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    Just now, Fishtails Supremacy said:

    I interpreted kintsugi as the way she feels about 

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    the death of her three family members - her grandpa, then uncle Dave, then finally her grandma who passed away recently. she wasn't there for Dave obviously because she was in Monaco, and she's saying Chuck was there was for 3/3. The "Daddy I miss them" is about those three as well,,, and the folk songs line reminded me of (Excuse me) Taylor Swift's "passed down like folk songs our love lasts so long" 

     

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    MTE, there's a certain point the body can't come back from is such a heartbreaking lyric :crai:

     

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    2 minutes ago, selfbeyondtheory said:

    Ok so looking at the lyrics of Kintsugi:

     

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    There's a certain point the body can't come back from

    pretty sure this is directly speaking to trauma - some things effect the body so deeply that it can't bounce back

    In one year we've learned the turn of the mouth

    The depth that the chest cavity takes

    turn of the mouth is an interesting phrase, I believe it refers to the spoken word. so this line is saying that certain words were spoken that were so hurtful/traumatic that they really tested the depth of the chest cavity (the heart).

    Chucky was there for three out of three 

    I was there for the third cause I couldn't be there for the one who was closest to me

    This could be one of two things: (1) Chucky was the one who the hurtful words/trauma was directed at (therefore she was there for all three) and lana was there for the third - and last - instance. Perhaps lana witnessed someone truly hurting her sister and so she took her out of that scenario (which is why there wasn't a fourth) and why lana feels so protective/motherly of her. However its could also be (2) Lana disassociated for the first two traumatic events, but her sister witnessed them. This also makes sense because the next line is about her 'running' when things get too hard.

    But I can’t say I run when things get hard

    It's just that I don’t trust myself with my heart

    But I’ve had to let it break a little more 

    Cause they say that's what it's for 

    That's how the light shines in 

    That's how the light shines in 

    It’s how the light gets in

    You could read this as an affirmation that it's important to not disassociate (which is how it becomes a trauma, because it's relegated to the body instead of being processed in the mind) and that by truly bearing witness to your pain, your heart can grow fuller ("there's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in" / kintsugi being about piecing together cracked vases to make them beautiful again.)

    So everyone was there

    They were standing, laughing

    And I’m on the side with my tears streaming down 

    Something about the clutch of the wrist 

    This verse speaks to the third and final trauma that she witnessed (either happening to her or to her sister) and that she was 'on the side' aka the drama wasn't revolving around her, she was witnessing it happen (still don't know if this is because it's her sister or because she's disassociated)

    He thought mine was his to cough into his mouth 

    We’ve only got hours, and I just can't stop crying

    Cause all of the ways, when you see someone dying

    The sea of your days flash in front of you

    And you think about who will be with you 

    And then there's Donoghue

    These lyrics seem way too personal/specific that I'm not sure they can be dissected without Lana shedding light on them, which is fine but also it's a slight criticism I have on the album, that some of the content is steeped in metaphor, symbolism and personal references that we're a bit locked out of the real meaning.

    Daddy I miss them, I’m in the mountains 

    I’m probably running away from the feelings I get

    When I think of all the things about them

    Daddy I miss them, I’m at the Roadrunner Cafe 

    I’m probably running away from the thoughts in the day

    That have things to do with them 

    But they say 

    That's how the light gets in 

    I'm guessing the "them" that she's referring to is her feelings/emotions. The chorus talks about 'running away' from her thoughts/pain, and we've established that she has a problem with disassociating from her pain, hence the trauma. perhaps she's saying that she wants to feel again. this could also be about being medicated/numb. "comfortably numb but with lithium came poetry, I've been running on "meds" for so long, I forgot how hot/cruel/intense the world was, until now...")

    Think by the third of March, I was cracked open

    Finally the ground was cold, they wouldn't open

    Brought by the sunlight of the spirit to pour into me

    There's a name for it in Japanese, it’s Kintsugi

    Perhaps this is when she came off the meds/stopped disassociating/faced her trauma head on and allowed the 'cracks' to open up and let the light in.

     

     

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    I think she's definitely talking about death, but this is an interesting way to interpret it too :gclap:

     

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    Kintsugi lyrics:

     

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    There's a certain point
    The body can't come back from
    In 1 year we've learned
    The turn of the mouth
    The depth that the chest cavity takes

     

    Chucky was there, for 3 out of 3
    I was there for the 3rd cause I couldn't be
    There for the one who was closest to me

     

    But I can say I run
    When things get hard
    It's just that I don't trust, myself with my heart
    But I've had to let it break a little more
    Cause they say, that's what it's for
    That's how the light shines in
    That's how the light shines in
    That's how the light gets in

     

    So everyone was there, they were standing and laughing
    And I'm on the side with my tears streaming down
    There's something about the clutch of the wrist
    He thought mine was his to cough into his mouth
    We've only got hours
    And I just can't stop crying, cause all of the ways
    When you see someone dying
    You see all your days flash in front of you
    And you think about who would be with you
    And then there's Donoghue

     

    Daddy I miss them
    I'm in the mountains
    I'm probably running away from the feelings I hid
    When I think of the things about them
    Daddy I miss them
    I'm at the roadrunner cafe
    I'm probably running away from the thoughts in the day
    Better things to do with them but they say
    That's how the light gets in
    That's how the light gets in
    That's how the light gets in

     

    Think by the 3rd of March I was cracked open
    Finally the ground was cold, they wouldn't open
    Brought by the sunlight of the spirit to pour into rain
    There's a name for it in Japanese, it's kintsugi
    They sing folk songs from the 40 Seasons
    Before ?
    How do my blood relatives know I love these songs
    I don't know anyone left who knows songs that I sing
    That's how the light gets in
    That's how the light gets in

    But daddy I miss them
    I'm at the roadrunner cafe
    Probably running away from the feelings today
    In the snow capped mountains of the desert
    Daddy I miss them
    I'm in the mountains
    Probably running away, I've been meaning to say
    But there's nothing to do, except know that this is
    That's how the light gets in
    Like cracking, the light gets in
    It's how the light gets in
    That's how the light gets in
    That's how the light gets in
    Then you're golden

     

    Just another folk song, but anyway
    I try too hard, but that's ok
    It's how the light gets in
    It's how the light gets in
    It's how the light gets in

     

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    My attempt at transcribing Fishtail:

     

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    Don't you dare say that you'll braid my hair
    Babe if you don't really care
    You wanted me sadder
    You wanted me sadder
    Fishtail, what's the matter with it?

     

    Skipping rope in the bayou, bayou
    Slip softly in terrain
    Not that smart, but I've got things to say
    Palm trees in black and white
    I like to watch them sway
    You're so funny
    I wish I could skinny dip inside your mind

     

    Lately I've been thinking about how things used to be
    Swinging in a night gown under the old oak tree
    Almost victorian with you, you can talk to me
    But lately
    I can see

     

    You wanted me sadder
    You wanted me sadder
    Can't you see it?
    For me you are the one and if I'm not the one for you
    Don't you say it

     

    All those ?
    ?
    ?
    Baby if you care, baby don't you dare say
    You'll braid my hair babe
    Don't you dare say, let you braid my hair babe
    If you don't really care
    You wanted me sadder

     

    ? in the hot hot sun
    I know that we've got problems
    I plan to adjust them another day
    Palm trees in black and white
    I see in technicolor
    Maybe I'll take my glasses off so I stop painting red flags green

     

    Lately I've been sunning in the LA riverbed
    Wearing nothing but the summer bruises on my knees
    I like how you talk, how you speak
    How you loving me
    But lately
    I can see

    You wanted me sadder


    You wanted me sadder
    You wanted me sadder
    Can't you see it?
    For me you are the one and if I'm not the one for you
    Don't you say it

     

    All those summer days
    ?
    ?
    Baby if you care, baby don't you dare say
    You'll braid my hair, see
    Baby if you care then, baby don't you dare say
    If you really care

    Don't you ? say that you'll you braid my hair
    When you get on tonight
    If you don't really care
    Yeah
    Don't you dare say that you'll braid my hair babe
    If you don't really care
    Say that you'll braid my hair


    If you're not coming home to me
    You want someone sadder
    Skipping rope in the bayou, bayou
    Slip softly in terrain
    I'm not that smart
    But I've got things to say

    Help me out @fl0r1dakil0s:lmao:

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