Shame
Embracing Redemption: Blank Face's Struggle with Inner Demons
Lyrics
I saw the landslide
I witnessed a landslide.
Across the valley's silver lining
It happened across the valley's positive aspect.
My eyes are bawling
My eyes are tearing up emotionally.
Skin is burning in the heat
My skin feels the intensity of the heat.
A flash of life as the boulders crash upon my body
A moment of life as large rocks crash onto my body.
I always wanted to be
My desire was always to be romantically overwhelmed.
Swept up off my feet
I never expected to leave before experiencing a significant event.
I Never thought I'd go out
Unexpectedly leaving before a moment of significance.
Before the lady sang
Reference to leaving before a certain event, possibly related to music.
To be specific, one I'd married by a lake
Specifically, a person intended for marriage by a lake.
But that's the beauty of life
Life's beauty lies in its unpredictability.
And someone's grand design
Life is part of a grand design by someone.
You can not tear the glove from off the hand of fate
Fate cannot be avoided or changed.
But then I opened my eyes
After a crisis, the realization of being alive.
Oh god
Expressing astonishment or realization of existence.
I'm still alive
Confirmation of being alive after a traumatic event.
Mia works at the diner here to fund survival
Mia is working at a diner to survive.
She is young but she is smarter than her ilk
Mia, though young, is intelligent compared to her peers.
She doesn't dream because the town around her swallows people
She refrains from dreaming due to the engulfing nature of her town.
And if that doesn't kill her boredom surely will
Boredom might be a threat to her life.
But then I open my eyes
Reiteration of opening one's eyes, perhaps a metaphor for awareness.
Oh god
Reaffirmation of being alive after a crisis.
I'm still alive
Surviving despite challenges.
If I am forced to exist
If forced to live, the person won't adopt a nihilistic outlook.
Won't be a nihilist
(Possibly a pause or reflection.)
I've got this shame inside me
Admission of harboring shame internally.
It fills me up
Shame is a pervasive feeling.
I'll put it all behind me
Determined to overcome and move beyond the shame.
Don't call my bluff
Warning against doubting or challenging the sincerity.
You wanna see it all peeled back?
Invitation to witness vulnerability and openness.
Before I do it
Before exposing oneself, know what will be revealed.
Know what you're gonna find
A disclosure that what's underneath may lack purpose.
A collage painting with no intent
A depiction of a person genuinely trying to conceal.
Of a man who's really trying to hide
(Possibly a pause or reflection.)
I've got this shame inside me
Emphasizing the all-encompassing nature of shame.
It fills me up
Commitment to moving forward despite the burden of shame.
I'll put it all behind me
Warning against underestimating the sincerity of intentions.
Don't call my bluff
(Possibly a pause or reflection.)
I've had enough
Expression of having endured enough.
Please call my bluff
An earnest request to confront the truth or reality.
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