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All this feels strange and untrue
And I won't waste a minute without you
My bones ache, my skin feels cold
And I'm getting so tired and so old
The anger swells in my guts
And I won't feel these slices and cuts
I want so much to open your eyes
'Cause I need you to look into mine
[Chorus]
Tell me that you'll open your eyes
Tell me that you'll open your eyes
Tell me that you'll open your eyes
Tell me that you'll open your eyes
Get up, get out, get away from these liars
'Cause they don't get your soul or your fire
Take my hand, knot your fingers through mine
And we'll walk from this dark room for the last time
Every minute from this minute now
We can do what we like anywhere
I want so much to open your eyes
'Cause I need you to look into mine
[Chorus: x2]
All this feels strange and untrue
And I won't waste a minute without you
And I won't waste a minute without you
My bones ache, my skin feels cold
And I'm getting so tired and so old
The anger swells in my guts
And I won't feel these slices and cuts
I want so much to open your eyes
'Cause I need you to look into mine
[Chorus]
Tell me that you'll open your eyes
Tell me that you'll open your eyes
Tell me that you'll open your eyes
Tell me that you'll open your eyes
Get up, get out, get away from these liars
'Cause they don't get your soul or your fire
Take my hand, knot your fingers through mine
And we'll walk from this dark room for the last time
Every minute from this minute now
We can do what we like anywhere
I want so much to open your eyes
'Cause I need you to look into mine
[Chorus: x2]
All this feels strange and untrue
And I won't waste a minute without you
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He's also telling the person that they shouldn't listen to the doctors (who may be saying it's too late/they will never wake up) and he's referring to this person's will power to live.
The next line about taking their hand, and taking them from the dark room (which could reference the coma or the blackness of our minds)
Basically he is screaming with the person/pleading for them to open their lives, prove everyone wrong and live with him because he refuses to live without them.
So in the song whether it is lover or friend is not relevant, this enlightened person has discovered the truth, what ever it may be, and wants to share this with the lover/friend. Just like us when we find a great movie or book or song, etc... we want to share it with someone special in our lives. The beauty of the song is that it is written with so much meaning and description yet it allows each listener to find a personal and unique meaning to the lyrics.
To me, "this dark room" is the proverbial "closet." It's being told from the perspective of a gay person who is "out" of the closet, to someone who is still "in." The speaker wants to show this person that it's okay. Open your eyes, come out here into the open and be your true self.
"The anger swells in my guys, I won't feel these slices and cuts." People can be mean and rude, but he isn't going to let it get to him. "I want so much to open your eyes, I need you to look into mine." He needs this person. He wants to open his eyes to true happiness, to show them that it's okay to be who they really are.
"They don't get your soul or your fire." The people who are hating just don't get what makes you really great. So, "take my hand, and we'll walk from this dark room for the last time." He asks the closeted person to be brave, to take his hand, and walk out of there for the final time. Because if he does, "we can do what we like, anywhere." He wants to open his eyes to a new world, because he loves him. "I won't waste a minute without you."
I know this probably isn't how it was originally intended, but that's the beauty of music, really. Hopefully somebody else out there can relate to my interpretation as well. :)
The first time I heard it I was just beginning to mourn for my father. He had landed himself in the ICU after attempting suicide with a bullet through the head. The outlook was grim, and we tried to hold onto him for as long as possible.
He was in a coma for about a week, and for that whole time we watched him deteriorate in the hospital. This song nailed all my feelings perfectly and for that I cry almost every time I listen to it. First it's the disbelief at what's happening, then the anger and numbness come on to try to deal with all the hurt. All through it, I just wanted him to open his eyes at least one more time, so we could get out of there and enjoy ourselves before he had to be taken away. I /needed/ him to open his eyes, so I knew everything would be ok.
It's an intense meaning for me, and even now I still regret what could have been. There was no happy ending for me.
All this feels strange and untrue
But I won't waste a minute without you
Take my hand, knot your fingers through mine
And we'll walk through this dark room for the last time
Tell me that you'll open your eyes [x2]
Get up, get out, get away from these liars
Oh, they don't got your soul or your fire
Every minute from this second on
We can do what we like anywhere
Tell me that you'll open your eyes [x4]
All this feels strange and untrue
And I won't waste a minute without you
to really solidify its message and 'light through the darkness' bittersweet & uplifting atmosphere.
I still like listening to it as is, though.
When I hear Open Your eyes I see a guy or even a parent watching their loved one destroying themselves. They are involved in a bad crowd and sucked into lies. These people don't really care, they are like parasites or vampires. But when you are in the middle of this you can not see it. So the person who truly loves him/her and wants the best for him/her, and wants him/her to be the unique talented soulful person that s/he is just need her or him/her to open his/her eyes and look into theirs and walk away together.
A parent would suffer any cuts and slices to get a child away from a soul and life destroying situation. And some friends would do that also. So, such a beautiful song, hopeful too :)
Or it is about an obsessive lover who accidently killed his lover. ;) A sicko serial killer ;) haha Scary, I like the first idea ;)
He is trying to get this person to open their eyes to see that the way they are being treated/what they are doing to themselves, is wrong.
I would have to say that the best line, if my interpretation is true, is 'And we'll walk from this dark room for the last time'.
Overall, there are so many ways this could be interpreted. Which is why Snow Patrol is so fantastic. There is never just ONE meaning, but several. The obvious ones are generally about a relationship, but digging deeper (even the one I brought forth) there are a lot of them, all of which the listeners can relate to.
I'm sure there is (or has been) one person in your life that was apart of something wrong and you just wanted them to see that it was not okay. But that you would be there for them through it all.
'Take my hand, knot your fingers through mine'.
'Take my hand, knot your fingers through mine
And we'll walk from this dark room for the last time
Every minute from this minute now
We can do what we like anywhere'