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How I wish I could surrender my soul,
Shed the clothes that become my skin,
See the liar that burns within my needing.
How I wish I'd chosen darkness from cold.
How I wish I had screamed out loud,
Instead I've found no meaning.
I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same, it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
It's more than just words, it's just tears and rain.
How I wish I could walk through the doors of my mind,
Hold memory close at hand,
Help me understand the years.
How I wish I could choose between Heaven and Hell.
How I wish I would save my soul.
I'm so cold from fear.
I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same, it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
Far, far away, find comfort in pain.
All pleasure's the same, it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain...
Shed the clothes that become my skin,
See the liar that burns within my needing.
How I wish I'd chosen darkness from cold.
How I wish I had screamed out loud,
Instead I've found no meaning.
I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same, it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
It's more than just words, it's just tears and rain.
How I wish I could walk through the doors of my mind,
Hold memory close at hand,
Help me understand the years.
How I wish I could choose between Heaven and Hell.
How I wish I would save my soul.
I'm so cold from fear.
I guess it's time I run far, far away; find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same, it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble.
Far, far away, find comfort in pain.
All pleasure's the same, it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain...
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The line, 'See the liar that burns within my needing' is about hiding that need in order to maintain some semblence of dignity but hiding it is of course a lie.
When relationships end, we're often told 'It's better to have loved and lost...' but, frankly, when you're in that desperate situation you wish that you could have chosen - yes, between heaven and hell, though you thought you were choosing heaven at the time, but also between the darkness of never having known such heights and the coldness of now.
So the desire is to run far, far away where one can stop pretending and be true because the strain of pretence on top of the pain of loss is unbearable.
I feel like if he was talking about me...
I think this song is about hiding yourself by trying to be someone you aren't, about confusion and broken hearts.
about pain we all feel inside our heart but we put out a smile so people won't notice we are suffering inside and we are trying to be strong but is really hard not to cry out loud all the thing that are inside us but still we stay quite as if nothing happened.
I'm saying it in a ¨us¨ way because I know I'm not the only one who feels that way.
"Shed the clothes that become my skin" here he is saying how he is covering who he is up and becoming someone else.
"All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble,Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for trouble"
i think this refers to his womanizing ways, he "finds comfort in pain" by having a life with not much meaning and with emotional detachment. how living a life of "pleasure" helps him escape from his problems
i think its a very beautiful song
But now I can see it's real meaning to me since I am in a particular place in my mind and life.
I am a beautiful girl. I have always had a great set of morals, priorities, and heart. 'Beautiful inside and out' they all say.
But I have been on a quest to find satisfaction. So intensely that I started t sacrifice myself and compromise my morals for it. Once I had a taste of money and the things that came a long with it, I was hooked. It only made me hungry for more. I am not not a prostitute. I do not sell sexual favors in return for money. But I do sell the sight of myself for money.
Now I find myself with more money than I imagined and lusted after by hundreds of men a day. But it's lonely at the top. The thrill of shopping is gone. All pleasures are the same. There are few things that I want that I can't have. I am starting to feel like Dorian Gray.
The one line ' I wish I chose darkness from cold' is hitting home for me. I live in the light. But it's cold and empty. But I would rather feel warmth even if it is in the dark.
I am now battling myself. I don't know who I am anymore and I almost hope for heartbreak and pain to break this sick cycle.
I am young enough where I do not think I have wasted my life and I am trying to turn it around. But at this moment...this is how I feel.
shed the clothes that become my skin- he is no longer his true self, but he has become a product of what he wears.
i wish i chose darkness from cold: he wishes he just hid away from the world, then a cold operation table
hides my true shape - he is no longer who he was
dorian gray- oscar wilde novel about a handsome man who wants to keep his youthful look forever
i guess it's time i run far away, find comfort in pain - run away to new york, california, anywhere associated with these procedures and find comfort in the pain thru plastic surgery to become more comfortable with his looks..
that is just my opinion..
This song will forever remind me of the boy with the beautiful brown eyes. We hope your in a better place now sweetie.