Split
A Mind Unraveled: Boring Story's 'Split' Metaphoric Journey
Lyrics
Tell the dial tone
Telling the dial tone about solitude, possibly seeking connection.
That you're all alone
Expressing loneliness despite the operator's knowledge.
Though the operator already knows
Operator is aware, emphasizing a futile attempt to hide feelings.
You can tell that it's tapped
Suspecting surveillance, being cautious not to be deceived.
I won't fall for traps
Refusing to be tricked, maintaining vigilance.
Step on the rope bridge you're waiting to hack
Approaching a vulnerable situation with a hint of danger.
Laughing as I fall to the rocks underneath
Facing consequences, possibly from risky actions, with resilience.
Just to fish me back out
Experiencing a rescue, perhaps symbolizing a cycle of self-destruction.
When you need a release
Being used for emotional relief without genuine connection.
Well that's not me
Denying being the person for someone's emotional release.
Neither was the one
Highlighting an identity contrast with someone unable to perform.
Who couldn't get it up
Referencing sexual dysfunction or insecurity.
Or who faked the flesh and blood
Rejecting the idea of faking emotions or physical intimacy.
It was none of us
Claiming innocence collectively, none involved in the mentioned actions.
Didn't wanna do it but you made me kinda lose it
Resisting an unwanted situation caused by external pressure.
Psychosis, it's hypnosis or the padded room
Describing a mental struggle with psychosis or hypnosis.
This roof is leaking like these secrets
Comparing a leaking roof to divulging secrets; loss of mystery.
I'm no mystery anymore
Acknowledging transparency, no longer a mystery to others.
Flipped to the ending because you got bored
Skipping to the end due to boredom, disinterest in the journey.
Lead in the pencil, it sharpens the sword
Using challenges (lead in the pencil) to improve oneself.
And I fall on it
Accepting consequences, willingly falling on the metaphorical sword.
And you fall for it
Acknowledging deception, possibly self-inflicted.
Don't you know
Questioning someone's awareness of impending consequences.
What you're in store for
Hinting at an inevitable outcome or fate.
It's chemical when I snap back and forth
Describing a volatile, emotional reaction with a chemical metaphor.
For whatever it's worth
Stating a shift in perspective, the value of the emotional reaction.
Picture one thousand words
Emphasizing the depth of emotions through a visual metaphor.
In reverse
Imagining a thousand words in reverse, hinting at confusion or reversal.
Simultaneously interspersed
Describing simultaneous and intertwined complexities.
But worse
Suggesting the simultaneous complexity is worse than individual struggles.
Don't you know
Reiterating the impending consequences, emphasizing awareness.
What you're in store for
Restating the emotional volatility with a clinical metaphor.
It's clinical when I snap back and forth
Reiterating the worth or significance of the emotional reaction.
For whatever it's worth
Repeating the visual metaphor of a reversed picture with emotional intensity.
Picture one thousand words
Emphasizing the depth of emotions through a visual metaphor again.
In reverse
Describing simultaneous and intertwined complexities once more.
Simultaneously interspersed
Suggesting that the simultaneous complexity is worse than individual struggles again.
But worse
Reiterating the severity of intertwined complexities.
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