ok, first off. the song is NOT about christianity, at least not to me.
I scraped my knees while I was praying
And found a demon in my safest haven
(Where she used to feel safe, she doesn't feel so safe anymore/feel like she belongs there)
Seems like it's getting harder to believe in anything
Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts
(Instead of like, following her dreams or something, she's considering acting like she's all that, maybe being a showoff)
I wanna know what it'd be like
To find perfection in my pride
(To think she's "all that", etc)
To see nothing in the light
(To see nothing for what it really is)
I'll turn it off, in all my spite
In all my spite, I'll turn it off
(She would "turn off the lights" and not see things for how they really are)
And the worst part is
Before it gets any better
We're headed for a cliff
(It's gonna get worse before it gets better)
And in the free fall
I will realize I'm better off
When I hit the bottom
(When you hit "the bottom", that's the worst point: she thinks it will get better from that point, and she can get back up and try again)
The tragedy, it seems unending
I'm watching everyone I looked up to break and bending
We're taking shortcuts and false solutions
Just to come out the hero
(pretty self explanatory...)
Well, I can see behind the curtain
(she can see what's really going on)
The wheels are cranking, turning
It's all wrong, the way we're working
Towards a goal that's non-existent
It's not existent, but we just keep believing
(If you don't have a goal, what are you working towards? NOTHING!)
after that it just repeats things from before...
so basically, it's like, things are getting worse b/c people are being showoffs, thinking that they're all that. if you also listen to "playing god" you can tell that, like this whole album pretty much, it's about the band and their struggles.
it reminds me of my school sometimes, well, kind of. like, "I'm watching everyone I looked up to break and bending" makes me think of these people that I thought were these straight A, really good students who really put a LOT of effort into their schoolwork and tried to follow their dreams, well, I guess that's not always quite so true. "I found a demon in my safest haven" - I feel safe there, but maybe it's not quite where I belong... I think my school used to be better, idk. It's a middle school, and don't get me wrong - I love my school (one of the best schools in the area) - but I want to go on to high school already and move on to bigger things, "ditch this town before it ditches me" etc.
ok, first off. the song is NOT about christianity, at least not to me.
I scraped my knees while I was praying And found a demon in my safest haven (Where she used to feel safe, she doesn't feel so safe anymore/feel like she belongs there) Seems like it's getting harder to believe in anything Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts (Instead of like, following her dreams or something, she's considering acting like she's all that, maybe being a showoff)
I wanna know what it'd be like To find perfection in my pride (To think she's "all that", etc) To see nothing in the light (To see nothing for what it really is) I'll turn it off, in all my spite In all my spite, I'll turn it off (She would "turn off the lights" and not see things for how they really are)
And the worst part is Before it gets any better We're headed for a cliff (It's gonna get worse before it gets better) And in the free fall I will realize I'm better off When I hit the bottom (When you hit "the bottom", that's the worst point: she thinks it will get better from that point, and she can get back up and try again)
The tragedy, it seems unending I'm watching everyone I looked up to break and bending We're taking shortcuts and false solutions Just to come out the hero (pretty self explanatory...)
Well, I can see behind the curtain (she can see what's really going on) The wheels are cranking, turning It's all wrong, the way we're working Towards a goal that's non-existent It's not existent, but we just keep believing (If you don't have a goal, what are you working towards? NOTHING!)
after that it just repeats things from before...
so basically, it's like, things are getting worse b/c people are being showoffs, thinking that they're all that. if you also listen to "playing god" you can tell that, like this whole album pretty much, it's about the band and their struggles.
it reminds me of my school sometimes, well, kind of. like, "I'm watching everyone I looked up to break and bending" makes me think of these people that I thought were these straight A, really good students who really put a LOT of effort into their schoolwork and tried to follow their dreams, well, I guess that's not always quite so true. "I found a demon in my safest haven" - I feel safe there, but maybe it's not quite where I belong... I think my school used to be better, idk. It's a middle school, and don't get me wrong - I love my school (one of the best schools in the area) - but I want to go on to high school already and move on to bigger things, "ditch this town before it ditches me" etc.
just a rant... lol dont ask (:
I completely, totally agree :)
I completely, totally agree :)