i was just wondering who or what they are reffering to in this song. Like when they say "why i stay when you just push away" Are they reffering to an emotion, a person, what. This is one of my favourite lp songs and i was just wondering if anyone knew.
I don't know if you can really tell what they mean exactly...I think it's rather obvious what it could be interpreted as, but most of Linkin Parks songs are left as simple as that so you can relate to it in any way you want to.
They are obviously referring to an emotion. And personally, it's a clear lyric. I doubt that there are any secrets behind it. EDIT: Spelling error.
i love this song - the live verison inparticular. in the line, the protagonist is asking himself why he stays when someone else doesn't want him around ... i think. just like in the original, where he says "why i never walked away, why i played myself this way" - this is sort of saying the same thing.
one of my favourites too. i think he's talking about a person, at least that's the way i se it, or hear it...
Hmm.. hi.. new here!! This song.. to me represent one sided love..the guy commit to the relationship but the girl keep taking a step backwards.. And He can't take the one sided love anymore so.. more or less the song.. poof.. here it is..
It's pretty clear to me. When I look into your eyes, there's nothing there to see, Nothing but my own mistakes staring back at me... This is just a general opener where the writer expresses how he feels, he's telling himself this. Why I Stay, When You Just Push Away... He's asking himself why he's still with this person when she just pushes him away emotionally. It's kind of a contemplative question he's asking himself, why is he still there when all she does is neglect him. No Matter What You See You're Still So Blind To Me... He's saying to himself that wether or not she knows she's pushing him away, it doesn't matter to him, because he feels this way and she's not doing anything to change it. I.e, she may not see what she's doing but it still doesn't change how he feels. Reverse psychology is failing miserably, It's so hard to be left all alone, Telling you is the only chance for me, There's nothing left but to turn and face you, When I look into your eyes there's nothing there to see, Nothing but my own mistakes staring back at me, Asking why, The sacrifice of hiding in a lie, The sacrifice is never knowing... This is pretty self-explanatory, it's interesting though, because the last two lines can be taken in two ways after Stephen Richards has sang the bridge. The line "asking why..." can be interpretted as the writer asking why towards the reciever or the reciever asking why to the writer. I personally see it as the reciever asking why towards the writer, mainly because the line "Nothing but my own mistakes staring back at me..." ... "Asking Why?". Get it? So now she's asking why towards him, i.e why are you saying these things to me, why do you feel this way etc etc. ... and as the music climaxes after this bridge, the writer is no longer telling himself these things, he's telling her. The music then loudens and culmintates into the end of the song, inwhich he's now finally expressed how he feels., and everything he was asking himself before i.e the chorus etc, he's asked her. Well, that's how i see it. Hope that helps.
I think it's referring to a person because is sounds like it's about a person staying woth some one else when they want you to leave.
Deary, people LISTEn to the music. It can be WHO EVER you want them to be...*waves hands slowly in a circle*
Deary, people LISTEn to the music. It can be WHO EVER you want them to be...*waves hands slowly in a circle* [/b][/quote] You never spend time to think about things, do you?
You never spend time to think about things, do you? [/b][/quote] Song meanings are usually left up to the listener so you can connect to them easier. IE: With Teeth is a song about alcohol/drug addiction, but Derek thinks it is about sex.
I'n not sure what to tell you...but I think it's about someone who is asking hymself why he stays when he saw he was pushed away. :'(
Haha well when i don't understand the lyrics or sow i go to this site to find out what they are saying