Dysfunctional
Unveiling Emotional Turmoil: Dysfunctional Echoes by Alice Through The Lookin' Glass
Lyrics
Wake up from dreaming
Waking up from a dream, possibly a metaphor for facing reality.
I just need a minute
Expressing the need for a moment or pause.
Forgive me for needing
Asking for forgiveness for the neediness.
To remind myself how to smile
Reflecting on the necessity to remember how to smile.
I haven't been myself for a while
Not feeling like oneself for an extended period.
I guess I'll get up
Deciding to get up and face the world.
And put on my face
Mentioning the act of putting on a facade or a false front.
But who should I paint
Questioning whom to portray, hinting at a loss of identity.
After all I'm just becoming you
Recognizing a transformation into someone else.
But I was never anything to you
Realizing that this transformation was never meaningful to the other person.
Maybe I'm a bit dysfunctional
Admitting to being somewhat dysfunctional.
But you are nothing to me after all
Rejecting any significance of the other person in the speaker's life.
And the memories keep taking me
Referencing persistent memories that emotionally numb the speaker.
Till I'm so numb I can't feel at all
Describing the emotional numbness due to overwhelming memories.
Nothing at all
Emphasizing the complete absence of feeling.
I'm not a looser
Asserting not being a loser and having nothing to be ashamed of.
I've nothing to shame
Claiming the other person will regret not making necessary changes.
But you'll have that regret forever Of what might have changed
Highlighting the enduring regret for missed opportunities.
Without making the mistakes
Stressing the importance of avoiding the mistakes made by the other person.
That you made
Referring to specific regrets of the other person.
You filth, you scumbag
Expressing strong negative feelings towards the other person.
I knew something had changed
Recognizing a change in the other person.
You filth, you scumbag
Reiterating strong negative feelings towards the other person.
You are not for me
Rejecting any connection or compatibility with the other person.
And I hope someday
Expressing hope for the other person's realization of their actions.
You'll realise what you've done
Hoping for the other person to understand the impact of their actions.
But I know anyway
Asserting that the speaker is aware of the situation regardless.
Without you I'm more fun
Claiming to be more enjoyable without the other person.
Because I'm back to me
Expressing a return to the speaker's authentic self.
I know you're a bit dysfunctional
Acknowledging the other person's dysfunctionality.
But you are nothing to me after all
Reiterating the lack of significance of the other person in the speaker's life.
And the memories
Referring to persistent memories affecting the other person.
Keep taking you
Describing the emotional numbness experienced by the other person.
Till you're so numb
Emphasizing the complete absence of feeling for the other person.
You can't feel at all
Highlighting the intensity of emotional numbness in the other person.
Nothing at all
Emphasizing the total lack of emotional connection.
I can't feel at all
Reiterating the speaker's own inability to feel anything.
Nothing at all
Emphasizing the profound emotional numbness of the speaker.
I can't feel at all
Stressing the complete absence of emotional response in the speaker.
Nothing at all
Highlighting the overall lack of emotional connection for the speaker.
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