As You Were

Describing a feeling of stagnation or monotony, comparing it to the staleness of a half-full beer left for two days.

Reference to luxury boats ("cigarette boats") in a context suggesting opulence or excess.

Metaphor for internal emptiness or emotional void, using a field in the gut lacking sunshine.

Feeling rejected or dismissed, similar to how a teenager might be put down during their early experiences with alcohol.

Expressing insincere praise or compliments, possibly reflecting a lack of genuine connection.

Suggesting that it's better for someone to leave a situation before it becomes more difficult or problematic.

Introducing a character passing through, possibly representing transience or fleeting encounters.

Describing a messy or unpleasant situation, using the metaphor of slipping and sliding on a spilled substance in the gut.

Implies that someone's misfortune is wished for or anticipated by the speaker's "better half."

Comparing something rotten to a three-week-old glass of half-full breast milk, possibly alluding to decay and unpleasantness.

Describing being intoxicated, possibly to cope with difficult emotions or experiences.

Expressing regret or a desire to change the past, emphasizing the speaker's willingness to do anything to achieve this.

Quantifying a significant portion of the speaker's life (nine years), suggesting the weight of past experiences.

Feeling devalued or discarded, likening oneself to a prostitute in court, possibly emphasizing judgment or rejection.

Suggesting the loss of freedom or autonomy, similar to the termination of liberty, mirroring the speaker's fading sanity and thoughts of someone.

Linking the loss of sanity to thoughts of a particular person.

Reintroducing the passing character, possibly emphasizing their transient nature.

Reiterating the messy or unpleasant situation, highlighting the impact on the speaker.

Reinforcing the wish or prayer for the passing character's downfall from the speaker's better half.

Repeated prayer for the character to fall, emphasizing the pitiful nature of the situation.

Describing the situation as pitiful, possibly emphasizing the speaker's vulnerability or the futility of the prayer.

Repeating the prayer, emphasizing the pitiful state of affairs.

Expressing the speaker's self-awareness and acknowledgment of their pitiful state.

Repeating the prayer, underscoring the continuing pitiful nature of the situation.

Reiterating the pitiful nature of the situation through the repeated prayer.

Continuing the prayer and emphasizing the ongoing pitiful state.

Repeating the intensity of the pitiful state with emphasis on the speaker's self-perception.