(Just so you know, this song was written for Andrea Arnold's 2011 film adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.)
"Give me hope in silence
It's easier, it's kinder"
He doesn't wish for his love to talk about the troubles they're facing; it's just easier to pretend that everything is fine.
"Tell me not of heartbreak
It plagues my soul, it plagues my soul"
He just doesn't want to talk of heartbreak because if causes him pain facing the reality of the situation they're in.
"And bury me beside you
I have no hope in solitude"
He just wants to be with her; he knows that without her he wouldn't be happy.
"And the world will follow
To the earth down below"
I think that this part is basically saying that the world it's self will not matter anymore because it will "follow to the earth down below"; where he's "buried" beside her.
"But I came and I was nothing
Time will give us nothing"
I think this part is explaining that he has a low ranking in society, and if she stays with him it won't change his status because he will still be considered "nothing".
"So why did you choose to lean on
A man you knew was falling?"
He saying that she is just setting herself up for heartbreak because he isn't worthy of her, and that ultimately they can't be together.
Well, I'm not sure if that's totally right but I feel like I'm on the right track, haha.
But besides that, I just love this song - Mumford and Son's are amazing.
(Just so you know, this song was written for Andrea Arnold's 2011 film adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.)
"Give me hope in silence It's easier, it's kinder"
He doesn't wish for his love to talk about the troubles they're facing; it's just easier to pretend that everything is fine.
"Tell me not of heartbreak It plagues my soul, it plagues my soul"
He just doesn't want to talk of heartbreak because if causes him pain facing the reality of the situation they're in.
"And bury me beside you I have no hope in solitude"
He just wants to be with her; he knows that without her he wouldn't be happy.
"And the world will follow To the earth down below"
I think that this part is basically saying that the world it's self will not matter anymore because it will "follow to the earth down below"; where he's "buried" beside her.
"But I came and I was nothing Time will give us nothing"
I think this part is explaining that he has a low ranking in society, and if she stays with him it won't change his status because he will still be considered "nothing".
"So why did you choose to lean on A man you knew was falling?"
He saying that she is just setting herself up for heartbreak because he isn't worthy of her, and that ultimately they can't be together.
Well, I'm not sure if that's totally right but I feel like I'm on the right track, haha. But besides that, I just love this song - Mumford and Son's are amazing.