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In this blackout inertia will hold our thoughts
And the exit sign offers no light to see by
Can we cast our shadows alone in the dark?
I can't see without you
When the world comes crashing down
Part with it
Start again
When the world comes crashing down
These notes will fold themselves
Standing at the margin's edge
To see where the daybreak ends
You can find compassion here
But the page turns too fast
We fell in this hole that opened up
Giving up on hope
Living without love
And we still type black lines
When the world comes crashing down
These notes will fold themselves
Adjust the aperture to focus on the negative
Like phosphors in the darkroom ignite
Like dodging faces in the corner of the print
Frame by frame this hole is opening and we fall in
There is no such thing as whole
There is a hole in the world
And the exit sign offers no light to see by
Can we cast our shadows alone in the dark?
I can't see without you
When the world comes crashing down
Part with it
Start again
When the world comes crashing down
These notes will fold themselves
Standing at the margin's edge
To see where the daybreak ends
You can find compassion here
But the page turns too fast
We fell in this hole that opened up
Giving up on hope
Living without love
And we still type black lines
When the world comes crashing down
These notes will fold themselves
Adjust the aperture to focus on the negative
Like phosphors in the darkroom ignite
Like dodging faces in the corner of the print
Frame by frame this hole is opening and we fall in
There is no such thing as whole
There is a hole in the world
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"The exit sign offers no light to see by"
The end of the relationship offers no new perspective, no light, no hope, no positivity because of how bleak things seem without that person anymore.
"Can we cast our shadows alone in the dark?"
This could mean one of two things, I think. First, if you take "cast our shadows" literally, it means there's no light to shine on you and nothing to make you stand out when you're "alone in the dark." Second, I think if you take "cast" in this sense to mean to throw off or away (i.e. "he cast off the blanket") it doesn't mean to cast shadows in the traditional sense but rather to rid yourself of your shadows...the shadows in this case likely being the dark aspects of the ended relationship that still hang with you, and when you're by yourself in a dark place it's hard to lose those feelings, thoughts and memories when you're surrounded by them.
"I can't see without you"
This one is more or less self-explanatory. Without your partner, you can't see where you're going in life, you can't see the point, you can't see any light or hope and so on.
"Standing at the margin's edge to see where the daybreak ends
You can find compassion here, but the page turns too fast"
Writing is used as a metaphor here much like photography is used as a metaphor later in the song. Referencing forms of expression to convey your own form of expression...pretty amazing lyricism. Anyway, I believe that the first lyric refers to coming to the very "edge" of the relationship, just before it ends, and seeing that the love, the affection, the brightness and joy of the initial connection (aka "the daybreak") is all disappearing. There was compassion there, but it was fleeting and gone too fast, leaving you yearning for it again.
"Giving up on hope, living without love, and we still type black lines"
Again, I believe this uses writing as a metaphor. Basically meaning that the page has turned but you've got to keep writing new lines anyway...the chapter full of love and hope is over, but the story goes on. "When the world comes crashing down, part with it, start again" conveys the same message.
The last line (the screamed part at the end) is definitely "love is love," repeated over and over. You can hear this more clearly in the acoustic version.
I can definitely see how people interpret these lyrics as being about life in general. Personally I think that the lines "I can't see without you" and "giving up on hope, living without love" are what confirms it's about the end of a relationship and the immediate bleak aftermath, though. As someone who is both a writer and photographer AND has personally been in the situation conveyed in these lyrics and knows firsthand how devastating it can be, I definitely feel a strong connection to this song. Truly amazing music.
really, everythings so true.. from the view of life to love.
overall they both go hand in hand but thursday just has a way of making you think,
its kind of sad when you think about it, but its inspirational at the same time.
we have to kind of learn to pick ourselves back up,,even though sometimes the quest for happiness seems hopeless
and never ending.
and sometimes becoming consumed by our daily lives, hurt, and pain can make us blind to what we should appreciate.
I truly beleive that it is about hope overall, and learning to live each day with it.
and possibly learning to love better, and learn to appreciate.
IS LOVE
LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE
IS LOVE IS
The parts in brackets is where the voice in the background screams at the same time as Geoff says "Is no" or "Is a"...Even if it's not right, it seems like it would fit =|...
There...is no (such!),
Is no (thing!),
Is no (as),
Is (whole!)...
There...is a (hole!),
Is a (in!),
Is a (the!),
Is! (world!)...