Lyrics for Empty as interpreted by public

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There was no way out, the only way out was to give in
There was no way out, the only way out was to give in
How I love to give in

Here no one sleeps, one lays up while the other lies down
Where no one sleeps, one lays up while the other lies down
Ask the line on your face what the line on your hand meant
We couldn't see what was coming

Shake your head it's empty
Shake your hips move your feet
Shake your head it's empty
Shake your hips move your feet

I'm so glad that I'm an island now

Sickness was fixing me some
Coughed out my heart in the last stall
Now that the damage is done
I never miss it at all

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public
09-19-2005

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fav song from this album.

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afixchic86
10-09-2005

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yea, this is definately my fav song as well. i saw them live the other day and they opened with this, it was awesome! Emily's voice was flawless.

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Rockin-Robin
10-12-2005

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this and the title track are my favorites. god, i wish i could have seen them live. it was 21+ here >:(

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burn.your.wings
10-13-2005

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yea i saw them in toronto 2 weeks back. i absolutly love the whole cd... this song defnitly left an impact on me because it was the opener.... emily is an amazing performer

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dano_smitho
12-20-2005

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i havent listened to it that many times but i also think its an incredible song...for me shes speaking of a time in her or a group of people(maybe the band) were extremely stressed from fighting something and not reallt knowing where to go from there...the only way they could see to escape it was the give in...It sounds like shes saying to just shake your head and forget your problems and just dance....I love the line "im so glad that im an island". its my new motto

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proposals
01-21-2006

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"Ask the line on your face what the line on your hand meant. We couldn't see what was coming."

Pretty much the best lyric ever.

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stellawasadiver
02-04-2006

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"Here no one sleeps, one lays up while the other lies down
Where no one sleeps, one lays up while the other lies down"

this line always reminds me of how in the army, soldiers have to sleep in shifts... so one lays up while the othe lies down

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The_Variable
02-23-2006

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I love near the end when this song reverts back to the opening. I love that intro more than anything..

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.evolive.
02-27-2006

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yeah i think it's so beautiful! i love how there are so many layers to the song...how it gets so intense and then goes back to being gentle. when i first heard it i kept thinking it was going to end but when it actually did..it was perfect

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jtucker7
04-16-2006

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i luv this song as well.

saw them in cincinnati and they didnt play it, i was kind of dissapointed

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goollogo
06-04-2006

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"Shake your head it's empty
Shake your hips move your feet"

to me, i think shes talking about people in mosh pits/on the dance floor who [some of] have no real opinion, they just like looking hardcore (like headbangers).
I just think its kinda about that, mainly because at Metrics last show, Emily was on stage doing this crazy long rendition of Dead Disco and she started talking to the crowd saying stuff like "you think you're so cool with your mosh pit, your mosh pit is a petri dish. I bet you'd say woo if i said it, say woo" and the crowd said woo even though it was pretty much her mocking the pit. I found it really cool, but it kinda proved that people listen blindly (if that makes any sense)


And yes metric is amazing live, i agree. Ive seen them twice so far, and I will go back again.

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never_forgot_it
06-24-2006

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goollogo has the closest idea. In my mind it's about everyone and how they conform "There was no way out, the only way out was to give in" meaning you need to fit into a personality or style and from the chorus it sounds like a mosh pitt or concert of some sort where all the brainless "empty" headed conformer fill the room. The line near the end "I'm so glad that I'm an island now." is saying how she useto be one of them. now shes not and happy about it.
oh dang i havent got to see 'em live!

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andrea1825
07-13-2006

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goollogo and neverforgotit are saying what I think it means best.

"Sickness was fixing me some
Coughed out my heart in the last stall
Now that the damage is done
I never miss it at all "

With the whole fitting in and conforming thing in mind, I think those lines suggest an eating disorder.

Brilliant song.

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_ellie
07-14-2006

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No. 'Shake your head, it's empty' is the one line that stuck out to me. The lyrics' about, not the deep and meaningful, but the pure perfection of music and body, where your over-analytic and thick thought-stuffed brain can stop rulling your life. Freedom.

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rustpheonix
09-04-2006

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I think the "shake your head it's empty" means how people will go along with what the crowd is doing without thinking, like how when they hear a cool song they'll dance and shake their heads to the music without thinking about the lyrics. When I first listened to this song, it always made me want to shake my head, the guitar and Emily's voice are just so perfect, but when she gets to that line, I wondered what she meant and it made me stop and think for a moment. The last verse also made me think of an eating disorder, but it could be a disorder on so many levels. When she mentions coughing her heart out and not missing it at all, it makes me think about how people will just give up their opinions, emotions, and what they stand for just to go with the flow. Then after this, the person has no regrets, which surprises them.

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joriginal
09-10-2006

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I think it's about cocaine. Somehow...

Don't bash me! :)

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kate272
02-23-2007

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this song makes me want to scream and cry at the same time

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x_skylar
04-05-2007

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i personally think this song is maybe, just maybe, about an eating disorder.
i think because where it says "there was no way out, the only way out was to give in", and during treatment that's what i felt like (i have one), so you just move along..
also the, "shake your head it's empty, shake your hips move your feet" is kind of to relieve the pain, and to get the empty feeling away from you.
and the "sickness was fixing me some" (illness) and, "coughed out my heart in the last stall", first i thought when i heard that was purging.. and "now that the damage is done, i never miss it at all", is how she never misses it, because it hurts so bad.

but that's just my opinion.

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koozle
04-17-2007

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love this song!

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let uss be free
05-13-2007

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"Ask the line on your face what the line on your hand meant
We couldn't see what was coming"

reminds me of palm reading

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nuumb
07-04-2007

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how has anyone not noticed that the best part of the lyrics on wrong on here? it's WHEN THERES NO WAY OUT, not THERE WAS NO WAY OUT

when there's no way out, the only way out is to give in

that's the best part of the song.

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sammy16
07-27-2007

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"Ask the line on your face what the line on your hand meant"
to me that seems a bit sarcastic... but i don't know

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lostconnection
08-02-2007

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I agree with x_skylar.
I think it's about an eating disorder, too.
I really can relate to this song so much, the lyrics just seem to make perfect sense to someone who does have an eating disorder.

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alabaster12
10-08-2007

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i think the people who are saying it is about an eating disorder are putting too strict confines on the song. It (IMO, obviously I can't know for sure) seems to be about general conformity and going with the flow without thinking for oneself. A lot of the lyrics seem to pertain to listening to music though. "Shake your head its empty" - kind of even mocking listeners of that very song.

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hilikus22
10-08-2007

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wow some people are so blind. unless i am completaly off right here there is a much deeper meaning to this song than an eating disorder. jack is a very deep thinker and it seems obvious that u hav to think outside the box with this song. not all artists are caught up in todays culture.

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