This song is what you'd get if you made the poem Invictus into a beautiful love song. There are two threads to it, the first thread is the love song:
"So close, no matter how far"
We're emotionally close even when we're physically apart
"Couldn't be much more from the heart"
I love you from the bottom of my heart
"Never opened myself this way"
I've never opened up to someone like I have with you
"Forever trusting who we are"
We'll always believe in ourselves and each other
"Trust I seek and I find in you"
I need someone I can trust and it's you
"Every day for us something new"
We're not growing stale, every day of our relationship feels exciting and new
"And nothing else matters"
Nothing matters but our love
"All these words I don't just say"
I'm not just saying these words, I mean them
The second thread is a fierce "declaration of independence", a rejection of the rest of the world:
"Life is ours, we live it our way"
We'll live how we want, not how others tell us to
"Open mind for a different view"
We see the world with our own eyes and that gives us a different view.
We don't copy the unexamined opinions of others.
"Never cared for what they say"
Other people gossip and disapprove but we ignore those fools
"Never cared for games they play"
Other people play games and don't mean what they say but we ignore those fools
"Never cared for what they do"
Other people do bad or stupid things but we ignore those fools
"Never cared for what they know"
Other people gossip but we ignore those fools
"And nothing else matters"
The rest of the world doesn't matter, only our love matters
A couple more points:
The words "nothing else matters" tie together the two threads.
For me, although the melody feels dark and dramatic, which might seem out of place in a love song, that power and anger emphasize how strong the singer's love is.
Kind of like an unfaltering love for someone...
A relationship that can't be torn apart by society's rules, family, frienemies, etc...
Two unconquerable souls, masters of their own fate...
All they need is one another and..."nothing else matters".
Kind of like an unfaltering love for someone...
A relationship that can't be torn apart by society's rules, family, frienemies, etc...
Two unconquerable souls, masters of their own fate...
All they need is one another and..."nothing else matters".
i don't think this is a love song)) melody, atmosphere and so on aspire to tell us something more than "i love u, we are created to each other and *uck'em all who think we cant be together", common, Hetfield is not so superficial )
i don't think this is a love song)) melody, atmosphere and so on aspire to tell us something more than "i love u, we are created to each other and *uck'em all who think we cant be together", common, Hetfield is not so superficial )
This song is what you'd get if you made the poem Invictus into a beautiful love song. There are two threads to it, the first thread is the love song:
"So close, no matter how far" We're emotionally close even when we're physically apart "Couldn't be much more from the heart" I love you from the bottom of my heart "Never opened myself this way" I've never opened up to someone like I have with you "Forever trusting who we are" We'll always believe in ourselves and each other "Trust I seek and I find in you" I need someone I can trust and it's you "Every day for us something new" We're not growing stale, every day of our relationship feels exciting and new "And nothing else matters" Nothing matters but our love "All these words I don't just say" I'm not just saying these words, I mean them
The second thread is a fierce "declaration of independence", a rejection of the rest of the world:
"Life is ours, we live it our way" We'll live how we want, not how others tell us to "Open mind for a different view" We see the world with our own eyes and that gives us a different view. We don't copy the unexamined opinions of others. "Never cared for what they say" Other people gossip and disapprove but we ignore those fools "Never cared for games they play" Other people play games and don't mean what they say but we ignore those fools "Never cared for what they do" Other people do bad or stupid things but we ignore those fools "Never cared for what they know" Other people gossip but we ignore those fools "And nothing else matters" The rest of the world doesn't matter, only our love matters
A couple more points:
Kind of like an unfaltering love for someone... A relationship that can't be torn apart by society's rules, family, frienemies, etc... Two unconquerable souls, masters of their own fate... All they need is one another and..."nothing else matters".
Kind of like an unfaltering love for someone... A relationship that can't be torn apart by society's rules, family, frienemies, etc... Two unconquerable souls, masters of their own fate... All they need is one another and..."nothing else matters".
Thank you.
Thank you.
Your interpretation is as beautiful as the song itself. Best compliment I can think of.
Your interpretation is as beautiful as the song itself. Best compliment I can think of.
Totally subjective I know, but I find Sully Erna's (Godsmack) performance more powerful than the original.
Totally subjective I know, but I find Sully Erna's (Godsmack) performance more powerful than the original.
i don't think this is a love song)) melody, atmosphere and so on aspire to tell us something more than "i love u, we are created to each other and *uck'em all who think we cant be together", common, Hetfield is not so superficial )
i don't think this is a love song)) melody, atmosphere and so on aspire to tell us something more than "i love u, we are created to each other and *uck'em all who think we cant be together", common, Hetfield is not so superficial )