anonymous August 12th, 2006 06:11PM  

Watergem's interpretation can be takin as correct but there's a simpler interpretation

i think it's more general about people
we use our material possessions ("skin and jewelry") to hide ("hidden in her words and eyes") our problems ("a wall that's cold and ugly") and the person is "scared as hell" to face it so "she's keeping distance" "and is frightened," "trembling at the thought of feeling," and is "wide awake and keeping distance from (their) soul."

so the song is telling a story(the story was interpreted by watergem)but the deeper meaning is above

anonymous August 22nd, 2007 06:59PM  

This song is about my ex-girlfriend who is absolutely gorgeous on the outside but horrifically ugly on the inside, selfish, cruel and manipulative; in order to protect herself against the deep fear and loathing she lives every second of her life trying to maintain her control against her insecurity. Very sad.

anonymous December 29th, 2008 03:02AM  

It's about some girl that has some cold and ugly underneath her exterior of tangible and intangible. Like pretty much all dysfunction, it's a problem rooted in fear. In this song, the singer (maybe he's singing from another perspective again - I don't know) is coming from a place of love and connection. "I am frightened, too. I am scared like you." This woman refuses to connect - refuses to love or be loved. She's "wide awake and keeping distance from my soul". It's one of his simpler songs lyrically, but it's definitely a good collaboration between everyone in the band. The music gives all the emotional context for those lyrics that are otherwise pretty straightforward.

Lucabarzini July 3rd, 2009 03:43AM  

My interpretation was that this is about a woman/girl who is insecure and afraid to open up to this person and she's scared to get hurt so she lashes out and withdraws from the relationship between them and the person simply is scared to after seeing the insecurity between them.