I got to really thinking about the lyrics to this song and although the obvious interpretations are either the war in Iraq or a relationship with a girl, I think the song may be about suicide. Before you dismiss the idea as ridiculous, listen to some of my interpretations on the lyrics.
'There's another world inside of me that you may never see"- A lot of people who are depressed or suicidal don't like to talk about their deepest feelings and what is making them feel the way they do.
'Somewhere in this darkness there's a light that I can't find'- He desperatley wants to find something that will make him happy and want to stay alive.
"When your education X-ray cannot see under my skin"- By education X-ray I think he means a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist is educated and they try to see through people to figure out their problems, hence the education X-ray which cannot see what is wrong with him."I won't tell you a damn thing that I could not tell my friends"- And if he can't talk to his friends about the problem he sure as hell isn't going to tell some doctor.
"Now roaming through this darkness I'm alive but I'm alone"-he's still alive but his life is lonely and surrounded by darkness. "Part of me is fighting this but part of me is gone"- part of him is trying to fight this urge to kill himself but the other part of him is already dead.
The chorus is probably directed toward everyone in his life that is important: friends, family, a lover to comfort him while he is still here and love him when he is gone, when he finally takes his life. Anyone else think I might be on to something here? If I think of this song as being about Iraq, it comepletely ruins it for me because I think Bush is a moron and the whole war in Iraq is a big fucking joke.
I agree with your interpretation, I think the video usually influences a songs meaning for the general public but really i don't see this song being about the war although it could apply to somebody as being about that as 3 Doors Down always seem to have universal meanings to their songs.
I agree with your interpretation, I think the video usually influences a songs meaning for the general public but really i don't see this song being about the war although it could apply to somebody as being about that as 3 Doors Down always seem to have universal meanings to their songs.
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I think this interpretation and analysis is as correct as it could ever be! For people with their own minds, experiences and feelings a lyric can always mean what they're personalised referring to -BUT me, myself, are referring exactly to the interpretation abowe... This is my feeling right now as im writing this. Im gathering songlyrics for my loved ones as a reminder and personalised note to each of them when im gone. One of these lyrics will defenatly be this one! I FEEL the words under my skin and in my brain... Bless all of you that will...
@NineInchDoorsDown re
I think this interpretation and analysis is as correct as it could ever be! For people with their own minds, experiences and feelings a lyric can always mean what they're personalised referring to -BUT me, myself, are referring exactly to the interpretation abowe... This is my feeling right now as im writing this. Im gathering songlyrics for my loved ones as a reminder and personalised note to each of them when im gone. One of these lyrics will defenatly be this one! I FEEL the words under my skin and in my brain... Bless all of you that will carry on dancing...
I got to really thinking about the lyrics to this song and although the obvious interpretations are either the war in Iraq or a relationship with a girl, I think the song may be about suicide. Before you dismiss the idea as ridiculous, listen to some of my interpretations on the lyrics.
'There's another world inside of me that you may never see"- A lot of people who are depressed or suicidal don't like to talk about their deepest feelings and what is making them feel the way they do.
'Somewhere in this darkness there's a light that I can't find'- He desperatley wants to find something that will make him happy and want to stay alive.
"When your education X-ray cannot see under my skin"- By education X-ray I think he means a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist is educated and they try to see through people to figure out their problems, hence the education X-ray which cannot see what is wrong with him."I won't tell you a damn thing that I could not tell my friends"- And if he can't talk to his friends about the problem he sure as hell isn't going to tell some doctor.
"Now roaming through this darkness I'm alive but I'm alone"-he's still alive but his life is lonely and surrounded by darkness. "Part of me is fighting this but part of me is gone"- part of him is trying to fight this urge to kill himself but the other part of him is already dead. The chorus is probably directed toward everyone in his life that is important: friends, family, a lover to comfort him while he is still here and love him when he is gone, when he finally takes his life. Anyone else think I might be on to something here? If I think of this song as being about Iraq, it comepletely ruins it for me because I think Bush is a moron and the whole war in Iraq is a big fucking joke.
I agree with your interpretation, I think the video usually influences a songs meaning for the general public but really i don't see this song being about the war although it could apply to somebody as being about that as 3 Doors Down always seem to have universal meanings to their songs.
I agree with your interpretation, I think the video usually influences a songs meaning for the general public but really i don't see this song being about the war although it could apply to somebody as being about that as 3 Doors Down always seem to have universal meanings to their songs.
@NineInchDoorsDown re I think this interpretation and analysis is as correct as it could ever be! For people with their own minds, experiences and feelings a lyric can always mean what they're personalised referring to -BUT me, myself, are referring exactly to the interpretation abowe... This is my feeling right now as im writing this. Im gathering songlyrics for my loved ones as a reminder and personalised note to each of them when im gone. One of these lyrics will defenatly be this one! I FEEL the words under my skin and in my brain... Bless all of you that will...
@NineInchDoorsDown re I think this interpretation and analysis is as correct as it could ever be! For people with their own minds, experiences and feelings a lyric can always mean what they're personalised referring to -BUT me, myself, are referring exactly to the interpretation abowe... This is my feeling right now as im writing this. Im gathering songlyrics for my loved ones as a reminder and personalised note to each of them when im gone. One of these lyrics will defenatly be this one! I FEEL the words under my skin and in my brain... Bless all of you that will carry on dancing...