No Below

No Below
Artist(s):	Speedy Ortiz
Album:	Major Arcana
Genre(s):	Indie Rock
Release date:	December 4, 2013
Appears in:	Episode 1: Awake (played in Chloe's room while waking up)

"No Below" is a single by Speedy Ortiz from their album Major Arcana and is featured in Chloe's room while Chloe Price wakes up and also in the Chloe and David gameplay video.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

You didn't know me when you were a kid

In trouble at school, alone at lunch again

I didn't know you when I broke my knee

Spent the summer on crutches and everybody teased

Except for this one friend I almost forgot

[Verse 2]

You didn't know me, but he knew me best

The weight of my brain and the fear of my cold head

You never saw me, interred in the ice

My friend tried to melt, but he couldn't thaw me out right

So I got ditched freezing, alone with my thoughts

[Hook 1]

And though I once said I was better off just being dead

Better off just being dead, without my old friend

True, I once said, I was better off just being dead

But I didn't know you yet

[Verse 3]

You didn't know me, but you got cold, too

And your mind was heavy, and you thought you might lose it

Well everything fucked up we both felt before

I'm glad for it all if it got us where we are

With you in the boat there, I almost forgot

[Hook 2]

How I once said I was better off just being dead

Better off just being dead, I didn't know you yet

And you might've said, you were better off just being dead

But I'm looking out for you, my friend, I'm looking

[Outro]

I didn't know you when you were a kid

But swimming with you, it sure feels like I did

Interpretation

The song "No Below" relates to Chloe's hard teenage years, depression, her abandonment issues and her relationship with both Max and Rachel. Thinking her best friend Max abandoned her in Chloe's eyes (whereas the song was pointing out she got ditched; freezing) Chloe considered herself better off just being dead without her old friend (Max). Then she met Rachel and saw how she feels the same, and how she finally found that person who understands and knows about her.

The last two lines of the song signify that the ice where the author was previously frozen has now melted into water, thanks to the newfound friendship. This ultimately relates to Chloe and Rachel's relationship.

Videos

Life is Strange Before the Storm Gameplay – Chloe & David PEGI

Speedy Ortiz "No Below"