Log in. Lyrics Artists add. Why Do I Keep Counting? The Killers 46 Comments 0 Tags. There's a plane, and I am flying There's a mountain waiting for me Oh, these years have been so trying I don't know if I can use them Am I strong enough To be the one? Will I live to have some children? My sugar sweet Is so attainable This behavior so unexplainable The days just slip and slide Like they always did The trouble is my head Won't let me forget I took one last good look around So many unusual sounds I gotta get my feet on the ground Help me get down I can make it Help me get down I can make it Help me get down Help me get down I can make it Help me get down If I only knew the answer I wouldn't be bothering you Father Help me get down I can make Help me get down Help me get down I can make it Help me get down If I only knew the answer And if all our days are numbered I wouldn't be bothering you Would you help me get down?
If I only knew the answer If I change my way of living And if I pave my streets with good times Will the mountain keep on giving? And if all of our days are numbered Then why do I keep counting? Edit Lyrics. Add Your Thoughts 46 Comments. General Comment Even though I know this song is about Brandon's fear of flying, but like Scianaphobia, i first interpreted the song to be about someone who is sad or struggling with something and just wants it to go away and be happy again. I think that in the beginning of the song when he says he's on a plane and hes flying and theres a mountain waiting for him, it means that he's at the peak of his sadness and theres another sad thing waiting for him.
He doesn't know if he'll be strong enough to make it and that's why he's asking for help, even praying to God to help him. He doesn't know why he's so sad and doesn't know how to fix it. He realizes that his days are numbered, and instead of living his life to fullest, he's counting down the days. He knows that he's a good person and he doesnt know why he's not acting like himself, the days keep passing yet nothing is changing and he realizes what's happening and that he needs to get back on track.
If he changes his ways of life and is happy again, living his life the way he should, would he truly be ok? Be Still. My Own Soul's Warning. View 10 more explanations.
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It's definitely to do with flying, but I think that there is something deeper, a second meaning. This song is near the end of Sam's Town, which, according to Brandon Flowers, chronologically listed the events of his life.
Therefore I think this is about how The Killers have become so famous now, they need someone to 'help them get down', i. This could be that he is now, either in a plane, and wants to know why he keeps counting his numbered days, and all the things that he won't be able to do if he dies on that plane.
Metaphorically, however, this means that he wants to know how long he has till the fame will wither away and die by itself, and 'will I live to have some children', asking if he will ever get out of fame, so have a relaxed life with his wife.
Definitively about Brandon's fear of flying, I read it too. I think it's about Brandon's fear of flying. This is a song about a guy who really just destroyed his life with drugs and partying and he realizes that he's on a pathway to destruction. He turns to God for help to "Get down" from this plane that is flying him to an early death. I think this song is about drug addiction, the downward spiral, the falling out with family, the desperation of the family.
The person in the song is crying out for help, he does not know where to go next, he is turning to his family, God reference: Father in, if I only knew the answers, I wouldn't be bothering you, father" Why do I keep counting is, why do I keep going on, why do I keep going back to drugs, when you are counting days, months, years etc etc you are stuck and you don't know how or when to make that step to get out of it, is it worth it then why do I keep counting?
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