She's Hearing Voices
Echoes of Desperation: Bloc Party's Haunting Tale
Lyrics
She's hearing voices call her
She perceives or imagines external voices calling her.
She's hearing voices warn her
She perceives or imagines voices warning her.
She just can't sleep in her bed,
She is unable to find peace or rest in her bed.
She just can't sleep
Reiteration of her sleeplessness.
She's falling down the stairs
She is experiencing a physical fall down the stairs.
She's tearing out her hair
She is distressed, possibly symbolized by hair-pulling.
She's screaming my name, in the night
She vocalizes the narrator's name in distress during the night.
To keep her warm
Possibly seeking comfort or warmth from the narrator.
She got a red pill blue pill
Repetition of the choice metaphor (red pill/blue pill) indicating uncertainty or dilemma.
Red pill blue pill
-Red pill blue pill
-Red pill blue pill
-Milk of amnesia
Reference to a substance (milk of amnesia), possibly symbolizing forgetfulness or escape.
Hey hey hey hey
Repetitive vocalization, possibly expressing urgency or intensity.
C'mon I know that you want it
Encouraging someone to take action, but downplaying its significance.
There's nothing, nothing to shout about
-So jump, jump back in
Encouraging a return to a situation or relationship.
She got a red pill blue pill
Repetition of the choice metaphor, intensifying the sense of dilemma or confusion.
Red pill blue pill
-Red pill blue pill
-Red pill blue pill
-She got a red pill blue pill
-Red pill blue pill
-Red pill blue pill
-Red pill blue pill
-Milk of amnesia
Reiteration of the substance metaphor, suggesting a persistent need for forgetfulness or escape.
She's scared of the blacks and she's scared of the Jews
Expresses fear or anxiety towards specific racial or ethnic groups.
She is always out there, she is yesterday's news
Describes the woman as always present but no longer relevant or significant.
She screams out my name in the dead of the night
Repetition of screaming the narrator's name, possibly symbolizing distress or seeking help.
She is leaving my room, she is crying on her side
Implies a physical and emotional distance between the narrator and the woman.
Walking on eggshells, walking on glass,
Metaphorically describes a cautious and tense situation.
Burnt by the mirror, burnt the light
Describes damage or negative effects caused by a mirror and light.
Feeling rejection I'm going to burn down your house
Expresses a desire to retaliate or seek revenge for perceived rejection.
Tearing down posters I was never alive
Symbolic action of tearing down posters, possibly representing a rejection of the past or one's own identity.
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