Come Undone
♫Placebo Lyrics
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You don't know what you're coming across
You don't know who you're coming across
You don't know how you're coming across
So you come undone
You don't know how you're coming across
Acting like you don't give a toss
And it's a shame on you, the irony's lost
When you come undone
You come undone
You know, you come undone
You know, you know, you know
You don't know how you're coming across
You don't know how you're coming across
And I don't think that you're aware of the cost
So you come undone
You come
You come undone
You know, you know, you know
The lyrics of Placebo's song "Come Undone" speak about a person's unawareness of their own behavior and the consequences it has on their relationships. The repetition of "you don't know how you're coming across" is an accusation aimed at the subject of the song, who is described as "acting like you don't give a toss," "walking around like you're on some kind of cross." The irony of their behavior is lost on them, as they continue to behave in a way that leads them to come undone.
The chorus of the song is a reflection of the subject's lack of self-awareness. They are "coming undone" but are unaware of how their behavior is leading them to that point. The repetition of the phrase "you know, you know, you know" is almost sarcastic, as if the singer is pointing out the disconnect between the subject's behavior and their own feelings.
Overall, the song is a critique of the way society pressures individuals to present themselves in a certain way, without regard for the true impact of their behavior on themselves and others. The lack of self-awareness and the resulting consequence of coming undone is a warning to listeners to pay attention to their own behavior and be aware of the true cost of their actions.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't know how you're coming across
You are unaware of the impression you are giving to others
You don't know what you're coming across
You are oblivious to the impact of your actions on others
You don't know who you're coming across
You are unfamiliar with the people you interact with
You don't know how you're coming across
You are still unaware of the impression you give to others
So you come undone
Your ignorance leads to a breakdown in your behavior
Acting like you don't give a toss
Behaving as though you are indifferent or careless about others
Walking around like you're on some kind of cross
Moving about with a sense of burden, making a big deal out of trivial things
And it's a shame on you, the irony's lost
It is sad that you cannot see the contradiction in your actions
When you come undone
When your behavior breaks down under stress
You come undone
You lose control of your emotions
You know, you come undone
You are aware of the stress in your life that leads to losing control
You don't know how you're coming across
Again, you are still unaware of how you are perceived
And I don't think that you're aware of the cost
I don't believe you understand the consequences of your actions
So you come undone
Again, your lack of awareness leads to breakdown in behavior
You come
You lose control of yourself
You come undone
You fall apart emotionally
You know, you know, you know
You are aware of the pattern but are struggling to change it
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: STEVE FORREST, WILLIAM LLOYD, BRIAN MOLKO, STEFAN OLSDAL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Lollol-nl4rf
I think that song and the video revolves around the search for who they are and their purpose in life, as well as the challenges they encountered along the way. All of them are in search of who they are and their life purpose. Along the way they receive messages that life send to them, and face several obstacles, which are their deepest fears. The relationships are shown as sadomasochistic, implying that the pleasure and the pain they provide, turn into ties that arrest us, thus becoming the biggest obstacles to our search for ourselves and our purpose ...
One aspect that is in the lyrics of the song, but is also shown in the videoclip is that sometimes you have to abandon a dream to follow another one, and that life is about choices. When we choose something, sometimes we have to give up another.
In my opinion, the lyrics is a monologue about mixed feelings about a choice that he made in life when he had to leave the love of his life behind to meet his purpose in life (which here is metaphorically exemplified as God.)
When he sings:
"The promises we made Were not enough
The prayers That We had prayed Were like a drug
The Secrets That We Were sold never known
The love we had, the love we had, we had to let it go, oh"
he meet three blond children, drawing symbols on the floor. Once they see him, they get up and run away. Immediately, many symbols of the band are tattooed on his body. In my opinion, this scene symbolizes the resignation of a dream to achieve another dream. The children who run away, symbolize the lost dream of having a family with the woman he loved. This dream was replaced by other dream - 30 seconds to mars.
This is quite a dramatic love story, but this is how i perceive it. Do you agree with me?
@rona9076
No matter how many times that you told me you wanted to leave
No matter how many breaths that you took, you still couldn't breathe
No matter how many nights that you lie wide awake to the sound of poison rain
Where did you go? Where did you go? Where did you go?
As days go by, the night's on fire
Tell me would you kill to save a life?
Tell me would you kill to prove you're right?
Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn
This hurricane's chasing us all underground
No matter how many deaths that I die I will never forget
No matter how many lives that I live, I will never regret
There is a fire inside of this heart
And a riot about to explode into flames
Where is your God? Where is your God? Where is your God?
Ooooooo-ooohhh Ooooooo-ooohhh
Do you really want...
Do you really want me?
Do you really want me dead,
Or alive to torture for my sins?
Do you really want...
Do you really want me?
Do you really want me dead,
Or alive to live a lie?
Tell me would you kill to save a life?
Tell me would you kill to prove you're right?
Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn
This hurricane's chasing us all underground
The promises we made were not enough (Never play the game again)
The prayers that we have prayed were like a drug (Never gonna hit the air)
The secrets that we sold were never known (Never sing a song for you)
The love we had, the love we had, we had to let it go.
(Never giving in again, Never giving in again)
Tell me would you kill to save a life?
Tell me would you kill to prove you're right?
Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn
This hurricane's chasing us all underground
Whoa, This hurricane [x3]
Whoa
Do you really want...
Do you really want me?
Do you really want me dead,
Or alive to torture for my sins?
Do you really want...
Do you really want me?
Do you really want me dead,
Or alive to live a lie?
@granitgrey5738
30 Shades of Mars .
@JachuVideos
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@shakyinnu5466
***** this is hundred times better, and sexier than that
@RoliOlli
Hey I'd watch it
@onellatarlano6281
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@seymakeles555
hahaha
@andydoufreisn2973
Jared Leto is an oscar winning actor/has an epic band/and a model...what an effin winner at life
@vilewalker234
Oscar for?
@andydoufreisn2973
Vile Walker best supporting actor last year I believe.
@snocap393g3
Dallas Buyers Club.....supporting actor...