Fear, and panic in the air
I want to be free
From desolation and despair
And I feel like everything I saw
Is being swept away
When I refuse to let you go

I can't get it right
Get it right
Since I met you

Loneliness be over
When will this loneliness be over

Life will flash before my eyes
So scattered almost
I want to touch the other side
And no one thinks they are to blame
Why can't we see
That when we bleed we bleed the same

I can't get it right
Get it right
Since I met you

Loneliness be over
When will this loneliness be over
Loneliness be over
When will this loneliness be over



Lyrics submitted by Riyuki, edited by Mellow_Harsher, Skeether, Muser13

Track duration: 04:18

"Map of the Problematique" as written by Matthew James/dylan Bellamy

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

Lyrics powered by LyricFind


Map of the Problematique song meanings
Add your thoughts

103 Comments

sort form View by:
  • +2
    My Interpretation:For me, this song is about a man who is refusing to move on a failed relationship. He fears the future on his own, he fears losing her completely. He's become so overcome with fear, panic and anxiety that he feels that he's lost his sense of self. There is nothing left of him as he put everything into her. He feels that she is moving on, everything that he did for her is being forgotten in the process. He resents her for it because he doesn't want her to move on from her. He's holding on to her because that's all he knows.

    "I can't get it right" is that he can't say the right things to fix it. Everything he does pushes her away further. This makes him more anxious and more despairing. "Since I met you" - he feels that he didn't do or say the right things from the start. He's pushed her away with his actions. He's blaming himself.

    He wants her to come back. He wants his loneliness to end. He can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. Can't see past this relationship.

    He reflects on his life and can't find himself. He doesn't know where he begins. Losing all sense of individuality. He wants the pain to stop but can't see how. He's frustrated because she's blaming him and he's blaming her. They can no longer look objectively at things. He wants her to see that they are both hurting the same way. But she fails to do so.

    Nothing he says or does makes any difference. She's moving on regardless. He goes back to despairing about his lost sense of self. Refusing to move on past her once more.
    Flagged DraconiusKon December 11, 2012   Link
  • 0
    Lyric Correction:I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be

    "And I feel like everything I sow
    Is being swept away
    Well I refuse to let you go"

    And also "So scattered and lost"
    because so scattered almost doesn't really make much sense.
    Flag Skeetheron November 14, 2012   Link
  • 0
    Lyric Correction:I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be

    "And I feel like everything I sow
    Is being swept away
    Well I refuse to let you go"

    And also "So scattered and lost"
    because so scattered almost doesn't really make much sense.
    Flag Skeetheron November 14, 2012   Link
  • 0
    My Interpretation:It's funny to see so many people reach when they interpret lyrics....

    It seems this song is about how how love is so amazing but so f'd up that when you don't think it's real you just keep doing the wrong things because you don't want to lose it...

    But when it's lost it's hard to see why the other person is being so hateful towards you
    Flag FozzyAon December 07, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I posted this on the Pandora lyric page, but I figure this is probably a better place for my thought.

    I'm thinking this song is about the split between your "higher" self and your egocentric world. Peoples self absorption generally will create chaos in their lives. A split between who you really are and what your ego has created. When he sings when we bleed we bleed the same he is saying its one in the same. So I'm thinking this song is about the search for oneself. The rest of the lyrics seem to fit into place from this view. It's a lonely life when you don't know yourself.
    Flag aperfect5thon June 13, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This song is about his ex girlfriend, because when she dumped him, he changed the lyrics : "Since I LOST you".
    Flag mawyeneon January 19, 2011   Link
  • -1
    General Comment:This song is about Gaia Pollini, is ex girlfriend, after she dumped him.
    For performances of the song during the recent Resistance Tour, Bellamy slightly adjusted the lyrics. Instead of the second instance of "Since I met you" : Bellamy now sings "Since I lost you".
    This is likely due to the fact that Matt and Gaia Polloni broke up during the tour.
    Flag mawyeneon January 19, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:A total description of Panic Attack!
    Flag efkanon December 20, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Fearing death but wanting it simultaneously for an individual who doesn't love you back.
    Flag dissembledon December 16, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Sounds like a song to a girl to me..
    Flag ifamericansknewdotorgon October 23, 2010   Link

Add your thoughts

Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.

Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!

Back to top
explain