Genre
Indie Rock
Alternative Rock
Acoustic Rock
Powerpop
Lyrics
Please don't let this turn into something it's not
I can only give you everything I've got
I can't be as sorry as you think I should
But I still love you more than anyone else could
All that I keep thinking throughout this whole flight
Is it could take my whole damn life to make this right
This splintered mast I'm holding on won't save me long
Because I know fine well that what I did was wrong
The last girl and the last reason to make this last for as long as I could
The first kiss and the first time that I felt connected to anything
The weight of water, the way you taught me to look past everything I had ever learned
The final word in the final sentence you ever uttered to me was love
We have got through so much worse than this before
What's so different this time that you can't ignore
You say it is much more than just my last mistake
And we should spend some time apart for both our sakes
The last girl and the last reason to make this last for as long as I could
The first kiss and the first time that I felt connected to anything
The weight of water, the way you taught me to look past everything I had ever learned
The final word in the final sentence you ever uttered to me was love
The last girl and the last reason to make this last for as long as I could
The first kiss and the first time that I felt connected to anything
The weight of water, the way you taught me to look past everything I had ever learned
The final word in the final sentence you ever uttered to me was love
And I don't know where to look
My words just break and melt
Please just save me from this darkness [x2]
And I don't know where to look
My words just break and melt
Please just save me from this darkness [x2]
Analysis
Anyone who's been through troubled times in a relationship can relate to this emotional song, even though its lyrics are obviously more for guys.
The song starts off with the piano + vocals for the first verse, which incidentally is what I feel is the strongest verse for its insight and sincerity - "please don't let this turn into something it's not". Indirect interpretation: women will blow things up to epic proportions, and will overreact to situations a man would deem as trivial. I concur, females really are damn emo bitches heh.
A higher pitched chime joins in on the second verse, as well as the singer humming the melody in the background.
So then we reach the chorus, where the bass guitar/drums are introduced for the first time. They are most prominent in the chorus, and then fade away into the background during the verses. You can also hear the harmonization in the chorus, although the harmonizing singer sounds female. In the third and last iteration of the chorus, a violin is added to the background as well.
The final, but certainly not least to note, is the ending where it kicks into an entirely different melody:
And I don't know where to look
My words just break and melt
Please just save me from this darkness [x2]
The instrumental composition consists of just the piano and the vocals, much like the first verse. It's a subdued stirring melody, and a great way to end off a great song.
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