Jack's Mannequin – The Resolution

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  General Comment:Hmmm, it's strange that no one else posted about it, but I can't be the only one who gets a vibe from this song that it's about denouncing religion. Basically, I think the "I'm alive, and I don't need a witness" and "I'm not looking for forgiveness" parts scream Christianity/Jesus to me. I love it, personally I think it's kind of saying that Andrew doesn't/didn't need to cling to a religion in the face of his trouble with cancer like a lot of people, and that he just wants to live his life now. I know that Andrew was never "religious", but he does reference God here and there in a few songs, making my interpretation reasonable. I have nothing against religion, but this was the song I blasted when I decided to give up Christianity in my life after overcoming a huge life issue. To me the song was kind of saying that I didn't need to seek forgiveness from God and should just live my life.

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  General Comment:One of my favourite songs on the album. I'm still interpreting it. Not too sure what to make of it. But I'm getting there. Takes me about 20 listens to get a Jack's Mannequin song, haha. That's why I love them. <3

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  General Comment:I don't know if it's because when I first heard this song I just got out of a bad break-up or what, but I see it as a song about a first bad break-up.
  
  There's a lot that I don't know
  There's a lot that I'm still learning
  When I think I'm letting go
  I find my body
  It's still burning
  
  There's a lot to learn about love still, and when he thinks he's getting over it he realizes he's still really angry about it (body still burning).
  
  And you hold me down
  And you got me living in the past
  Come on and pick me up
  Somebody clear the wreckage from the blast
  
  He's living in the past cause he can't let go of her, or maybe the feelings he still has whether it be anger or love. He wants another girl to come around so he can forget about the harsh situation (wreckage from the blast).
  
  I'm alive
  And I don't need a witness
  To know that I survived
  I'm not looking for forgiveness
  Yeah, I just need light
  I need light in the dark
  As I search for the resolution
  
  He survived the break-up, and he doesn't need anyone to tell him otherwise. He doesn't need the forgivenes from the person he broke up with, he just needs some idea of what to do now.
  
  And the bars are finally closed
  So I try living in the moment
  Till the moment it just froze
  And I felt sick and so alone
  
  The bars are finally closed, as in the relationship is closed/over, so he's trying to forget about it and live in the moment, but then he feels lonely without the other person.
  
  I can hear the sound
  Of your voice still ringing in my ear
  I'm going underground
  But you'll find me anywhere I fear
  
  He can still hear the other person's voice, so he's going to go face his fears without her to prove he's fine with not having that person in his life.
  
  Lyrics here have a few minor mistakes but oh well. Not saying in any way that this is what the song is actually about, just my interpretation of it.

  Flag mjploughmanon February 25, 2010   Link

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  My Interpretation:I didn't know about the leukemia thing until just now. I've always interpreted it as having something to do with a car crash happening in which both of the victims knew eachother and one was possibly drunk.
  
  "Somebody clear the wreckage from the blast" - The scene of the crash
  
  "And you got me living in the past" - Wishes he could go back to before he decided to drive drunk
  
  "And the bars are finally closed" - Getting locked up in jail
  
  Maybe it's wrong, maybe it's not. Just how I saw it.

  Flag TheInCircuiton August 23, 2009   Link

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  Memory:Okay, I have a story to tell. I first heard this song a long time ago, loved it, then basically forgot all about it until I caught the end of the video on TV. Then I kind of forgot about it again until I was reading The Host by Stephenie Meyer and this song jumped into my head. I couldn't get it out of my head and I started to realize how well it applies to the book. The more I read, the more it made sense, so it became like my own little theme song while I read it. Then one day I did a search for the lyrics and Stephenie Meyer's name caught my eye somewhere on the screen. I was like, whoa, maybe somebody else out there had the same thought, so I did another search and discovered the Stephenie Meyer directed the music video. This to me was the hugest coincidence, I still can't get over it. What are the chances that she was involved with this song and this is the song my mind decided to attach to this book, knowing nothing about the connection? It also makes me wonder how much more they have to do with each other, if the book inspired the song or vice versa. So to anyone who's read this book, think about it... it just works.

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    love this line the most:
    
    'i can hear the sound of your voice still ringing in my ear
    i'm going underground but you'll find me anywhere i fear'
    
    clearly about the remission of his cancer. yeah, the absolutepunk interview with Andrew [from a few years back] mentions his fear of making the 'cancer album' and how he was stuck writing new material at the time.
    
    I just like how he resolved his own writing struggles by making the lyrics ubiquitous to himself and anyone dealing with their own battles...

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  General Comment:I swore this was Remy Zero when I first heard this song....I was hoping they had gotten back together, guess not. good song though

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  General Comment:Not every single one of Jack's Mannequin's songs are about Andrew's Leukemia... However, I'm pretty sure this one is about surviving it... It's kinda obvious in the following stanza-
  
  I'm alive
  And I don't need a witness
  To know that I survived
  I'm not looking for forgiveness
  Yeah, I just need light
  I need light in the dark
  As I search for the resolution
  

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  General Comment:STEPHANIE MEYER the author of twilight and such helped direct the video for this. amazing.

  Flag ellabella1423on November 14, 2008   Link

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  General Comment:I think that this song is Incredible.
  I signed up just to write this comment.
  This is not exactly what it means, I know.. but it's what it means to me...
  
  I think it's about like.. taking the small things in life that make you happy and using them to find the bigger meaning of happiness.
  And like I don't know how to explain it but it's kind of using the times when you're happy to light the way to true happiness, and the Resolution to the problems in your life. and recognizing they are not always as bad as they seem.
  Like in the music video, when andrew is running from the tide, or "his problems[?]" and it follows him no matter where he goes (desert,moutains) it still finds him, but in the end he faces his problems and finds the beauty in them [mermaid.]
  yeah...

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    STEPHANIE MEYER the author of twilight and such helped direct the video for this. amazing.

    Flag ellabella1423on November 14, 2008  
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  General Comment:To see what this song is about, go here: virb.com/absolutepunk/videos/…
  
  For the rest of the album: absolutepunk.net/artists/…

  Flag MCSmateon October 27, 2008   Link

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