Actually, the song is about Virginia Woolfe. She committed suicide by drowning herself. Florence wrote this song about how it must have felt like. The love story you see in the video is based on her last note to her husband: "What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that–everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer. I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been."
-A part of Virginia Wolf's last note to her husband
The older lady in the video that is mopping and watches Florence, I would assume, is suppose to be Virginia. Beautiful song and I cry every time I hear. Such a sad tragedy.
i tottally agree with you...its so sad and tragic that she thought that the easiest way was to end her life...but i cant blame her...her disease changed her and she didnt want her husband going through it...this song is a clear reflection of how she felt when she was drowning.
i tottally agree with you...its so sad and tragic that she thought that the easiest way was to end her life...but i cant blame her...her disease changed her and she didnt want her husband going through it...this song is a clear reflection of how she felt when she was drowning.
@kelso_b I agree completely. These lyrics particularly reflect that :
@kelso_b I agree completely. These lyrics particularly reflect that :
Though the pressure's hard to take
It's the only way I can escape
It seems a heavy choice to make
But now I am under all
Though the pressure's hard to take
It's the only way I can escape
It seems a heavy choice to make
But now I am under all
The pressure isn't about the pessures of life, but the physical pressure at the bottom of the ocean. Drowning is a pretty painful way to die. Even though it's hard, she feels that dying is the only way she can escape her depression. It's a big decision, but she's already underwater.
The pressure isn't about the pessures of life, but the physical pressure at the bottom of the ocean. Drowning is a pretty painful way to die. Even though it's hard, she feels that dying is the only way she can escape her depression. It's a big decision, but she's already underwater.
@kelso_b I agree completely. These lyrics particularly reflect that :
@kelso_b I agree completely. These lyrics particularly reflect that :
Though the pressure's hard to take
It's the only way I can escape
It seems a heavy choice to make
But now I am under all
Though the pressure's hard to take
It's the only way I can escape
It seems a heavy choice to make
But now I am under all
The pressure isn't about the pessures of life, but the physical pressure at the bottom of the ocean. Drowning is a pretty painful way to die. Even though it's hard, she feels that dying is the only way she can escape her depression. It's a big decision, but she's already underwater.
The pressure isn't about the pessures of life, but the physical pressure at the bottom of the ocean. Drowning is a pretty painful way to die. Even though it's hard, she feels that dying is the only way she can escape her depression. It's a big decision, but she's already underwater.
I completely agree that this is about Virginia Woolf's drowning. Excellent interpretation by far.
I completely agree that this is about Virginia Woolf's drowning. Excellent interpretation by far.
As someone battling depression, I completely understand how it gets worse as we get older. The thoughts and emotions that engulf our minds are so overpowering at times that being able to pull yourself out of it becomes more difficult through age. It not only takes it's toll on the person suffering from depression but it also consumes their loved ones. They too are struggling to help you through those extremely rough times. Not everyone responds well to anti-depressant medications so it is an ongoing battle. The guilt we feel for our illness consuming our loved ones lives is overwhelming.
I feel as though the lyrics not only express what it must have felt like while drowning but also the emotions she felt before she took her life. You do feel at times as if you are drowning in a sea of depression.
Thanks for sharing your amazing interpretation of the lyrics.
Actually, the song is about Virginia Woolfe. She committed suicide by drowning herself. Florence wrote this song about how it must have felt like. The love story you see in the video is based on her last note to her husband: "What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that–everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer. I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been." -A part of Virginia Wolf's last note to her husband
The older lady in the video that is mopping and watches Florence, I would assume, is suppose to be Virginia. Beautiful song and I cry every time I hear. Such a sad tragedy.
Virginia Woolf* Sorry about the typo
Virginia Woolf* Sorry about the typo
i tottally agree with you...its so sad and tragic that she thought that the easiest way was to end her life...but i cant blame her...her disease changed her and she didnt want her husband going through it...this song is a clear reflection of how she felt when she was drowning.
i tottally agree with you...its so sad and tragic that she thought that the easiest way was to end her life...but i cant blame her...her disease changed her and she didnt want her husband going through it...this song is a clear reflection of how she felt when she was drowning.
@kelso_b I agree completely. These lyrics particularly reflect that :
@kelso_b I agree completely. These lyrics particularly reflect that :
Though the pressure's hard to take It's the only way I can escape It seems a heavy choice to make But now I am under all
Though the pressure's hard to take It's the only way I can escape It seems a heavy choice to make But now I am under all
The pressure isn't about the pessures of life, but the physical pressure at the bottom of the ocean. Drowning is a pretty painful way to die. Even though it's hard, she feels that dying is the only way she can escape her depression. It's a big decision, but she's already underwater.
The pressure isn't about the pessures of life, but the physical pressure at the bottom of the ocean. Drowning is a pretty painful way to die. Even though it's hard, she feels that dying is the only way she can escape her depression. It's a big decision, but she's already underwater.
@kelso_b I agree completely. These lyrics particularly reflect that :
@kelso_b I agree completely. These lyrics particularly reflect that :
Though the pressure's hard to take It's the only way I can escape It seems a heavy choice to make But now I am under all
Though the pressure's hard to take It's the only way I can escape It seems a heavy choice to make But now I am under all
The pressure isn't about the pessures of life, but the physical pressure at the bottom of the ocean. Drowning is a pretty painful way to die. Even though it's hard, she feels that dying is the only way she can escape her depression. It's a big decision, but she's already underwater.
The pressure isn't about the pessures of life, but the physical pressure at the bottom of the ocean. Drowning is a pretty painful way to die. Even though it's hard, she feels that dying is the only way she can escape her depression. It's a big decision, but she's already underwater.
@kelso_b
@kelso_b
I completely agree that this is about Virginia Woolf's drowning. Excellent interpretation by far.
I completely agree that this is about Virginia Woolf's drowning. Excellent interpretation by far.
As someone battling depression, I completely understand how it gets worse as we get older. The thoughts and emotions that engulf our minds are so overpowering at times that being able to pull yourself out of it becomes more difficult through age. It not only takes it's toll on the person suffering from depression but it also consumes their loved ones. They too are struggling to help you through those extremely rough times. Not everyone responds well to anti-depressant medications so it is an ongoing battle. The guilt we feel for our illness consuming our loved ones lives is overwhelming.
I feel as though the lyrics not only express what it must have felt like while drowning but also the emotions she felt before she took her life. You do feel at times as if you are drowning in a sea of depression.
Thanks for sharing your amazing interpretation of the lyrics.