When we substitute one addiction for another, we still haven’t beaten it, we have just made it look different and prettier, the “demon” is still within us and going to end up in death and destruction again. This leads back to the desire to have a safe environment where we can heal this wound that seems unfair that we are saddled with.Īll roads lead to death and destruction if we don’t do something different. In conjunction with the lines previous it means that you are not able to stop, you are “triggered” by something and you are powerless to change the outcome. This is about trying to control the outcome of your life, using words to try to explain your way out of the mess you have created which usually doesn’t work very well.Ī shotgun opera is an opera that doesn’t pause or stop no matter what, it is one single act from beginning to end. “bleed it out” is a reference to the pain of doing so, I can honestly say that I have never done anything in my life that was difficult as this… quitting smoking was a walk in the park compared to looking at all the garbage and emotions that went with it that had to come out and just be let go of. Often, there are many things where an addict has stuffed many issues deep down inside and never faced them, part of breaking that addiction and learning something new is digging deep inside and unloading the garbage that we have carried around for so many years.
Linkin park given up song meaning free#
Prayer is a reference to the connection that is lacking with god and the need to get “fired up” about doing the work needed to get free and become better. The dirt dance floor is a reference to starting over again from the bottom. Wanting someone else to fix it for us, to bring us back to where things were ok… often addicts also have issues with wanting to escape from their life or what they have created and will want others to do it for them so that they don’t have to face the consequences of their own choices. sometimes hitting bottom is a suicide attempt, but you will never get real help from the people that have been your "friends", you are stuck having to try to work it out yourself, but often the problems that you have created are unmanageable or unfixable, the resolution to the problem is out of reach and the fact is we did it to ourselves. The final stage of addiction is looking for answers when you have hit bottom, the people in your life that have supported the addictive behavior will treat you like crap because you are flaking out on them. the point is that you can trade one for the other easily and it always ends the same way where we create a situation that is inescapable. drugs, alcohol, sex, religion, work, love, relationships. a true "addict" isn't about the drug of choice, but about finding the next "fix", I have been through many different thing that I have been addicted to. Some of the issues that come up during the downward spiral that occurs as our lives self destruct can be described here and in a lot of ways we do it to ourselves. We always find ourselves back in the same spot, craving our addiction, giving in to it, we know what will happen if we give in, but we do it anyway and hope/expect that the results will be different this time.įighting to recover from the "demon" inside of us and cherish the inner child of god can be one of the most challenging things ever mentally and emotionally and often, unless you have been there you wouldn't understand how crazy you feel not knowing whether you are sane or not. There are multiple facets of the "personality" that go into the whole codependance/addiction, some of which are easy to see and others aren't, please bear with me as I try to explain. been listening to this song a lot as I work through my issues in life, I have been dealing with addictions and major losses in my life and this song holds a great deal of meaning to me. I have a bit of a different interpretation than most.
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