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I was running out in the cold light,
Wondering where to go
To run away, without you
All my fear is coming home,
And it's ripped out for the show
You can't be me,
I will become you, tonight
I was wandering under black skies,
Clutching at what is mine
No control, left to lose
When I felt that it wouldn't phase me,
I ran and hid like a child
I feel so guilty,
I'll make it up to you, tonight
Bridges I've been dreaming are going down,
They're changing my future
Visions I had buried underground,
Return us our futures
I was breaking out of my own skin,
Choking upon release
I'm in no state, to judge you
Scratching itches best left alone,
Chasing memories I used to own
I can't wait until this is over, tonight
Bridges I've been dreaming are going down,
They're changing my future
Visions I had buried underground,
Return us our futures
Well the nightmares I've been having have arrived,
They're changing my future
Signs of my creation at my door,
How could you do this to her?
Wondering where to go
To run away, without you
All my fear is coming home,
And it's ripped out for the show
You can't be me,
I will become you, tonight
I was wandering under black skies,
Clutching at what is mine
No control, left to lose
When I felt that it wouldn't phase me,
I ran and hid like a child
I feel so guilty,
I'll make it up to you, tonight
Bridges I've been dreaming are going down,
They're changing my future
Visions I had buried underground,
Return us our futures
I was breaking out of my own skin,
Choking upon release
I'm in no state, to judge you
Scratching itches best left alone,
Chasing memories I used to own
I can't wait until this is over, tonight
Bridges I've been dreaming are going down,
They're changing my future
Visions I had buried underground,
Return us our futures
Well the nightmares I've been having have arrived,
They're changing my future
Signs of my creation at my door,
How could you do this to her?
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The 'breaking out of my own skin, choking upon release' symbolism makes me think he just got out of a prior relationship that meant alot to him too. It would give reason why he thinks he can't judge his partner, feels so dis-empowered and puts up with the overwhelming amount of self-doubt I pick up throughout. Perhaps replacing someone he loved and lost with a different, more physical-relationship he's trying to stay detached from? If so, perhaps it's the prior partner all the negativity is directed at, while the guilt stems from him secretly knowing he's using the current one as a crutch to get over things.
Either way, damn good song.
Pendulum: Crush
Verse 1:
Em
I was running out in the cold light
Em
Wondering where to go
C D Em D
To run away without you
Em
All my fear is coming home
Em
And it's ripped out from the soul
C D
You can be me
Em D Em
I will become you tonight
Verse 2:
Em
I was wandering under black skies
Em
Clutching at what is mine
C D Em D
No control is left to lose
Em
Well, I thought that it wouldn't phase me
Em
But I'm whining like a child
C D
I feel so guilty
Em D Em
I'll make it up to you tonight
Chorus:
C D Em
Bridges I've been dreaming are coming down
C D Em
They're changing my future
C D Em
Visions I had buried underground
C D Em
Return as Abusers
Verse 3:
Em
I was breaking out of my own skin
Em
Choking upon release
C D Em D
I'm in no state to judge you
Em
Scratching itches best left alone
Em
Chasing memories I used to own
C D Em D Em
I can't wait till this is over tonight
Chorus:
C D Em
The Bridges I've been dreaming are coming down
C D Em
They're changing my future
C D Em
Visions I had buried underground
C D Em
Return as abusers
Bridge:
C D Em
The nightmares I've been having have arrived
C D Em
They're changing my future
C D Em
The sirens of my creation at my door
C D Em
How could you do this to her?
Chorus:
C D Em
The Bridges I've been dreaming are coming down
C D Em
They're changing my future
C D Em
Visions I had buried underground
C D Em
Return as Abusers
"Creatures I've been dreaming" makes sense and follows the theme of the Author, but it sounded more like "Bridges" to me. It could be either. "I was whining like a child" might also be, "But I'm running like a child". I'd choose whichever suits you more, do you mourn, or evade your past? Choose the one that best fits you.
He wants to "run away without you", because he would feel more safe that way, but doesn't know where else to go after leaving her. When he sings "you can be me, I will become you tonight", he could be talking about the switching of roles in their relationship, with him becoming the more dominant, aggressive one and she has to endure, because he desires revenge. But because he still has feelings for her, he asks himself "how could you do this to her?" at the end.
Just my 2 cents.
Also the correct lyrics are at anscenic.com/lyrics/…
Return us our futures
or
Return as abusers (I can definably hear the 'b' but alot of other websites have "futures", but this one makes more sense since futures was already mentioned)
Signs of my creation at my door (does not really affect the meaning of the lyrics)
or
Siren of my creation at my door (does not really affect the meaning of the lyrics)
Bridges I've been dreaming are coming down (personally I think this makes more sense, metaphor for the mental instability of the character)
or
Creatures I've been dreaming are coming down
They're changing my future ( this one makes more sense, due to the bridge that are coming down)
or
The change in my future
"Creatures I've been dreaming are coming down" is most likely to be the correct choice, can hear the "C". But the bridges do still make sense to me
If you look below I have split the song roughly so you can see him talking at the other personality and at the memory of the woman he loves. Note that I put AT as the way he speaks to the woman it is presumed she is already dead and that he is talking to her memory/ghost/his guilt (whichever way you see it) while reliving the experience of his actions in her death. The way he talks at his bad side gives the opinion that for the time being the good side is in control however the bad side still lingers inside of him. Again very similar to Jekyll and Hyde.
Lines where 'Jekyll' is singing to 'Hyde':
"I was running out in the cold light,
wondering where to go
to run away
without you.
All my fear is coming home,
handing scripts out for the show.
You can be me,
I will become you tonight.
I was wandering under black sky,
clutching at what is mine.
No control,
nothing left to lose.
Well, I thought that it wouldn't phase me,
but I'm running like a child......"
Then halfway through the 4th verse he switches.
Singing to the woman he loves:
"I feel so guilty,
I'll make it up to you tonight.
The creatures I've been dreaming
are coming down;
they're changing my future.
Visions I had buried underground,
return as abusers.
I was breaking out of my old skin,
choking upon release.
I'm in no state
to judge you.
Scratching itches best left alone,
chasing memories I used to own.
I can't wait
until this is over tonight.
The creatures I've been dreaming
are coming down;
they're changing my future.
Visions I had buried underground,
return as abusers.
Well, the nightmares I've been having have arrived.
They're changing my future.
Sirens of my creation at my door;
how could you do this to her?"