well, to me- this song represents depression, repression which leads
to anger and escapism...
Depression because the world doesn't want to see a beautiful
girl in a dilapidated state, they won't allow her to mourn.
There is a constant pressure to appear perfect and pretty
when inside she feels irreparably torn and damaged.
And she's screaming ***WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?
She takes pills to numb the pain but they only intensify the it. She diets too much
to control something, anything.
Escapism because the sea represents timelessness-
She thinks of a place where her mind could be calm (suicide)
and thinks about her ashes spread about the
sea when one dies.
The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future -her future being the life at the bottom of the sea, ie- her ashes.
And all you can hear is the sound of your own heart - this is about the sounds you
hear under water when you hold your breath.
***And all you can feel is your lungs flood and the blood course - ...obviously drowning.
***A thousand years in perfect symmetry - in the sea she would remain
perfect forever.
***and the weather here is overcast and the sea is the same shade of grey, so the landscape before you looks just like the edge of the world, but to the left side and the right side, either way is a crazy golf course. -she feels doomed because the depression has muddled her thoughts and distorted her thinking...the only solution she sees is the serenity of the sea.
I think it's about teetering on the edge of something
very scary, contemplating suicide...general helplessness.
Though I could be wrong, it's just what it means to me.
My interpretation of the song fits with that but you explained it far better than I ever could. It definitely seems to be about depression and the start of it makes the relation to an eating disorder pretty clear too. Does Aleks really have an eating disorder? I'd never heard that before
My interpretation of the song fits with that but you explained it far better than I ever could. It definitely seems to be about depression and the start of it makes the relation to an eating disorder pretty clear too. Does Aleks really have an eating disorder? I'd never heard that before
I completely agree... I think this is a brilliant song... The girl is obviously crying for help but people see her as perfect so wont help her... And Gareth has written it from how he saw her and how he thought she felt maybe?
I completely agree... I think this is a brilliant song... The girl is obviously crying for help but people see her as perfect so wont help her... And Gareth has written it from how he saw her and how he thought she felt maybe?
There's no reason whatsoever to believe this is about Aleks. Nor do I think that it would make sense for him to write something that personal about her & ask her to sing on it. bahchicitabah is just talking shit.
There's no reason whatsoever to believe this is about Aleks. Nor do I think that it would make sense for him to write something that personal about her & ask her to sing on it. bahchicitabah is just talking shit.
exactly wahat u said except imma add somethin here in the end where he says,"A thousand years not getting rid of me," i think it means that those thousand years are still not getting rid of the pain
exactly wahat u said except imma add somethin here in the end where he says,"A thousand years not getting rid of me," i think it means that those thousand years are still not getting rid of the pain
well, to me- this song represents depression, repression which leads to anger and escapism...
Depression because the world doesn't want to see a beautiful girl in a dilapidated state, they won't allow her to mourn. There is a constant pressure to appear perfect and pretty when inside she feels irreparably torn and damaged. And she's screaming ***WHAT DID YOU EXPECT? She takes pills to numb the pain but they only intensify the it. She diets too much to control something, anything.
Escapism because the sea represents timelessness- She thinks of a place where her mind could be calm (suicide) and thinks about her ashes spread about the sea when one dies. The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future -her future being the life at the bottom of the sea, ie- her ashes. And all you can hear is the sound of your own heart - this is about the sounds you hear under water when you hold your breath. ***And all you can feel is your lungs flood and the blood course - ...obviously drowning.
***A thousand years in perfect symmetry - in the sea she would remain perfect forever.
***and the weather here is overcast and the sea is the same shade of grey, so the landscape before you looks just like the edge of the world, but to the left side and the right side, either way is a crazy golf course. -she feels doomed because the depression has muddled her thoughts and distorted her thinking...the only solution she sees is the serenity of the sea.
I think it's about teetering on the edge of something very scary, contemplating suicide...general helplessness.
Though I could be wrong, it's just what it means to me.
perfectly said, exactly my thoughts :)
perfectly said, exactly my thoughts :)
I think this song is about Aleks. It is obvious that she has an eating disorder.
I think this song is about Aleks. It is obvious that she has an eating disorder.
My interpretation of the song fits with that but you explained it far better than I ever could. It definitely seems to be about depression and the start of it makes the relation to an eating disorder pretty clear too. Does Aleks really have an eating disorder? I'd never heard that before
My interpretation of the song fits with that but you explained it far better than I ever could. It definitely seems to be about depression and the start of it makes the relation to an eating disorder pretty clear too. Does Aleks really have an eating disorder? I'd never heard that before
I completely agree... I think this is a brilliant song... The girl is obviously crying for help but people see her as perfect so wont help her... And Gareth has written it from how he saw her and how he thought she felt maybe?
I completely agree... I think this is a brilliant song... The girl is obviously crying for help but people see her as perfect so wont help her... And Gareth has written it from how he saw her and how he thought she felt maybe?
There's no reason whatsoever to believe this is about Aleks. Nor do I think that it would make sense for him to write something that personal about her & ask her to sing on it. bahchicitabah is just talking shit.
There's no reason whatsoever to believe this is about Aleks. Nor do I think that it would make sense for him to write something that personal about her & ask her to sing on it. bahchicitabah is just talking shit.
exactly wahat u said except imma add somethin here in the end where he says,"A thousand years not getting rid of me," i think it means that those thousand years are still not getting rid of the pain
exactly wahat u said except imma add somethin here in the end where he says,"A thousand years not getting rid of me," i think it means that those thousand years are still not getting rid of the pain