Song Lyrics – I Will Go Down With This Ship | Dido
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White Flag Lyrics – Dido
I know you think that I shouldn’t still love you,
Or tell you that.
But if I didn’t say it, well I’d still have felt it
Where’s the sense in that?
I promise I’m not trying to make your life harder
Or return to where we were
I will go down with this ship
And I won’t put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I’m in love and always will be
I know I left too much mess and
destruction to come back again
And I caused nothing but trouble
I understand if you can’t talk to me again
And if you live by the rules of “it’s over”
Then I’m sure that that makes sense
I will go down with this ship
And I won’t put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I’m in love and always will be
And when we meet
Which I’m sure we will
All that was there
Will be there still
I’ll let it pass
And hold my tongue
And you will think
That I’ve moved on.
I will go down with this ship
And I won’t put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I’m in love and always will be
I will go down with this ship
And I won’t put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I’m in love and always will be
I will go down with this ship
And I won’t put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I’m in love and always will be
White Flag by Dido Lyrics Meaning
This song is about coping with abandonment. It is a courageous account of someone who was discarded, but not with a distinct act of termination. There is unfinished business between the two of them, but because so much time has passed, it is an admission that it’s over … when it’s not.
The love is still there, but it’s unreturned. To admit this takes bravery, and probably proclaiming all of this is therapeutic because it seems as though the writer has finally arrived at the reality that the unreturned love isn’t ever going to be returned.
However, the door is not closed completely, but the writer is not willing to reveal the truth outside of this song–that she will be in love forever.
The White Flag song lyrics by Dido is also a testament to the damage that one individual can do to another by way of neglect, or rejection. Perhaps the unreturned love was deemed by the abandoner as a means to avoid a painful breakup, but the real pain is in not really knowing what happened, or why.
That pain will haunt the writer forever because the investment was made and thoughtfully placed in what was believed to be a haven, but that trust was betrayed. Neglect is a stealth betrayal.
“I Will Go Down With This Ship’ is about someone accepting that the choices or mistakes they have made have consequences. Now they have to stick to those choices even if they were the wrong ones.
Because of all the ‘mess and destruction’ that has been left, the heartbroken singer doesn’t think they can be together. Because of the damage that is done it doesn’t matter anymore if she tells him how she feels – it would only make his life harder. So although she can’t surrender her feelings, she will hold my tongue and pretend to be indifferent, even though she will love him always.
Other Facts About White Flag Lyrics by Dido
“White Flag” is a song by English singer-songwriter Dido, released as the lead single from her second album Life for Rent in September 2003. “White Flag” is the biggest hit of Dido’s career. It is considered one of her signature songs and helped Life for Rent sell over ten million copies worldwide.
The song was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards, but lost to Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful”. It won the Best British Single at the 2004 Brit Awards.
The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn features actor David Boreanaz as Dido’s love interest. The song ranked on Blender’s list “The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born” at number 317.
The single fared very well on the charts around the world, peaking at number one in Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, and Norway; number two on the Irish Singles Chart, and number eighteen in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song reached number two in the UK being kept off the top spot by the UK top-selling single of the year, “Where Is the Love?”.
