Absolutely rip-roaring, mind-blowing song! Her voice is absolutely captivating...now I know why she called the album 'Lungs' - she's certainly got a good pair on her!
IMO the song it's about a woman who falls in, apparently, unrequited love with a man. She feels so consumed and overwhelmed by this emotion - blinded by the intensity of it - that she is literally in the dark; totally lost, confused, scared, cannot see the wood for the trees, and also in agony because she believes that he doesn't feel the same way. She decides she has to remove herself from his influence, yet in doing so she finds out that he is in fact in love with her too, so they lose themselves in each other ("Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too, So I stayed in the darkness with you").
What I especially like about this song is how the chorus is ambiguous enough to be able to be interpreted, convincingly, as both negative and positive emotions; respectively, prior to the middle eight and after it. The first two choruses her supposed unrequited love for him is impacting on her negatively, but in the ones following his revelation in the middle eight she is still consumed by her love for him but now, because their feeling is mutual, the power of the love that they share is powerful enough to destroy cosmic bodies. His love has blown her away.
I think Almaperdida got it right on the nose. I actually came here to post that same thing. To add on to him:
I think Almaperdida got it right on the nose. I actually came here to post that same thing. To add on to him:
I think the "twilight" is refering to being emotionless (inbetween "good" and "bad" emotions, just like twilight is inbetween night and day). She's saying that she doesn't want him to leave her not being able to feel anything. She either want's him to go ahead and proclaim that he doesn't love her back (and leave her heart broke), or she want's him to tell her that he DOES love her back. Either way, she wants to be able to FEEL something (whether it be for him or someone else).
@ MrFiish while I do agree to some extent, to my mind the twilight doesn't refer to being emotionless, but rather to being "neither here nor there" - on the edge of love and disdain, between happiness and despair. It's about being overwhelmed with emotions, both positive and negative, always in this chaos (twilight) caused by his very existence ("in the shadow of your heart") and the effect he has on her, whether he is with her or away from her.
@ MrFiish while I do agree to some extent, to my mind the twilight doesn't refer to being emotionless, but rather to being "neither here nor there" - on the edge of love and disdain, between happiness and despair. It's about being overwhelmed with emotions, both positive and negative, always in this chaos (twilight) caused by his very existence ("in the shadow of your heart") and the effect he has on her, whether he is with her or away from her.
The only thins I don't really get is the second verse:
"And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat
I tried to find the sound
But then it stopped, and I was in the darkness,
So darkness I became"
The only thins I don't really get is the second verse:
"And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat
I tried to find the sound
But then it stopped, and I was in the darkness,
So darkness I became"
I totally agree! I also think when she says "I stayed in the darkness with you" not only is it just like they are together, but they are going to figure out everything and get through the confusion of their feelings together by staying in the darkness.
I totally agree! I also think when she says "I stayed in the darkness with you" not only is it just like they are together, but they are going to figure out everything and get through the confusion of their feelings together by staying in the darkness.
Absolutely rip-roaring, mind-blowing song! Her voice is absolutely captivating...now I know why she called the album 'Lungs' - she's certainly got a good pair on her!
IMO the song it's about a woman who falls in, apparently, unrequited love with a man. She feels so consumed and overwhelmed by this emotion - blinded by the intensity of it - that she is literally in the dark; totally lost, confused, scared, cannot see the wood for the trees, and also in agony because she believes that he doesn't feel the same way. She decides she has to remove herself from his influence, yet in doing so she finds out that he is in fact in love with her too, so they lose themselves in each other ("Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too, So I stayed in the darkness with you").
What I especially like about this song is how the chorus is ambiguous enough to be able to be interpreted, convincingly, as both negative and positive emotions; respectively, prior to the middle eight and after it. The first two choruses her supposed unrequited love for him is impacting on her negatively, but in the ones following his revelation in the middle eight she is still consumed by her love for him but now, because their feeling is mutual, the power of the love that they share is powerful enough to destroy cosmic bodies. His love has blown her away.
Such an intense song, perfection.
i absolutely love your interpretation of this song.
i absolutely love your interpretation of this song.
I think you are spot on with that interpretation, it really pulls at your heart strings.
I think you are spot on with that interpretation, it really pulls at your heart strings.
I think Almaperdida got it right on the nose. I actually came here to post that same thing. To add on to him:
I think Almaperdida got it right on the nose. I actually came here to post that same thing. To add on to him:
I think the "twilight" is refering to being emotionless (inbetween "good" and "bad" emotions, just like twilight is inbetween night and day). She's saying that she doesn't want him to leave her not being able to feel anything. She either want's him to go ahead and proclaim that he doesn't love her back (and leave her heart broke), or she want's him to tell her that he DOES love her back. Either way, she wants to be able to FEEL something (whether it be for him or someone else).
great interpretation! I think that your absolutely right!
great interpretation! I think that your absolutely right!
@ MrFiish while I do agree to some extent, to my mind the twilight doesn't refer to being emotionless, but rather to being "neither here nor there" - on the edge of love and disdain, between happiness and despair. It's about being overwhelmed with emotions, both positive and negative, always in this chaos (twilight) caused by his very existence ("in the shadow of your heart") and the effect he has on her, whether he is with her or away from her.
@ MrFiish while I do agree to some extent, to my mind the twilight doesn't refer to being emotionless, but rather to being "neither here nor there" - on the edge of love and disdain, between happiness and despair. It's about being overwhelmed with emotions, both positive and negative, always in this chaos (twilight) caused by his very existence ("in the shadow of your heart") and the effect he has on her, whether he is with her or away from her.
Thanks so much for your analysis! I love the song even more now that I know it's meaning! :)
Thanks so much for your analysis! I love the song even more now that I know it's meaning! :)
The only thins I don't really get is the second verse: "And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat I tried to find the sound But then it stopped, and I was in the darkness, So darkness I became"
The only thins I don't really get is the second verse: "And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat I tried to find the sound But then it stopped, and I was in the darkness, So darkness I became"
What does that mean????
What does that mean????
I totally agree! I also think when she says "I stayed in the darkness with you" not only is it just like they are together, but they are going to figure out everything and get through the confusion of their feelings together by staying in the darkness.
I totally agree! I also think when she says "I stayed in the darkness with you" not only is it just like they are together, but they are going to figure out everything and get through the confusion of their feelings together by staying in the darkness.