Lyrics for The Reeling as interpreted by __sooperficial

The Reeling Lyrics
we dug these holes we crawled into now they're my home
now here i cannot feel the wind, cant feel the rain oh no
and i believe in gentle harmony
well how i loathe all this obscenity
is this the way my life has got to be?
have i a single opportunity?

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
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

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
a color all these like the branches glimpse
just like the saddle in the foggy mist

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

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__sooperficial
03-30-2009

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someone helllllp with the rest of the lyrics!

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boogoessqueak
04-01-2009

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here's some help on the lyrics. i'm not too sure about any of these but i did my best:

"how i loath all this obscenity"
"is this the way my life has got to be/ by a single oppertunity"
"just like we settle in the foggy mist"

i can't get the "a girl who..." line at all.


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cwoodyforrest
04-17-2009

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"a girl who loves is like a precious glimpse"

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esmke8r7i1c0a
04-30-2009

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we dug these holes we crawled into now they're my home
now here i cannot feel the wind, cant feel the rain oh no
and i believe in gentle harmony
well how i loathe all this obscenity
is this the way my life has got to be?
have i a single opportunity?

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
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

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
a color all these like the branches glimpse
just like the saddle in the foggy mist

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


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HopeSoForYou
05-02-2009

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I think I hear "Now here I cannot feel the wind, can't feel the rain or cold."

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coffeekat
05-16-2009

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Is the song about loneliness? That's what it means to me and I can totally reflect with the lyrics. I love the Calvin Harris remix of this. Why doesn't anyone talk about the meaning of the song anymore?

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ulykim
05-21-2009

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"a girl who loves is like a precious glimpse, just like the settle in the foggy mist."

This song is an plea for help to a higher power.
"we dug these holes we crawled into now they're my home" seems to be a more poetic way of saying you dug your own grave, or buried yourself. The direction the human race does not coincide with what should be happening. He's asking and praying to a higher power because he cant change the world himself, thus "have i single opportunity?".

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Kitsune_Tokkan
05-28-2009

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I believe that this song is about feeling so overwhelmed by the realization of what life really is, and wanting someone to come 'kidnap' them, praying that there is more to life then what he has come to realize.

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jteeny
05-29-2009

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I've just bought the album, in the notes it has the lyrics as "I've coloured all these like the branches twist/Just like we settle in the frothy mist".

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thekismetkid
06-08-2009

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"now here i cannot feel the wind, cant feel the rain or cold"

I think this is just about a person that has become so engrained in his or her ways that they have become callus (and a little bored) to their surroundings. Now they realize the potential and opportunity out there and want to achieve it. They are just waiting for their chance to break out.


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katadtr
07-31-2009

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Love This Song. I didnt know what the song was about, but now that i know i love it even more!

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sirsquillium
08-29-2009

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perfect song for an existential crisis!!

ps jteeny is right about the lyrics.


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ithnkThtsWhtiHrd
09-04-2009

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This is what I hear when I listen to this song...

we dug these holes we crawled into now they're my home
now here i cannot feel the wind, cant feel the rain or cold
and i believe in gentle harmony
well how i loathe all this obscenity
is this the way my life has got to be?
have i a single opportunity?

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
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

and all at once i feel this, oh how it clings to me
it reels and calls me towards a confounding destiny
and i can feel the madness inch by inch
the more i run the more i run convinced
i've coloured all these like the branches twist
just like we settle in the frothy mist

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

Not saying it's correct but its what I hear.

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Motiv
09-11-2009

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While I'm sure this song can be interpreted in more way than one it seems obvious to me that it's about feeling trapped in a mundane life.

"We dug these holes we crawled into now they're my home". We set our surroundings and settled in.

"We can't feel the wind or rain" We don't feel change or excitement.

"Is this the way my life has got to be? Have I a single opportunity?" Do I have any chance to change how things have become?

"Look at me is this the way I'll always be?" Am I doomed to just live my casual repetitive life? Oh no.

"And all at once I feel this, oh how it clings to me it reels and calls me towards it, confounding destiny". There's got to be more to life than this. Something inside me drives me to be more than just your average person.

"And I can feel the madness inch by inch the more I run the more I am convinced a color all these like the branches glimpse. Just like the saddle in the foggy mist." The more I believe there's more to me the stronger I feel about it; the more truth in my urges I find. Wanting to escape despite knowing not where to go or how.

"Now I pray that somebody will quickly come and kidnap me. Everyday I lie awake and pray to god today's the day. Here I am oh when will someone understand?" I can't find a way out, I need a higher power, someone different/unique to come and save me from the prison I made for myself.


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brentg
11-16-2009

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This song is about escape, escape from the fakeness and cloudiness of the glamour and nightlife and pop life to someplace real, someplace clear. Maybe a girl, maybe a better job, maybe a different place. It doesn't matter really. The lifestyle that he keeps being back into again and again is the reeling. The music video really emphasizes the fakeness of the lifestyle they live with the patched-together faces and places that get torn away as if revealing their real selves. I think it could also have a drug undertone. The ending, entry into daylight, gives hope that an answer is out there.

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