Discover the story of the song > Moonflowers Bloom in Misery – Swallow the Sun

The song asks if the protagonist will die from being sad and heartbroken. It talks about how being sad can feel like it's drowning and raining all over you. The chorus repeats that being sad hurts a lot and makes you cry and bleed emotionally. The song ends by asking if the protagonist will die from their sadness and how it carves deeply into their soul.