Red Mosquito

broken iris wrote:

harmless wrote:

broken iris wrote:

Release_Me wrote:By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

I thought he was saying he's not intentionally sabotaging the relationship to avoid having to suffer from it's end, the song being about the fear of losing the ones you love and all.

What's that last line about, in that context?

Like Stip said, it's a very nonspecific narrative (good way of putting it), perhaps this refers to him confronting her with the other guy and he says that he recognizes his culpability, but that he won't give up on her even if she has given up on him. The "I studied your face, the fear goes away" line is the result of that confrontation. Her reaction shows that she chooses him.

On the other hand, maybe the intent is much darker and "the fear goes away" because it is replaced by something worse... desperation and thoughts on suicide? Hence the sirens in the night. "Will they come for me this time" because he finally went through with it? I usually defer to Stip's interpretation, but I haven't read it yet to avoid spoilers for the leaked songs.

McParadigm wrote:Based on the line "I hold you close, so much to lose," I'm guessing you all are putting more thought into these lyrics than Ed ever did.

McParadigm wrote:Based on the line "I hold you close, so much to lose," I'm guessing you all are putting more thought into these lyrics than Ed ever did.

EJ wrote:

McParadigm wrote:Based on the line "I hold you close, so much to lose," I'm guessing you all are putting more thought into these lyrics than Ed ever did.

This can be applied to just about everything related to this band.

McParadigm wrote:Based on the line "I hold you close, so much to lose," I'm guessing you all are putting more thought into these lyrics than Ed ever did.

broken iris wrote:

McParadigm wrote:Based on the line "I hold you close, so much to lose," I'm guessing you all are putting more thought into these lyrics than Ed ever did.

Sirens will have emotional depth if I have to completely rewrite the meaning in my head, godammit.

broken iris wrote:

harmless wrote:

broken iris wrote:

Release_Me wrote:By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

I thought he was saying he's not intentionally sabotaging the relationship to avoid having to suffer from it's end, the song being about the fear of losing the ones you love and all.

What's that last line about, in that context?

Like Stip said, it's a very nonspecific narrative (good way of putting it), perhaps this refers to him confronting her with the other guy and he says that he recognizes his culpability, but that he won't give up on her even if she has given up on him. The "I studied your face, the fear goes away" line is the result of that confrontation. Her reaction shows that she chooses him.

On the other hand, maybe the intent is much darker and "the fear goes away" because it is replaced by something worse... desperation and thoughts on suicide? Hence the sirens in the night. "Will they come for me this time" because he finally went through with it? I usually defer to Stip's interpretation, but I haven't read it yet to avoid spoilers for the leaked songs.

Blenheim Augustine wrote:What if the other man is the narrator's other self - i.e. half the man he used to be?

I assume Ed has done all his own home renovations since 2000.

dimejinky99 wrote:Didn't his first wife leave him? Is that the fear he's addressing in this one? That is could happen again?

I'm sort of hearing some vague musical similarities to Force of nature.
I wonder if the people who don't like Sirens, also don't like Force of nature?

LetMeSleep wrote:

broken iris wrote:

McParadigm wrote:Based on the line "I hold you close, so much to lose," I'm guessing you all are putting more thought into these lyrics than Ed ever did.

Sirens will have emotional depth if I have to completely rewrite the meaning in my head, godammit.

Even though it's vague there are specifics that leave me unconnected completely. I'd like certain lines to be slightly or completely different to make it the song I want it to be. I understand the few people that have drawn a parental feeling even though it's about a partner. It's an avenue that I would like in the song but it isn't there.

Maybe the lyrics were revised to attract a universal audience.

dimejinky99 wrote:Didn't his first wife leave him? Is that the fear he's addressing in this one? That is could happen again?

Blenheim Augustine wrote:What if the other man is the narrator's other self - i.e. half the man he used to be?

harmless wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:

broken iris wrote:

McParadigm wrote:Based on the line "I hold you close, so much to lose," I'm guessing you all are putting more thought into these lyrics than Ed ever did.

Sirens will have emotional depth if I have to completely rewrite the meaning in my head, godammit.

Even though it's vague there are specifics that leave me unconnected completely. I'd like certain lines to be slightly or completely different to make it the song I want it to be. I understand the few people that have drawn a parental feeling even though it's about a partner. It's an avenue that I would like in the song but it isn't there.

Maybe the lyrics were revised to attract a universal audience.

It really does sound like the lyrics were tampered with to make it a more commercial success or something, even though it wants to be a song about death. The "I pull you close" section sounds like something Brendan O'Brien probably added. We have two choruses, one written by Ed "I didn't care before you were here..." and the other written by BoB. It's speculation but a real possibility.