handle with care
Navigating the Abyss: Embracing Fragility in 'Handle With Care'
Lyrics
I can't shake the feeling that I'm dying
I am overwhelmed by a feeling of impending death.
Can't quite figure out the cause of it
I cannot determine the cause of this feeling.
And that's not for lack of trying
Despite my efforts, I cannot understand the reason behind the feeling.
I thought by now this wave of it
I expected this distressing experience to be over by now.
Would have to end
I thought this difficult period would have come to an end.
But should've known it wasn't over just yet
I should have realized that it was not yet concluded.
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-Am I confined to repeat cycles like this
Am I destined to go through repeated cycles of distress like this?
Year after year?
Is this pattern going to persist year after year?
All swaddled tightly up in caution tape
Feeling restricted and cautious, wrapped in a metaphorical protective barrier.
Labeled 'handle with care'
Labeled as someone who needs delicate handling.
When all it takes to ring alarm bells
Simple changes in the atmosphere trigger alarm signals.
Is a change in the air
A small shift in circumstances makes me want to disappear.
And I decide again
Reaching a decision to withdraw or isolate myself.
It's time to disappear
Choosing to vanish from the situation.
Grew up on TV static headaches
Recalling childhood memories of distress caused by television static and fear from footsteps above.
Footsteps above instilling fear
Memories causing anxiety and apprehension.
And risking drug induced psychosis
Taking extreme measures, including risking drug-induced psychosis, to escape the current situation.
Just to get away from here
Choosing extreme actions just to get away from the current circumstances.
It always left me feeling far away
Feeling emotionally distant after such experiences.
I guess that was the idea
Realizing that emotional distance might have been the intention of those experiences.
I never thought I'd have to deal with it
Not anticipating having to face or endure such situations.
Or even make it to this year
Surviving to the current year despite expectations to the contrary.
Am I confined to repeat cycles like this
Questioning whether I am doomed to repeat these distressing cycles.
Year after year?
Wondering if the pattern will persist year after year.
All swaddled tightly up in caution tape
Feeling restricted and cautious, wrapped in a metaphorical protective barrier (repeated).
Labeled 'handle with care'
Labeled as someone who needs delicate handling (repeated).
When all it takes to ring alarm bells
Simple changes in the atmosphere trigger alarm signals (repeated).
Is a change in the air
A small shift in circumstances makes me want to disappear (repeated).
And I decide again
Reaching a decision to withdraw or isolate myself (repeated).
It's time to disappear
Choosing to vanish from the situation (repeated).
It all hits at once with urgency
Feeling an intense, simultaneous rush of urgency.
And it felt so real this time
The urgency felt particularly vivid and real during this experience.
I know you won't believe me
Anticipating disbelief from others regarding the intensity of the experience.
Reason seems to cost a fortune
The logic or rational thinking appears to come with a high cost.
When I'm convinced the stakes are high
Feeling convinced that the stakes or consequences are significant.
I'd rather fade away entirely
Expressing a preference to completely fade away rather than face the pain of saying goodbye.
Than hear you say goodbye
The intense aversion to hearing a farewell from someone significant.
Goodbye
A final farewell.
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