten" and "So here we are again", but I have some ideas which I will post later maybe.
"I made a vow, to carry you home" as well as "If you fall sick, if you passed out" may express Kele's love to his father (I think he means him) even though they have many differences in their views how life (or something else) should be.
"I really tried to do what you wanted / It all went wrong again" might mean that Kele tried to please his father by trying not to be as he is and oppressing his real feelings. Of course, he fails in doing this.
I think that the end of this song is either super-ironic or I didn't get the song at all:
"I figured it out / I can see again"
"I figured it out" is an alteration for "I understand it now". He understood that being gay is "wrong" (according to the Catholic church). "I can see again" is another alteration for the same thing, but it has a reference to the bible (that part where Jesus heals that blind guy), so this made me understanding the whole song in the way I just explained.
The last two lines are pure irony, because of course he didn't figure out that his homosexuality ("blindness" in the sense of an illness) is not wrong. The Kele which his father wanted would have done it.
Even if you take away the lyrics and listen to this song just as an instrumental it's still so mesmerizing.. I don't know what it is, but the song has a pure sense of strength about it.. If you know what I mean.
I made a vow
To carry you home
If you feel sick
If you pass out
that's what makes me think this, I mean, it happens with cancer, he made a vow to his sick girlfriend or wife, but maybe she's dead so can't keep it anymore, I'm not sure, I could be talking out of my ass here. amazing song whatever it means.
I think the song is about loving someone so much, that even though you may not build a relationship between eachother, you will always love them and kind of look out for them, and be a sort of.. guardian angel for them and help them whenever you can.
My boyfriend has really bad kidney problems which cause him to pass out from the pain. It's really awful to watch but he says he likes me to be there because it stops him being as scared. Recently, we were driving home when he had one of these attacks and he's been in hospital for about 3 days now and I've been everyday so far. It's weird because I've not even known him that long but I do have rather strong feelings for him for such a short space of time. But anyway, this song just describes kind of what I'm going through.
Obviously, our time spent together hasnt been exactly how it was
'I caught a glimpse
But it's been forgotten'
With seeing him all the time in that state, I keep forgetting what it was like before he started having these attacks.
'I made a vow
To carry you home'
I promised him that I would ride in the car home with him that day, so I got the afternoon off from college which I'm so glad I did!
'I really tried
To be what you wanted
It all went wrong'
But now, Im starting to dread going to see him. When he has these attacks, he cries with the pain and then he just passes out. I'm finding it hard to juggle work, college and seeing him after it all. I feel guilty for not wanting to see him but it's caused my anxiety to come back.
'I made a vow
To carry you home
If you feel sick
If you pass out'
I did promise him that I would always help when he got into those states. And the feeling next lines has literally meaning.
'I figured it out
I can see it again'
And this part of the song Im still waiting for it to happen.. hopefully he'll get out soon!
Such a lovely song, I always admire bloc party's lyrics. They are so deep and have so many different interpretations for different people!
"it's a song about the way people say they feel when they're taking ecstasy. a song about that moment of purity and real clearness and the search to get back to that feeling."