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We dug these holes we crawled into
Now they're my home
Now here I cannot feel the wind
Can't feel the rain or cold
And I believe in gentle harmony
How I loathe all this obscenity
Is the way my life's got to be
By a single opportunity
Look at me, oh look at me
Is this the way I've always been, oh no, oh no
Now I'm dreaming somebody
Would simply come and kidnap me, oh no, oh no
Everyday I lie awake and pray to God
Today's the day, oh no, oh no
Here I am, here I am
When will someone understand, oh no, oh no
And all at once I feel this
Oh, how it clings to me
It reels and calls me towards it
Confounding destiny
And I can feel the madness inch by inch
The more I run, the more I am convinced
?
Just like we settle in the foggy mist
Look at me, oh look at me
Is this the way I've always been, oh no, oh no
Now I'm dreaming somebody
Would simply come and kidnap me, oh no, oh no
Everyday I lie awake and pray to God
Today's the day, oh no, oh no
Here I am, here I am
When will someone understand, oh no, oh no
Look at me, oh look at me
Is this the way I've always been, oh no, oh no
Now I'm dreaming somebody
Would simply come and kidnap me, oh no, oh no
Everyday I lie awake and pray to God
Today's the day, oh no, oh no
Here I am, here I am
When will someone understand, oh no, oh no
Now they're my home
Now here I cannot feel the wind
Can't feel the rain or cold
And I believe in gentle harmony
How I loathe all this obscenity
Is the way my life's got to be
By a single opportunity
Look at me, oh look at me
Is this the way I've always been, oh no, oh no
Now I'm dreaming somebody
Would simply come and kidnap me, oh no, oh no
Everyday I lie awake and pray to God
Today's the day, oh no, oh no
Here I am, here I am
When will someone understand, oh no, oh no
And all at once I feel this
Oh, how it clings to me
It reels and calls me towards it
Confounding destiny
And I can feel the madness inch by inch
The more I run, the more I am convinced
?
Just like we settle in the foggy mist
Look at me, oh look at me
Is this the way I've always been, oh no, oh no
Now I'm dreaming somebody
Would simply come and kidnap me, oh no, oh no
Everyday I lie awake and pray to God
Today's the day, oh no, oh no
Here I am, here I am
When will someone understand, oh no, oh no
Look at me, oh look at me
Is this the way I've always been, oh no, oh no
Now I'm dreaming somebody
Would simply come and kidnap me, oh no, oh no
Everyday I lie awake and pray to God
Today's the day, oh no, oh no
Here I am, here I am
When will someone understand, oh no, oh no
Lyrics submitted by __sooperficial, edited by ChipperSpiff
Track duration: 04:48
"The Reeling" as written by Michael Angelakos
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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If you watch the music video... it clearly shows them living life to the fullest per se... Like clearly with all the reality distortions they have a different or what I think maybe higher awareness of things, so they do not see the need to live inside a box... And the lyrics describe someone who has evolved to where they see a deeper and deeper understanding of things, to where they wish for a quote normal life, but they already understand to much to where a quote normal and simple life playing everything by the book feels to obscene... So now they are just waiting for ascension...
"Is the way my life's got to be" should be "Is this the way my life has got to be"
And "By a single opportunity" should be "Have I a single opportunity"
The chorus, where it says "Is this the way I've always been" should be "Is this the way I'll always be"
"Now I'm dreaming somebody would simply come and kidnap me" should instead be "Now I dream that somebody will swiftly come and kidnap me"
"It reels and calls me towards it" would be "It reels and calls me toward some"
Where the ? is actually goes "I've colored all these like the branches twist"
And "Just like we settle in the foggy mist" is instead "Just like we settle in the frothy mist"
From the beginning "We dug these holes we crawled into now they're my home now here I cannot feel the wind can't feel the rain or cold.." The occasional past time that got out of hand that has now turned into an everyday reality.
To the chorus "look at me oh, look at me is this the way I'll always be? oh no- oh no and now I dream that somebody will swiftly come and kidnap me oh no- oh no and everyday I lie awake and pray to god today's the day oh no- oh no but here I m oh here I am oh when will someone understand? oh no- oh no" Which is just the realization/moment you admit to yourself that you have a problem, and also if you've ever had/have an addiction you understand how you just want to escape and not want to get clean/not want to get high again and your stuck in that place and wish that it could be today forever while you also feel like shit at the same time. And you just wish that you never had to feel this way and just pray that it could be over and that you could start new, than the feeling of just being so alone that you wish you had someone you could attach yourself to and they would forgive everything and know you completely.
Every line in this song points exactly to this meaning, while I feel like a lot of passion pit songs contradict themselves, this one does not. And with these final lines before I shut up, this one's indisputable and I could never look at it in any other way "And all at once I feel this oh, how it clings to me it reels and calls me towards some confounding destiny." THE REELING?! Get it? Yeah, addiction. Than after this line the running, "And I can feel the madness inch by inch the more I run the more I am convinced." The more you try to cool off the stuff, the more you know how badly you need it.
And that's my two cents.
Thank you for finally saying something. I am glad that someone agrees with me.
very thought provoking, and insightful. lovely theme.
Sheesh, am I the only one who figured this out?
"we dug these holes we crawled into now they're my home" we dug our own graves in a way, by gettin in trouble and doin bad things and were used to all crap
"now here i cannot feel the wind, cant feel the rain oh no" were stuck inside to watch the world through a window
"and i believe in gentle harmony" i believe in having a good, peaceful, and happy life
"well how i loathe all this obscenity" but instead im dealing with all this crap and lies and i hate it
"is this the way my life has got to be?" well...does my life hav to be so shitty?
"have i a single opportunity?" do i hav a way of fixing this or leaving it all behind
"look at me oh look at me is this the way i'll always be
oh no, oh no" will i always be stuck
"now i pray that somebody will quickly come and kidnap me
oh no, oh no" i wish someone would rescue me or just simply take me away
"everyday i lie awake and pray to god today's the day
oh no, oh no" i just hope and pray tat today i can finally leave
"here i am oh here i am oh when will someone understand?
oh no, oh no" here i am...save me. when will someone understand i need help if i wanna get out of here
"and all at once i feel this, oh how it clings to me
it reels and calls me towards it, confounding destiny" the though of somewhere better stays wit me,and calls me towards it, and because of tat my destiny is already changing
"and i can feel the madness inch by inch
the more i run the more i am convinced" i can feel myself slowly losing my mind, and the more i try to stop it the more in convinced that i gotta leave
"a color all these like the branches glimpse
just like the saddle in the foggy mist" idk , really really confuseing
the rest is just the same chorus
look at me oh look at me is this the way i'll always be
oh no, oh no
now i pray that somebody will quickly come and kidnap me
oh no, oh no
and everyday i lie awake and pray to god today's the day
oh no, oh no
here i am oh here i am oh when will someone understand?
oh no, oh no
look at me oh look at me is this the way i'll always be
oh no, oh no
now i pray that somebody will quickly come and kidnap me
oh no, oh no
and everyday i lie awake and pray to god today's the day
oh no, oh no
here i am oh here i am oh when will someone understand?
oh no, oh no
to me the song is basically about not being able to leave and hoping, wishing, and praying tat someone can help you and take u away from it all