What Doesn't Kill You
Surviving Shadows: Unraveling Life's Unplanned Battles
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Open up. Let me in.
Request for emotional openness and connection.
I can see through your skin
Claiming insight into the person's true feelings.
That you're all dead.
Perception of emotional numbness or detachment.
I know now what I knew then:
Reflecting on past knowledge and experiences.
Who you are, where you've been...
Questioning the person's identity and history.
I've got a line drawn in the sand.
Metaphorical boundary, separation from the person.
You're stuck there. At war each night.
Describing a mental state of perpetual conflict.
In your mind. (?)
Unclear, possibly referencing internal struggles.
Where you killed that man.
Recalling a violent incident or trauma.
Hand to hand. Fist to bone.
Describing physical confrontation and its consequences.
It was not as planned. Now you're alone.
Highlighting unexpected outcomes and resulting isolation.
It's times like that they carried...
Unclear reference, possibly to burdens carried after traumatic events.
Get it out of the way. Give it all to me.
Encouraging emotional expression and sharing of burdens.
What doesn't kill you, will eventually.
Expressing resilience and the idea that challenges build strength.
An empty shell. Full of earth.
Metaphorically describing a person as a lifeless, unresponsive shell.
Wind and dust. (?)
Environmental references, possibly alluding to desolation.
Heal your broken days.
Hope for healing from past hardships.
I know now what I knew then:
Reiteration of understanding the person's broken state.
Who you are? A broken man.
Describing the person as damaged and lacking communication.
No conversation. No chance to understand.
Emphasizing the difficulty in understanding the person's perspective.
Your history. You're half asleep.
Describing a history of emotional distance and detachment.
Comatose, you can barely breathe.
Painting a picture of extreme emotional numbness.
You never once talked to me.
Expressing a lack of communication or connection.
Open up. Let me in.
Repetition of the initial request for emotional openness.
I can't see through your skin.
Highlighting continued difficulty in understanding the person.
If you're not alive, you should just be.
Suggesting acceptance of the person's state.
No more small talk.
Rejecting superficial or trivial conversations.
No more bullshit
Rejecting insincere or deceptive communication.
No more barstool silences
Rejecting awkward and unproductive silences.
No more tv ad's
Rejecting commercial and artificial influences.
No more sleepless nights
Rejecting restless and troubled nights.
Is it too late?
Pondering on the possibility of redemption or improvement.
Can we let it ride?
Questioning the potential for positive change.
Can you tell me how you thought it would be?
Seeking understanding of expectations and past choices.
When did it go wrong?
Reflecting on a point of divergence or mistake in the past.
Is it too late? are you gone?
Pondering on irreversible consequences or departure.
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