Ugly
Unveiling the Depths: A Poetic Dive into Ugliness and Self-Reflection
Lyrics
I'd be a mouthbreather too
I would be someone who breathes through the mouth (a mouthbreather).
I'd be a mouthbreather too if I didn't have you
I would be a mouthbreather if I didn't have you.
So I'm all tied up
I am emotionally entangled or constrained.
All tied up to you
I am emotionally tied to you.
Trapped in these
Feeling trapped in these emotional circumstances.
Chains
Symbolic reference to being restrained or confined.
Chains
Repetition for emphasis on the feeling of being chained.
I'm wasting away
Experiencing a decline or deterioration.
And I'll be wasting away 'til I'm rid of this pain
Continuing to deteriorate until the pain is gone.
Until then
During this process, expressing intense emotional distress.
I'll be crying a river
Committing to intense emotional expression, possibly through tears.
So I can swim in my
Expressing a desire to immerse oneself in feelings of shame.
Shame
Repeating the desire to be submerged in shame for emphasis.
Shame
Reiteration of the desire to be immersed in feelings of shame.
Slip or die
An intense choice between slipping or facing death.
And I know it's ugly
Acknowledging that the situation is unpleasant or unattractive.
Start to bubble and spit under my skin
Describing a physical reaction to the emotional turmoil.
And I don't got no one
Expressing loneliness or isolation.
Nobody but myself to
Accepting personal responsibility for the situation.
Blame
Attributing blame to oneself.
Blame
Reiteration of self-blame for emphasis.
So all I got is a question
Pose of a question expressing confusion or bewilderment.
How do you do this to me but I don't do it to you
Asking how the other person can inflict pain without reciprocity.
It don't seem fair
Expressing a perception of unfairness in the emotional dynamics.
I can't figure out the rules to this
Difficulty in understanding the rules or dynamics of the relationship.
Game
Describing the relationship as a challenging game.
Game
Repetition for emphasis on the challenging nature of the relationship.
Slip or die
Reiteration of the intense choice between slipping or facing death.
Slip or die
Repetition of the intense choice between slipping or facing death.
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