Lyrics
How did I become
Reflecting on the speaker's transformation into the mother of a son.
The mother of this son?
Questioning the speaker's role as the mother of the mentioned son.
The face and mind and hands of virulence?
Expressing confusion about being associated with the negative qualities of virulence.
I, who curled in cave and moss
Recalling a time when the speaker sought refuge in a cave and moss.
I, who gathered wood for fire
Describing the speaker's actions of gathering wood for fire.
And tenderly embraced
Remembering moments of tender embrace.
How did I become a virus?
Pondering how the speaker transformed into something negative, like a virus.
Hopelessness
Expressing a pervasive feeling of hopelessness.
I feel the hopelessness
-Hopelessness
-I feel the hopelessness
-I don't care about me
Indicating a lack of concern for oneself.
I feel the animals and the trees
Feeling a deep connection to animals and trees, acknowledging their lack of a safe place.
They've got nowhere, they've got nowhere to go
-I don't care much about you
Expressing indifference towards someone else.
I don't give a shit what happens to you
Emphasizing a lack of care for the well-being of another person.
Now we blew it all away
Referring to the irreversible damage done, symbolized by "blowing it all away."
We blew it all away
-Hopelessness
Reiterating the overwhelming sense of hopelessness.
I feel the hopelessness
-Hopelessness, hopelessness
-Hopelessness, hopelessness
-How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
Repeating the question of how the speaker became a virus, emphasizing hopelessness.
How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
-How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
-How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
-I've been taking more than I deserve
Admitting to taking more than deserved, depleting resources, and living a lie.
Leaving nothing in reserve
-Digging till the bank runs dry
-I've been living a lie
-How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
Continuing the repetition of questioning the transformation into a virus, underscoring hopelessness.
How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
-How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
-How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
-How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness, hopeless)
Final emphasis on the feeling of hopelessness.
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