But I don’t know, the order of the words is a little funny, so it could mean something else. My best guess is that he feels he is the one to blame, and that his foolish actions and his desire to have intercourse when they were not ready created a “dark divide” between him and his lover. In actual blame, they called me once the dark divide - I am a little puzzled by this line, I will admit. But anyway, this line is pretty much saying that no matter how hard they try to create excuses or “alibis”, they cannot rid themselves of the guilt. It personifies guilt, and I can imagine it as sort of a black creature. To hush the violent guilt that eats and never dies - This imagery is just…amazing. However, this will just be a surface saying, when inside, it is really tearing them apart, and possibly tearing them apart from each other as well. To mitigate the guilt, we could align - He knows that he feels guilt, and that she probably does too, and he is trying to find a solution to ease it.Ī perfectly constructed alibi - I feel that this is more lying to themselves like they cover it up and smooth it over, as if to say “Oh, it’s okay because we’re in love” or some other shallow excuse. I imply - Still he cannot bring himself to talk to his partner about the act, so he hints around it and “implies.” It’s eating away at him, but he cannot bring it up directly. He also feels that he has made a huge mistake in his life, that even though he thought his decision was “right” at the time, it turned out to be “wrong.” The “truth cannot be fractioned” means that this story cannot be split up it is all one giant mess. In the aftermath, he can’t bring himself to talk about it with her he worries that he was wrong and possibly pushed her, but she didn’t “mention” or say no. What if it was true, and all we thought was right was wrong?Įither way - This is pretty much just rhetorical questions, either to himself or things he wishes he could say to his partner. What if I was wrong and no one cared to mention? Also, I believe the “ebb and flow” refers to how life goes on as his guilt/doubt/regret “multiplies.” He begins to realize it is “sinful”, a type of math he did not calculate for in the beginning. The ebb and flow to multiply - This part of the chorus is pretty much saying that although it is simple and something that has been done since the beginning of time to procreate (the ebb and flow to multiply), intercourse also has a much deeper and emotional connection. Or possibly, he is just deceiving himself, telling himself that it is okay to throw his morals away in the “right now” and in the “greatest moment.” The line between deceit and right now - I take the deceit as maybe deceiving both himself and his partner, telling both of them that they were ready for the next step “right now” even though they clearly were not. I want to rip your lips off in my mouth - Simple animalistic desire, the feeling that leads him to do what he now regrets.Īnd even in my greatest moment doubt - Even though this moment is so great with all its intense feelings and passion, he still does feel doubt about the actions he is about to take. In retrospect, he sees that he “hardly noticed” leaving his values/part of himself behind. I'm lost and hardly noticed, slight goodbye - He feels as if he is saying goodbye to a part of himself, but only slightly because he is so caught up in the moment. Hunter eyes - He feels pursued by his lover, his own desires, society’s expectations, etc. Here’s an analysis based on my original/gut feeling about the song, as a song about a loss of innocence/morals: What if it was true, that all we thought was right was wrong” General CommentAlthough I do see where the questioning the belief in God comes in, especially in certain lines such as “What if I was wrong and you had never questioned it? What if it was true, that all we thought was right, was wrong? What if I was wrong and you had never questioned it? What if we've been trying to kill the noise and silence? Simple math, believe me, all is brilliant What if I've been trying to get to where I've always been? What if you believed me? Everything is brilliant What if I was wrong, and started trying to fix it? What if we've been trying to get to where we've always been? What if you were crazy, would we have to listen then? Sinful math, the truth cannot be fashioned Simple math, it's why our bodies even lay here In actual blame, they call me once the dark divides To hush the violent guilt that eats and never dies I imply to mitigate the guilt, we could align Simple math, the truth cannot be fractioned What if it was true and all we thought was right was wrong? What if I was wrong and no one cared to mention Sinful math, the ebb and flow to multiply Simple math, it's how our bodies even got here I'm lost and hardly noticed, slight goodbye
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