I think you are being too much SUPERFICIAL: let's not forget it's brandon flowers' song we are talking about, knowing his other songs, his way of explaining things and stories, it can be a good help even if it's always tricky to understand the killers' songs.
I DO NOT think he is talking about an affair between married-engaged people. It talks about a COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP. as you may remember, human-incomplete nature and debility it's one of the killers topics.
so this relationship between two people who love each other but are not really able to love and are afraid and are infirm and fragil (they keep secrets, they harm each other, still they want to be together), it's a STRUGGLE. life is a CONSTANT FIGHT BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL, the only thing we can do is look for shelter.
NOTICE that as in many other songs (all these things that i've done, for example) it comes the time when
the "good" wins the fight, the victory against evil. and this doesn't happen because of human or how much we try (in fact, it seems the only thing to do is look for shelter and lay down, he is deceived and afraid) but it happens because of SOMETHING GREATER, much bigger, that breaks even the boundaries of the fears of these poor people. THIS IS CALLED REDEMPTION. I am not talking about any religion concretely, but the concept of redemption is this.
so, to put it in short words:
HUMAN-INCOMPLETE NATURE; debility, fears, harm...
GOOD vs EVIL; life is a fight, it's hard.
REDEMPTION;this "hardest part"has an end. Something greater wins against evil and gives us freedom, we have no more boundaries, we can dream.
I believe this is exactly right. It is not about an affair or an abusive relationship - it is simply about being human and, more specifically, about love.
I believe this is exactly right. It is not about an affair or an abusive relationship - it is simply about being human and, more specifically, about love.
You can expand the metaphor of heaven and hell by saying that we are constantly in the crossfire as humans, like you said, and that our only shelter from the crossfire is love. (Keeping away from the idea of love as God, or religion in general - though it could go there.) Through love we are each other's shelter in the daily battle of good and evil in our lives. He says "lay your body down" throughout the song - and it doesn't make total sense as to what he means until the end when he closes the line by saying "next to mine."
Just like you, I never saw the affair theme everyone else talks about, let alone the gay theme (thats sometimes present in The Killers songs). Instead, it stroke a chord in me, its all about crossing limits, conquering your fears, acknoledging youre in this together - it takes two to defeat all evil - you and God, or you and a loved one. The video speaks for itself, and helps you understand the song.
This part:
Lay your body down
Next to mine
I personally think its about a great, deep sleep (or relaxation), after youve defeated everything thats evil in your life, when...
Just like you, I never saw the affair theme everyone else talks about, let alone the gay theme (thats sometimes present in The Killers songs). Instead, it stroke a chord in me, its all about crossing limits, conquering your fears, acknoledging youre in this together - it takes two to defeat all evil - you and God, or you and a loved one. The video speaks for itself, and helps you understand the song.
This part:
Lay your body down
Next to mine
I personally think its about a great, deep sleep (or relaxation), after youve defeated everything thats evil in your life, when you know you can lay next to the person you love and nothing bad will happen ever again.
I think you are being too much SUPERFICIAL: let's not forget it's brandon flowers' song we are talking about, knowing his other songs, his way of explaining things and stories, it can be a good help even if it's always tricky to understand the killers' songs.
I DO NOT think he is talking about an affair between married-engaged people. It talks about a COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP. as you may remember, human-incomplete nature and debility it's one of the killers topics. so this relationship between two people who love each other but are not really able to love and are afraid and are infirm and fragil (they keep secrets, they harm each other, still they want to be together), it's a STRUGGLE. life is a CONSTANT FIGHT BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL, the only thing we can do is look for shelter.
NOTICE that as in many other songs (all these things that i've done, for example) it comes the time when the "good" wins the fight, the victory against evil. and this doesn't happen because of human or how much we try (in fact, it seems the only thing to do is look for shelter and lay down, he is deceived and afraid) but it happens because of SOMETHING GREATER, much bigger, that breaks even the boundaries of the fears of these poor people. THIS IS CALLED REDEMPTION. I am not talking about any religion concretely, but the concept of redemption is this.
so, to put it in short words:
I believe this is exactly right. It is not about an affair or an abusive relationship - it is simply about being human and, more specifically, about love.
I believe this is exactly right. It is not about an affair or an abusive relationship - it is simply about being human and, more specifically, about love.
You can expand the metaphor of heaven and hell by saying that we are constantly in the crossfire as humans, like you said, and that our only shelter from the crossfire is love. (Keeping away from the idea of love as God, or religion in general - though it could go there.) Through love we are each other's shelter in the daily battle of good and evil in our lives. He says "lay your body down" throughout the song - and it doesn't make total sense as to what he means until the end when he closes the line by saying "next to mine."
it's beautiful. A love song for the ages.
Just like you, I never saw the affair theme everyone else talks about, let alone the gay theme (thats sometimes present in The Killers songs). Instead, it stroke a chord in me, its all about crossing limits, conquering your fears, acknoledging youre in this together - it takes two to defeat all evil - you and God, or you and a loved one. The video speaks for itself, and helps you understand the song. This part: Lay your body down Next to mine I personally think its about a great, deep sleep (or relaxation), after youve defeated everything thats evil in your life, when...
Just like you, I never saw the affair theme everyone else talks about, let alone the gay theme (thats sometimes present in The Killers songs). Instead, it stroke a chord in me, its all about crossing limits, conquering your fears, acknoledging youre in this together - it takes two to defeat all evil - you and God, or you and a loved one. The video speaks for itself, and helps you understand the song. This part: Lay your body down Next to mine I personally think its about a great, deep sleep (or relaxation), after youve defeated everything thats evil in your life, when you know you can lay next to the person you love and nothing bad will happen ever again.
thanks toutlebon that's what i was talking about!
thanks toutlebon that's what i was talking about!
andleia you have some interesting points there too..
andleia you have some interesting points there too..