I think it's simply about growing .. it's like everybody were born naive ..
and his mother or someone who care about him wanted him to to stay naive.. so she held him in the familiar room - the house -> his room.
but he was curious.. and that's where he dreamed to be with everybody.. he was looking outside all the time..
but they everybody outside jackals ..so his mom didn't want him to go..
but when he grew older, he released from her shackles and could "dance" with them..
so he became one of them.. "learned a new way to move"...
so he became a jackal as the name of the song.. "becoming a jackal".. and so he lost his innocence .. like everybody did..
I really don't quite know right now what does this part means:
"So before you take this song as truth
You should wonder what I'm taking from you
How I benefit from you being here
Lending me your ears while I'm selling you my fears
"
but I guess it could be the audience like someone told here before..
or maybe:
"So before you take this song as truth" - so before you take him as a jackal ("becoming a jackal") ..
he is talking to his mom/lover/ someone who cares about him - lending me your ears..
"while I'm selling you my fears" - telling her how terrible is it to be a jackal.."How I benefit from you being here" - he is enjoying her being here - he wants her back .. he doesn't wanna be outside anymore..
it's like us when we're growing up - we wanna get younger again .. and when we were young we wanted to grow..
I occasionally search this site when I have troubles deciphering lyrics in songs, and enjoy the interpretations, but this song gave me a reason to lend my logic. I fully understand the subjective nature in all forms of art...how we perceive things differently, but I can't help but feel that many are ignoring the most basic, literal meanings.
I occasionally search this site when I have troubles deciphering lyrics in songs, and enjoy the interpretations, but this song gave me a reason to lend my logic. I fully understand the subjective nature in all forms of art...how we perceive things differently, but I can't help but feel that many are ignoring the most basic, literal meanings.
"So before you take this song as truth
You should wonder what I'm taking from you
How I benefit from you being here
Lending me your ears while I'm selling you my fears"
"So before you take this song as truth
You should wonder what I'm taking from you
How I benefit from you being here
Lending me your ears while I'm selling you my fears"
This "song" is what the listener is hearing
What is he taking from you?
How does he benefit?
You are "lending your ear" and he's "selling" you his "fear"...literally in the form of a record
It seems, in a literal sense, that he's singing about YOU...and me
It would take too much time to explain these sentiments, but after so much time of thought you eventually realize there is nowhere else to go except for passing on your ideas to others who might feel the same, etc. In a way, he's warning you...HEY! Pay attention! I'm selling you my fears! He's not being "evil" or scamming you, but wants to let you know that he has been in the deep, dark abyss and is using music as an outlet to express these fears/concerns/truths. He is basically saying..."I've been there before and have tried to figure it all out; now I'm selling you my thoughts/opinions concerning reality and giving you fair notice...don't get pissed at me if my path hurts too much." I'm drunk and could say this all better, but maybe I got my point across, not that it really matters.
I think it's simply about growing .. it's like everybody were born naive .. and his mother or someone who care about him wanted him to to stay naive.. so she held him in the familiar room - the house -> his room. but he was curious.. and that's where he dreamed to be with everybody.. he was looking outside all the time.. but they everybody outside jackals ..so his mom didn't want him to go.. but when he grew older, he released from her shackles and could "dance" with them.. so he became one of them.. "learned a new way to move"... so he became a jackal as the name of the song.. "becoming a jackal".. and so he lost his innocence .. like everybody did.. I really don't quite know right now what does this part means:
"So before you take this song as truth You should wonder what I'm taking from you How I benefit from you being here Lending me your ears while I'm selling you my fears "
but I guess it could be the audience like someone told here before.. or maybe: "So before you take this song as truth" - so before you take him as a jackal ("becoming a jackal") .. he is talking to his mom/lover/ someone who cares about him - lending me your ears.. "while I'm selling you my fears" - telling her how terrible is it to be a jackal.."How I benefit from you being here" - he is enjoying her being here - he wants her back .. he doesn't wanna be outside anymore.. it's like us when we're growing up - we wanna get younger again .. and when we were young we wanted to grow..
I occasionally search this site when I have troubles deciphering lyrics in songs, and enjoy the interpretations, but this song gave me a reason to lend my logic. I fully understand the subjective nature in all forms of art...how we perceive things differently, but I can't help but feel that many are ignoring the most basic, literal meanings.
I occasionally search this site when I have troubles deciphering lyrics in songs, and enjoy the interpretations, but this song gave me a reason to lend my logic. I fully understand the subjective nature in all forms of art...how we perceive things differently, but I can't help but feel that many are ignoring the most basic, literal meanings.
"So before you take this song as truth You should wonder what I'm taking from you How I benefit from you being here Lending me your ears while I'm selling you my fears"
"So before you take this song as truth You should wonder what I'm taking from you How I benefit from you being here Lending me your ears while I'm selling you my fears"
This "song" is what the listener is hearing What is he taking from you? How does he benefit? You are "lending your ear" and he's "selling" you his "fear"...literally in the form of a record
It seems, in a literal sense, that he's singing about YOU...and me
It would take too much time to explain these sentiments, but after so much time of thought you eventually realize there is nowhere else to go except for passing on your ideas to others who might feel the same, etc. In a way, he's warning you...HEY! Pay attention! I'm selling you my fears! He's not being "evil" or scamming you, but wants to let you know that he has been in the deep, dark abyss and is using music as an outlet to express these fears/concerns/truths. He is basically saying..."I've been there before and have tried to figure it all out; now I'm selling you my thoughts/opinions concerning reality and giving you fair notice...don't get pissed at me if my path hurts too much." I'm drunk and could say this all better, but maybe I got my point across, not that it really matters.