Mkay I got something quite different, from the get go. I think this could work with Brandon Flower's previous songs because we all have heard by now he doesn't take sleeping around lightly ('Mr. Brightside', 'Joyride', 'I Can't Stay' to name a few...not to mention all the other depressed hooker and stripper songs they do)
Sure, it's about a couple...I got the gist that the conflict was the purity of the relationship. Like they're trying to maintain a relationship without sex but it's really hard and they find themselves compromising emotional/spiritual values.
"Let me inside, no cause for alarm."
They're going to have a date night at her house and they're going to keep it casual and fun.
"I promise tonight not to do no harm. Yeah, I promise you, babe."
They're putting themselves in compromising situations, but they assume they'll keep it in check.
"We're caught up in the crossfire of Heaven and Hell"
Apparently they're not as in control as they thought they'd be. Fairly obvious to me. Heaven is the beauty of the relationship, not wanting to spoil it with sex too early, loving each other, ethics, purity, etc. While Hell is the opposite-giving in to what they want at the moment even though it might not be good for the relationship in the long run. Plus, assuming they're not married could bring a new layer of moral chaos.
"We're searching for shelter"
I take this line as in they are well intentioned, they're in it together-but they're having a hard time doing what they feel is right.
"Lay your body down."
Whatever 'lay your body down' physically implies, it is the victory of one side. Laying down could be sex, in which 'Hell' won, or it could be snuggling cutely. Aka Heaven won.
Let's assume that chorus meant Heaven won, considering the next verse is pretty dang confident.
"Tell the devil that he can go back from where he came
His fiery arrows drew their bead in vein
And when the hardest part is over we'll be here"
I take it as they made it through the night without having sex even though he came over late at night and it was chancey ("the hardest part is over"). But they beat the devil and he can go to Hell for all they care because they're in it to win it. ("We're still here.")
"And our dreams will break the boundaries of our fear."
That's a really powerful line, no matter what the song directly means. In this context, it couuld mean that they're more determined than ever to do the relationship the right way. No matter what their fears are of themselves and their physical relationship. Their 'dream' of having a pure relationship is worth it.
Anwho. Just my first impression when I heard the line 'I won't do any harm tonight' and then later the Heaven and Hell concept along with the entire comaradery he feels with this girl seems to add up to me. I really love this song--keep it going, Brandon.
I agree that its about a couple wanting to keep their relationship pure, but it gets hard as temptation is a constant battle.
I agree that its about a couple wanting to keep their relationship pure, but it gets hard as temptation is a constant battle.
"And we're caught up in the crossfire of Heaven and Hell,
and we're searching for shelter" I think implies that they know they can't handle this so they are maybe asking God's shelter and he is telling them to lay their bodies down, meaning forget about their worldly needs and desires.
"And we're caught up in the crossfire of Heaven and Hell,
and we're searching for shelter" I think implies that they know they can't handle this so they are maybe asking God's shelter and he is telling them to lay their bodies down, meaning forget about their worldly needs and desires.
This is what keeps them grounded, and at the end of the song he is reminding her of this, to lay her body down next to him, implying that he's forgetting about his desires and also reinforcing the image that their not having sex, but just laying next to each other.
I would like to add that the lyrics 'watching you dress as you turn down the light" says to me that she didn't 'undress' and thus didn't give in to their desires. It would be difficult to portray that image if he only said "lay your body down"
Mkay I got something quite different, from the get go. I think this could work with Brandon Flower's previous songs because we all have heard by now he doesn't take sleeping around lightly ('Mr. Brightside', 'Joyride', 'I Can't Stay' to name a few...not to mention all the other depressed hooker and stripper songs they do)
Sure, it's about a couple...I got the gist that the conflict was the purity of the relationship. Like they're trying to maintain a relationship without sex but it's really hard and they find themselves compromising emotional/spiritual values.
"Let me inside, no cause for alarm." They're going to have a date night at her house and they're going to keep it casual and fun.
"I promise tonight not to do no harm. Yeah, I promise you, babe." They're putting themselves in compromising situations, but they assume they'll keep it in check.
"We're caught up in the crossfire of Heaven and Hell" Apparently they're not as in control as they thought they'd be. Fairly obvious to me. Heaven is the beauty of the relationship, not wanting to spoil it with sex too early, loving each other, ethics, purity, etc. While Hell is the opposite-giving in to what they want at the moment even though it might not be good for the relationship in the long run. Plus, assuming they're not married could bring a new layer of moral chaos.
"We're searching for shelter" I take this line as in they are well intentioned, they're in it together-but they're having a hard time doing what they feel is right.
"Lay your body down." Whatever 'lay your body down' physically implies, it is the victory of one side. Laying down could be sex, in which 'Hell' won, or it could be snuggling cutely. Aka Heaven won.
Let's assume that chorus meant Heaven won, considering the next verse is pretty dang confident.
"Tell the devil that he can go back from where he came His fiery arrows drew their bead in vein And when the hardest part is over we'll be here"
I take it as they made it through the night without having sex even though he came over late at night and it was chancey ("the hardest part is over"). But they beat the devil and he can go to Hell for all they care because they're in it to win it. ("We're still here.")
"And our dreams will break the boundaries of our fear."
That's a really powerful line, no matter what the song directly means. In this context, it couuld mean that they're more determined than ever to do the relationship the right way. No matter what their fears are of themselves and their physical relationship. Their 'dream' of having a pure relationship is worth it.
Anwho. Just my first impression when I heard the line 'I won't do any harm tonight' and then later the Heaven and Hell concept along with the entire comaradery he feels with this girl seems to add up to me. I really love this song--keep it going, Brandon.
Thoughts?
*Read through a few of these a bit more carefully and nevermind-I guess I'm not the only one who got that picture either =]
*Read through a few of these a bit more carefully and nevermind-I guess I'm not the only one who got that picture either =]
yeah! that's pretty much how i see this song :)
yeah! that's pretty much how i see this song :)
I agree that its about a couple wanting to keep their relationship pure, but it gets hard as temptation is a constant battle.
I agree that its about a couple wanting to keep their relationship pure, but it gets hard as temptation is a constant battle.
"And we're caught up in the crossfire of Heaven and Hell, and we're searching for shelter" I think implies that they know they can't handle this so they are maybe asking God's shelter and he is telling them to lay their bodies down, meaning forget about their worldly needs and desires.
"And we're caught up in the crossfire of Heaven and Hell, and we're searching for shelter" I think implies that they know they can't handle this so they are maybe asking God's shelter and he is telling them to lay their bodies down, meaning forget about their worldly needs and desires.
This is what keeps them grounded, and at the end of the song he is reminding her of this, to lay her body down next to him, implying that he's forgetting about his desires and also reinforcing the image that their not having sex, but just laying next to each other.
I would like to add that the lyrics 'watching you dress as you turn down the light" says to me that she didn't 'undress' and thus didn't give in to their desires. It would be difficult to portray that image if he only said "lay your body down"