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Lyric analysis
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- 2. Throw your heartto me Let it fall and hit the ground Let it go Your timing was so wrong I just want to be found And oh... And I... Yeah, I've got the lines I've got the lines Verse One At first I thought that the lyrics were about a person because of the words ‘throw your heart’ however I have interpreted it as the artists has personified his mental illness such as depression and anxiety disorder. I think that the person is wanting to reach out for help but nobody notices ‘I just want to be found’ sounds like they are desperate for help but no is there to help him. ‘I got the lines’ refers to how they say they’re fine when in actual fact they are not.
- 3. Verse Two Oh, it'sbrighter this time This type of mine This disguise Oh, you talk, ooh, to me These lyrics suggest that the person’s mental health has deteriorated and that they have suffered before ‘ it’s brighter this time’ tells us that this is not the first time they have felt like this. A ‘disguise’ is then referenced with suggests that they are trying to hide their issues from everyone else which makes them sound like they are desperate for help but too ashamed and embarrassed to talk to anyone. Again the word ‘you’ personifies the illness maybe suggesting that they can hear voices as they say that they are talking to them but no one else can hear as it just says ‘to me’ and nobody else is mentioned.
- 4. Chorus Well, nothing's gonnahurt me with my eyes shut I can see through them I can see through them I am drawing pictures I'm evading I will not use them I will not use them Again The first line of the chorus suggests that if the person just keeps their eyes shut they will be fine. This could mean that they just want to stay in bed and sleep all the time because then they won’t feel depressed which is what I believe the song is referencing to. The word ‘evading’ means to escape or avoid something and so this connotes that the person is avoiding their problems and thoughts through drawing pictures. Again this shows how they are troubled but just want to act like they’re fine due to embarrassment.
- 5. Verse Four And itstarts again You come over with your friends I don't wanna talk to them And all I really want Is to start again want • Is to start again ‘it starts again’ suggests that once they wake up and remember the bad intrusive thoughts come back hence why they want to sleep all the time. The second line hints that it is not just one illness they are suffering from it is many as it says ‘you come over with your friends’ so again the illnesses are personified and categorised as ‘friends’ as one is brought on by the other and so on. The third line shows how they do not want to feel the way they do and do not want to hear the bad thoughts inside their head. The final two lines show how the person wants to start fresh and not be burdened with these issues. The word ‘really’ emphasises the fact they are desperate for help and a new start.
- 6. Verse Five 'Cause Iwanna be bigger than life For you For you 'Cause I wanna be bigger than life For you For you These lyrics are repeated twice which suggests that they are desperate to portray a personality that seems fine in order to please other people but in actual fact they are suffering. This is shown through the words ‘for you’ they are doing it for other people, not for themselves.