Self Destruct
Eternal Descent: Unveiling the Urban Decay in Anne Clark's 'Self Destruct'
Lyrics
Suicide is an urban disease
Suicide is depicted as a pervasive issue in urban environments.
Spread by people and places like these
It spreads through the actions of people and the characteristics of certain places.
A quick self destruct from the 21st floor
Describes a rapid self-destructive act, possibly a metaphorical fall from a high place.
A smell of gas through the kitchen door
Suggests danger, with a smell of gas, and potential harm through the kitchen door.
A stab in the back from the workers and bosses
Highlights betrayal, with workers and bosses harming rather than supporting.
They're counting their gains as you count your losses
People in power are gaining while others are losing.
As you count your losses
Reiteration of the losses faced by the individual.
Blow the world apart with the press of a button
Refers to the destructive potential of technology with a button press.
We all say it shouldn't but we know it will happen
Despite knowing it's wrong, there's an acknowledgment that destructive events will occur.
Again and again like the rain and the ark
Comparison of destructive events repeating, akin to rain and an ark.
Onwards forever eternally dark
Emphasizes the ongoing and eternal nature of darkness and negativity.
Eternally dark
Reiteration of the perpetual darkness and negativity.
The grit in your eye soon enters your heart
Metaphorically, difficulties and challenges affect the core of one's being.
And all that was strength is just falling apart
Strength is diminishing, possibly due to challenges and hardships.
We're jumping from one bed and into another
Indicates a pattern of fleeting relationships, seeking something unattainable.
Searching for something that we'll never discover
The pursuit is futile, and the sought-after discovery remains elusive.
Never discover
Reiteration of the inability to find what is being sought.
So we go on breeding - breeding contempt
Continuation of the cycle of breeding negativity and contempt.
From all of the repression that this has meant
Negativity arises from the suppression and control experienced.
If the bombs and the fire don't instantly kill
If immediate destruction doesn't occur, the aftermath of greed will bring harm.
Then the greed from the ashes certainly will
Emphasizes the destructive power of greed rising from the aftermath.
Certainly will
Reiteration of the destructive consequences of greed.
This place is not my place
Expresses a sense of displacement and lack of belonging.
This place is not yours
Affirms that the current environment is not suitable for anyone.
We're set on self destruct
Declares a collective path toward self-destruction without a clear cause.
For no reason or cause
Highlights the randomness and lack of reason behind the self-destructive path.
If the bombs and the fire don't instantly kill
Reiteration of the potential harm from bombs, fire, and greed.
Then the greed from the ashes certainly will
Emphasizes the certainty of harm arising from the aftermath of destruction.
Certainly will
Reiteration of the destructive consequences of greed.
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