I don's post this kind of thing very often but this is just the story of my life right now and I'm pretty sure I understand what this song is all about.
Put simply, it's telling the tale of a guy who's involved with a girl that he feels attraction to but isn't in love with. He doesn't feel as strongly for her as she feels for him - or at least as she used to. He starts by making promises and being the better person; he says if she needs him to move away in order to forget him then he'll do it, he says he'll cut himself off from her entirely if that helps. The chorus is fairly self-evident in its meaning. But then, in the stanza that begins, "It's cold as a tomb..." it's them spending another night together, probably drunk or lonely, and it's him pleading beneath the surface to himself to 'call it quits or get a grip.' He knows he's hurting her, and knows he needs to sort his head out and stop being so careless with her emotions, but he's incapable. In the long bridge section it's him falling back into a long list of platitudes about how much she matters to him, but the point is that she doesn't; she's just a painkiller, if you like, and he's using her for that.
That's what I read into it, anyway, because it's pretty much spot on as far as my life is concerned. My ex and I broke up a year ago and we've kissed often on nights out; at first, she would shout at me after it had happened and tell me I needed to think more carefully about what I was doing and fucking with her emotions. And she was right. But it didn't fix anything; when we're drunk and around each other we still end up kissing and/or sleeping together and it's nothing I'm proud of but I'm almost powerless to stop it. Almost. And the part of me that does have that capability is muted by my insecurities. I know she'll forgive me eventually for being so messed up and in turn messing her up, but I'd much rather she was just able to walk away from me, because even though that would hurt me for a while, it's almost certainly the best thing for her own head.
@3lancer This is 1000% spot on. the song, and the idea or emotion of the song, goes full circle. as soon as she is gone, he feels how cold and lonely it is. but when he has her, it\'s not much different inside except she is there to share it with him. that\'s not a relationship. so call it quits. or get a grip.
@3lancer This is 1000% spot on. the song, and the idea or emotion of the song, goes full circle. as soon as she is gone, he feels how cold and lonely it is. but when he has her, it\'s not much different inside except she is there to share it with him. that\'s not a relationship. so call it quits. or get a grip.
I don's post this kind of thing very often but this is just the story of my life right now and I'm pretty sure I understand what this song is all about.
Put simply, it's telling the tale of a guy who's involved with a girl that he feels attraction to but isn't in love with. He doesn't feel as strongly for her as she feels for him - or at least as she used to. He starts by making promises and being the better person; he says if she needs him to move away in order to forget him then he'll do it, he says he'll cut himself off from her entirely if that helps. The chorus is fairly self-evident in its meaning. But then, in the stanza that begins, "It's cold as a tomb..." it's them spending another night together, probably drunk or lonely, and it's him pleading beneath the surface to himself to 'call it quits or get a grip.' He knows he's hurting her, and knows he needs to sort his head out and stop being so careless with her emotions, but he's incapable. In the long bridge section it's him falling back into a long list of platitudes about how much she matters to him, but the point is that she doesn't; she's just a painkiller, if you like, and he's using her for that.
That's what I read into it, anyway, because it's pretty much spot on as far as my life is concerned. My ex and I broke up a year ago and we've kissed often on nights out; at first, she would shout at me after it had happened and tell me I needed to think more carefully about what I was doing and fucking with her emotions. And she was right. But it didn't fix anything; when we're drunk and around each other we still end up kissing and/or sleeping together and it's nothing I'm proud of but I'm almost powerless to stop it. Almost. And the part of me that does have that capability is muted by my insecurities. I know she'll forgive me eventually for being so messed up and in turn messing her up, but I'd much rather she was just able to walk away from me, because even though that would hurt me for a while, it's almost certainly the best thing for her own head.
@3lancer This is 1000% spot on. the song, and the idea or emotion of the song, goes full circle. as soon as she is gone, he feels how cold and lonely it is. but when he has her, it\'s not much different inside except she is there to share it with him. that\'s not a relationship. so call it quits. or get a grip.
@3lancer This is 1000% spot on. the song, and the idea or emotion of the song, goes full circle. as soon as she is gone, he feels how cold and lonely it is. but when he has her, it\'s not much different inside except she is there to share it with him. that\'s not a relationship. so call it quits. or get a grip.