Well it would hardly make sense to split one word up in two lines, now would it? "I long to be like you, sis, lie cold in the ground like you, ter" ? Yeah, that's amazingly brilliant English.

By saying "lie cold in the ground like you did", not only does it make sense, to me, Amy is saying that her sister isn't in the ground anymore - she's moved on to the next world, or Heaven or whatever you want to call it. And Amy wants to be with her.

"like you did" makes more sense than "you ter" and I think those of us who can hear it are probably right.

This has to be my favorite track off the record. I got chills from the first listen and the way the background music sounds.

I'd imagine this track would sound pretty solemn if played with just the piano. But something about the arrangement of the crunchy guitars, the DJ Method tracks, the piano....makes it so creepy. And then when the heavy guitars and drum come in towards the end makes it sound like she's really really pleading.
I can't imagine writing this song, when I first heard it I thought it was eeiry, and now it's just super sad for me to hear it. I finally put together all the pieces and well, it's one of my favorites on the album. It's amazing how raw her emotions are in this piece. I never thought she would write such a literal piece about her sister's death, I imagined Hello was about it but it was so metaphorical to be sure. This song is so beautifully arranged, not just slow and ballady like Hello, but takes it to another level.
This is where the song hit me in the heart and fall in love with it:

You're not alone
no matter what they told you you're not alone
I'll be right beside you forevermore

I long to be like you, sis
lie cold in the ground like you did
there's room inside for two and I'm not grieving for you
and as we lay in silent bliss
I know you remember me

What an awesome video this would make....it's so visual. We can all dream I guess...

This song makes me cry. I've never lost (or had) a sister, but I lost my first real friend when I was 6. She had a heart attack even though she had no diagnosed heart problems and now my best friend has some sort of heart problem that no one can diagnose, which brings it all back and makes me really relate to the song.

Like a lot of people have said, when she says "sis" it's just so... real. I cried then. And when she says "I know you remember me" that for me just paints the picture of two little girls lying in a coffin together. I know it's morbid, but that one line really puts the whole song into a child's perspective.

The one thing I really hate is how the song runs into Lose Control. The two songs just DO NOT go at all. The emotional jump is so big, and if you're not still crying from Like You, you almost feel guilty about wanting to get into a song like Lose Control after such a sad song. And they share an end and a beginning like Tourniquet and Imaginary (but that transition never bothered me) so they don't sound right separated either. Grr... that really bothers me. I think it would be better if Your Star was there because that song could kind of bridge the gap... it's just my opinion though.

I love this song so much. It's so sad, poignant, and admittedly a little creepy.
The lyrics are unnerving. But I think I understand.
Does anyone else feel (and this could have been mentioned before because I haven't read through every single page) that, the soft percussion section between 'I'm coming for you,' and the murmur, 'you're not alone,' sounds like a weak body moving, almost in a trance, towards a grave? That's what I picture in my head...

This song reminds me of 'Even In Death,' and makes me wonder if Amy had Bonnie in mind when she wrote that, too.
I think Amy is so brave to put her emotions out there like this, and I hope it helps her.

Love always,
Gail xxx

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I love this song, Amy was so brave in putting her feeling out there, so much more openly than in the past. As I said I love this song, but I can't listen to it, I lost my twin sister and it makes me think of her, admittly it makes me admire Amy more for being brave enough to do this song..I couldn't.

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Ok...I'm gonna go out on a limb here...

Don't get me wrong, I really like this song. It's beautiful. But...am I the only one that thinks some of the lyrics are a little, uh...sick?

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Not sick. It's not like she is talking about getting devoured by worms or anything.

I think they are juvenile. "Lie cold in the ground like you...". I know she said she retreated to writing the song like a child, but it is possible to portray the emotions of a child without using the language of one.

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Yeah I totally agree with you.. it does seem kind of like a juvenille approach.
To each his or her own tho, right?

I'm not over the moon about alot of the lyrics on this album to be perfectly honest but that's just my opinion.

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