Anxiety
Navigating the Storm Within: Angels & Airwaves' 'Anxiety' Unveiled
Lyrics
Anxiety, don't pressure us
Anxiety is being addressed, asking not to force or burden.
Faster, I dream in speeds of ashes
The person dreams rapidly, almost as fast as things turn to ashes.
My heart it beats and crashes
Feeling intense emotional fluctuations - heartbeats both strong and crashing.
I'm running from the truth
Avoiding facing reality because it disturbs mental peace.
Cause it fucks with my mind
The truth causes mental distress and unease.
Waiting, we're silly, we're so reckless
Impatiently waiting, behaving recklessly without much thought.
The city it's so heartless
Describing the heartless nature of the city or environment.
A bottle full of crude
A metaphorical bottle full of something crude, symbolizing unpleasantness.
That washed up in the tide
Something unpleasant that has surfaced and impacted the person.
Don't pressure us, anxiety
Reiteration of asking anxiety not to pressurize.
I'm a passenger
The person feels like a mere observer or bystander.
So serious, anxiety
Anxiety is a serious issue impacting the individual.
Just a passenger
Reiterating the person's passive role in dealing with anxiety.
Handsome and calloused, young believers
Description of individuals - good-looking yet hardened and believers in something, possibly idealistic.
Hiding, plotting schemers
People who hide and make secret plans, potentially deceitful.
And rotting out like fruit
Comparing these individuals to rotting fruit, left to decay.
That was left here to die
Metaphorically expressing their uselessness or abandonment.
Talking, waited after hours
Conversations happening later than expected.
Time is bending outward
Time seems distorted or stretched out.
I'm falling to my knees
Facing a downfall or hardship, symbolized by falling to knees.
To fall whole safe inside
A desire for safety and security within oneself.
Don't pressure us, anxiety
Repeated request for anxiety not to exert pressure.
I'm a passenger
The person feels like a passive bystander in the face of dangerous anxiety.
So dangerous, anxiety
Highlighting the severity of anxiety and its potential harm.
Just a passenger
Reiteration of being a passive observer in the face of anxiety.
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