lyric analysis

From the lyric ‘change tactics’ I pictured that the girl has had to change many times to fit a certain scenario, this linked with the abusive relationship narrative as it could be that she’s had to change how she is around people so that she seems somewhat ‘normal’.  It also means that she is aware of what’s happening around her, she knows that something isn’t right from the line ‘I’m sinking under soon I’ll have to throw my ore in’, almost as if she is going to give up. However she is prepared for the worst as when she says ‘soon I’ll have to’ this signifies that she knows and is ready for anything to be thrown at her.

The next verse talks about her needing someone with her to help her through it as she cannot do it alone. ‘So take my hand it’s easier to row with two’ connoted to me that she is ready to let go of the old habit of changing how she is around others to please people, she is tired and ready to move on from her past. Yet in order to do this she needs the help of others, she doesn’t want to be scared of letting others in and be free from the cage she’s mentally been locked in.

In the 7th verse she seems to be talking about how she doesn’t want to stop bettering herself, yet there is a constant need to have someone there to help her do this, almost like a protective barrier that could link to a new love interest.

I think that on the whole, the artist may have made the song to signify that no one should ever feel afraid to let someone in. In the music industry this could suggest that no artist should be afraid to collaborate with others as it could widen their target audience. This song could act as the barrier of artists thinking it's better to go along the road along and tough it out, yet they may struggle to create their own music as there is no help from anyone else. 

This song could possibly be about letting go of old habits that artists have and celebrating collaborating with differing genre artists/bands. It is supposed to capture the moment of release and the weight lifting from your shoulders from the excitement of trying and experimenting with something new.