Lyrics
Make a perfect replica of your life
Expresses the desire to create an exact copy or duplicate of one's life.
Cut the paper with exact-o knife
Describes the precision in crafting the replica using an exact-o knife.
Tape it up, tape it up
Refers to the act of assembling and securing the replica with tape.
Against the howling wind
Metaphorically faces challenges symbolized by the howling wind.
I'm so tired don't know where to begin
Expresses weariness and a sense of being overwhelmed.
It's so unreal
Highlights the surreal or dreamlike quality of the endeavor.
It's all I need
Implies that the unreal quality is sufficient or satisfying.
This replica
Emphasizes the importance of the created replica in the speaker's life.
I was the last to see me down on my knees
Describes a personal struggle, possibly a moment of vulnerability.
These antibodies learn to be the disease
Suggests the speaker's internal defenses becoming a source of harm.
And I learn to be what fights against me
Reflects on the internal conflict between the self and its own defenses.
We'll make a replica, a place we can sleep
Proposes the creation of a replicated space for comfort and rest.
And we could live in a hollow tree
Envisions an idyllic life within the replicated environment.
Grow up old and bury the sea
Imagines growing old and creating a lasting, peaceful space.
And when this replica begins to look cheap
Suggests that as the replica deteriorates, its value becomes apparent.
I'd throw it out but now it's home to me
Despite flaws, the replica becomes a meaningful and irreplaceable home.
It's so unreal
Reiterates the unreal nature of the created replica.
It's all I need
Confirms that the surreal aspect is sufficient for the speaker's needs.
This replica
Reaffirms the significance of the replica in the speaker's life.
Build it up
Repeatedly emphasizes the process of building and reinforcing the replica.
Build it up
-This replica
-Now we build it up
-Build it up
-Build it up
-Build it up
-Build it up
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