Haunting, Haunted, Haunts
Echoes of Lost Love: Against Me!'s Haunting, Haunted, Haunts
Lyrics
Tonight I can't sleep because I'm haunted
Tonight, unable to sleep due to feeling haunted by something
So I'm breaking spells of intention
Trying to break the influence or power of certain intentions or forces
All I can see is the space in between
Focusing on the emptiness or gap caused by your absence
The space where you're missing
The void where your presence is missing
I once was drunk on you
Once deeply intoxicated by your influence
So very stoned, fully compelled
Emotionally overwhelmed and affected, possibly by love or attachment
Now, I'm not sure you ever were
Doubting whether the previous intense feelings were real
I once was drunk on you
Similar to line 6, emphasizing past intoxication with emotions related to you
So very stoned, fully compelled
Reiterating the intense emotional state experienced
So guided bound and willed
Feeling strongly directed, tied, and driven by emotions
When the bar dried up
When the source of comfort or escape disappeared
You were already gone
You had already left before the situation changed
Rooms that I once lived in
Reflecting on past places where significant experiences occurred
Rooms that I've since left
Spaces once inhabited but now abandoned
There's another life that I might have had
Contemplating an alternate life that might have been lived
I know the feeling well of longing
Deeply familiar with the ache of yearning for something lost
For something that's lost
Desire or longing for something that is no longer attainable
I feel you like a phantom limb
Feeling the presence or absence of someone as if it were a missing limb
I once was drunk on you
Recalling intense emotional attachment to someone
So very stoned, fully compelled
Reiterating the depth of emotional involvement
Now, I'm not sure you ever were
Doubting the authenticity of past emotions or connections
I once was drunk on you
Similar to line 21, emphasizing past intense emotional attachment
So very stoned, fully compelled
Reiterating the depth of emotional involvement
So guided bound and willed
Feeling strongly directed, tied, and driven by emotions
When I sobered up
When the clarity or influence of emotions faded
You were already gone
Realizing the absence of the subject after clarity set in
If this wine hasn't turned to vinegar there's enough to pour a drink
Speculating there's still some hope left, but it might not be sufficient
But just one drink won't be enough
Believing that even if there's some hope, it won't be enough to ease the pain
To put myself to sleep
Not even consuming alcohol can alleviate the emotional turmoil
I once was drunk on you
Reiterating past intense emotional attachment
So very stoned, fully compelled
Reiterating the depth of emotional involvement
Now, I'm not sure you ever were
Doubting the authenticity of past emotions or connections
I once was drunk on you
Similar to line 34, emphasizing past intense emotional attachment
So very stoned, fully compelled
Reiterating the depth of emotional involvement
So guided bound and willed
Feeling strongly directed, tied, and driven by emotions
When the bar dried up
When the source of comfort or escape disappeared
When I sobered up
When the clarity or influence of emotions faded
You were already gone
Realizing the absence of the subject after clarity set in
And I'm shit out of luck
Feeling unlucky or out of options to address the situation
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