song 234

 Song 234

Hello my fellow music lovers! Welcome back to the blog! :) Today's song is Between The Roses by SayWeCanFly! This song is really beautifully tragic. It talks about mental health and suicide, and it's all set to a very deep and very somber melody. So let's get into it! 

So there really isn't an intro on this song, we start with the first verse: "If you ever feel like I did when you slip between the cracks, maybe then you'll see how nothing stays in tact. And when my life is over maybe you can understand, that I planned everything, but nothing went as planned. It's nothing personal, I just want you to know. I tried to understand." The spacing on this song is a little odd, the sections of this song aren't traditional. So I'll do my best to go over each section like I normally do. He's explaining how he never intended to do this, but his mind was just too far gone to think rationally. The next verse: "You tortured me with the silence in your throat, and you tortured me with the stillness in your bones. You kicked the chair, from underneath my feet. You must have seen the noose made out of roses, that I wore to gurantee. That you couldn't go, that you would'nt leave me all alone." I feel like there's some physicological stuff to this batch of lyrics. The vocals on this song are also very somber in tone, and you can feel the hurt and pain, and emotion when he sings. The next verse: "Cause if you did, you'd see my body hanging just above the floor, beside a note to tell the world how terrible it was. To fall in love with someone capable of cutting out my tongue, of cutting out my, of cutting out my tongue." This part here, I think he means that he fell in love with someone who could render him speechless. Which is kind of sweet in a way. The chorus: "So did you just forget, or do you really not remember? The bullets that we took so we could stay alive forever, and did you just forget? Or do you really not remember? The poison that we drank, so that at least we'd die together." Referencing Romeo and Juliet here, I like it in the sense that we must have really cared for this person. Because he thought they would leave this world together. The instruments on this track are acoustic guitar, and violin I believe. The next verse: "It's comforting to fall asleep alone, and it's comforting because it's all I've known. If I should die, before I wake. I pray to God my soul will find a peaceful place, between the roses, between the roses. Because the earth is only pretty for so long. Between the roses, between the roses. You were the only one I'll trust to sing along, to sing between the roses, sing my song." This is explaining how, he wants the person he loves to tell his story when he's gone, which I think is a sad but also impactful thing. The chorus repeats, and I think this is considered the bridge: "As the sun went down, our hearts were heavy. We knew it was time, but I was not ready. To let you go, to say goodbye. To a love I thought would never die, you were quiet as hell, and you looked so sad. As I kissed your lips, with my regrets. In hopes that maybe we'd pretend, forever never had to end. La, la, la, la, la, la, la. La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. That maybe we'd pretend, our hope had died, but our love's not dead." It seems like, he really didn't want to leave this person, but because his mind was just so full of dark things, we was overwhelmed by the whole situation. Suicide is a very powrful thing, and it can block out rational thinking. There's a pause after the bridge, it's kind of tease. Because you think the song is over, but then the guitar picks back up, and there's one last section of the song! "So grab your black umbrella, and make your way down to the graveyard. Where you'll find the tree to which I tied this rope. And nothing is for certain, that's the only thing I know. But I'm certain, that it's time for me to go. It's nothing personal, it simply hurts to know. That I will be alone." Not gonna lie, I have cried listening to this song, especially this last part. Such a powerful and emotional song. If you, or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please ask for help. It's one of the strongest things you can do, and I know it may seem like no one would understand, but I promise you there will be someone who will listen and help you. Nothing is worth ending your life over, you deserve to be here. You are loved, you are worthy, and you are amazing. 

That's it for this review, I really hope you give it a listen. And I will see you next time. Happy Listening! :) RAWR <3