Lyrics
Hey, you're sinking and I can't hold you
Expressing inability to support someone emotionally or physically while they're struggling because the speaker is also struggling.
Maybe it's because I'm sinking too
Implies that the speaker is going through a similar struggle or emotional turmoil.
I'm watching all the waves roll by
The speaker observes the passage of time or events without actively participating, feeling detached.
All I do is sinking inside
Feeling a deep emotional decline or sinking sensation internally.
Babe if I can't hold you, It's just because I'm sinking too
Reiterating the inability to offer support due to personal emotional distress.
If a grown up is just a child gone bad
Suggests that adults are essentially grown-up versions of their childhood selves, perhaps flawed or troubled.
Welcome to the sad boys club
Introduces the concept of a group or community sharing a similar emotional struggle or pain.
(Lonely)
Emphasizes the feeling of loneliness or isolation.
I'm only
Reinforces the solitary feeling, highlighting personal comprehension.
Understanding who we are
Seeking to understand the essence or identity of the self and others.
Poems and sidewalks
Reference to the simplicity and rawness of life (poems) alongside the mundane (sidewalks).
Just street soldiers, lost into the sea of heartbeats stories
Feeling lost or disconnected among countless others with similar emotional stories.
The clouds are shaping a nest where the dead lovers wish to hide
Implies that the sky is providing cover or solace for failed or broken romances.
And, you're sinking and I can't hold you
Repeats the inability to assist someone due to shared personal emotional turmoil.
Baby it's because I'm sinking too
Reflecting the personal experience of sinking or emotional decline paralleled with another's.
I'm watching all the waves around
Observing the surroundings or circumstances while feeling detached or disconnected.
All I do is sinking inside
Feeling a deep internal decline or emotional sinking.
Babe if I can't hold you, It's just because I'm sinking too
Reiterates the inability to offer support due to personal emotional distress.
If a grown up is just a child gone bad
Reinforces the idea of adults still carrying unresolved issues or emotional troubles from childhood.
Welcome to the sad boys club
Reintroduces the notion of a group or community sharing similar emotional struggles.
(Lonely)
Reemphasizes the feeling of loneliness or isolation.
I'm lonely
Reiterates the solitary feeling, highlighting personal comprehension.
Understanding who we are
Seeking to understand the essence or identity of the self and others.
Poems and sidewalks
Reference to the simplicity and rawness of life (poems) alongside the mundane (sidewalks).
My cheeks are salty, just like the fleshy lips that stole my soul
Describing tears or emotions (salty cheeks) similar to those of a person who stole the speaker's emotional well-being.
A bunch of grey birds, like dust dwells on the sun we used to own
Implies a memory or symbol (grey birds) of something beautiful or significant that has lost its shine.
You're sinking and I can't hold you
Repeats the inability to assist someone due to shared personal emotional turmoil.
Baby it's because I'm sinking too
Reflecting the personal experience of sinking or emotional decline paralleled with another's.
I'm watching all the waves around
Observing the surroundings or circumstances while feeling detached or disconnected.
All I do is sinking inside
Feeling a deep internal decline or emotional sinking.
Babe if I can't hold you, It's just because I'm sinking too
Reiterates the inability to offer support due to personal emotional distress.
If a grown up is just a child gone bad
Reinforces the idea of adults still carrying unresolved issues or emotional troubles from childhood.
Welcome to the sad boys club
Reintroduces the notion of a group or community sharing similar emotional struggles.
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