linkinpark4eva October 25th, 2005 02:56AM  
Whoever posted the last interp didn't read the lyrics.

'Anyone can find the same white pills.
It takes my pain away.'

That is one of the most obvious references to drugs I have seen. I stand by my original claim that it is about a broken relationship. For the last guy's info, I have watched the video, that's where I got the relationship bit from.

Cheesecakemafia October 25th, 2005 07:14AM  
I do believe that you are both right in a sense.

The song can be taken both ways very easily.
It's a song about getting over the pain of relationships with anti-depressants, as to referred to in the line 'Anyone can find the same white pills.' It's the addiction he has to the medicines that take his pain away, not literal pain killers, like oxy or hydrocodone.

The chorus only emphasizes this more, telling himself basically "Fuck it, I Hurt."

The second Verse is where it can get confusing, I guess.

'I never thought I'd walk away from you.
I did.
But it's a false sense of accomplishment.
Every time I quit '

This can easily be taken as being on sort of a chain with an ex. (been there done that) But he actually speaks of getting off the MAOIs and trying to live, but falling right back into place.

anonymous November 1st, 2005 10:27AM  
IMO the song is about a failing relationship. The reference to drugs is a metaphor for the singer's addiction to the woman that doesn't love him back...

"It's a lie - A kiss with open eyes - And she's not breathing back" i.e. She's not feeling the same passion that he is.

anonymous November 12th, 2005 11:44PM  
To the anonymous poster a couple of spaces above:
I actually think it's the opposite way around. The lyrics do contain both romantic and drug allusions, however I think the romantic part is a reference to falling in love with drugs.

Degenerate19893 March 7th, 2006 01:23PM  
no, the drugs that they are describing is simply paracetamol. I read up on it from an interview with the band.

PeanutPie April 29th, 2006 10:04PM  
In fact, paracetamol is the name of the white pill they talk about... Let me tell you, we all have passed through brake ups... And when you really love, it really hurts! So, my personal opinion is this: He's in love, she doesn't love him back ("she's not breathing back"). He suffers a lot about it, it hurts... And when we are hurt, we use pills to take the pain away ("every one can make what I have built, better now, any one can find the same white pills"). Let's say he's trying to calm down his heartbrake with painkillers...
Anyhow, there's still the possibility of they being talking bout drugs.. But this is my opinion only.
One more thing, that's right, music videos are the interpretation of the director, but with the aproval of the artist, who must agree or disagree with the idea. So maybe the director was right.. Maybe we all are right =p. Only Jimmy Eat World Knows it!

anonymous September 7th, 2006 08:26AM  
Imo, it's about this guy and girl who got together because of their shared addiction to something, then he quits, but she can't, and he has to break up with her, even if it hurts, because she's destructive.

anonymous December 30th, 2006 10:45PM  
The reference towards the “pills” to me, is pain killers, but not to ease the pain of heartache or whatever, but to take it away literally, by well, suicide? “I never thought I’d walk away from you, and I did. But it’s a false sense of accomplishment every time I quit.” - That to me, is walking away from someone/family/life, quitting life because things are too difficult. “But it’s a false sense of accomplishment every time I quit.” - Meaning, he's close to giving up/quitting, and almost gets there, but in the end, never does, because he'd be a failure. In my opinion, it’s blatantly obvious what the lyrics hint to. But that’s just what I think. Though, I don’t see a drug addiction connected to the lyrics like most people do.

anonymous January 16th, 2007 09:52PM  
This song is about a relationship that can't work, but they keep trying. "It takes my pain away"--it takes his pain away when she's around even though it doesn't last. "It's a lie, a kiss with open eyes"--the small ammount of comfort never last as the relationship falls apart again. "I never thought I'd walk away from you, I did. But it's a false since of accomplishment"--He never thought he could leave the relationship, and even though he finaly did, it did nothing cause he always comes back.

borbas001 May 21st, 2007 11:00PM  
This song would be about a broken relationship and he's trying to fix his broken heart with drug usage to forget about it.

casandrapaige June 27th, 2007 02:22AM  
Similar to what someone else said, I think it's about falling in love with the drugs, not a person. a lot of times the music video isn't expressing what they say in the song perfectly. So just because there is a break up in the video doesn't mean that's what the lyrics are referring to. also, this album has other songs where the lyrics strongly refer to drugs- such as Drugs or Me

anonymous April 7th, 2008 10:50AM  
Its a double meaning song. I believe it is more about opiate addiction than relationships. I have felt this same exact way! "These are hurried times", that's a justification for taking the pills. I have a lot to do, they get me through it and I don't have to look back. Pain pills are generally white, and the best for abuse because you can still function. You get to a point while dependent when you are "kissing them and they don't breathe (kiss) back" Its called tolerance. The singer has all of the characteristics for a pain pill (opiate)junkie. Its really hard to explain this to a person that has never been dependent on opiates. Its a whole other world.

anonymous February 6th, 2009 10:47PM  
maybe its cutting, in the lyrics :anyone can get the same white pills, or whatever he says, means the pills arent enough. so yeah i think cutting