Cognitive Dissonance
Struggling Amidst Empty Promises
Lyrics
Passing time before the next let down
Passing time before the next disappointment or setback
Nothing changes it's the same as we've seen before
Stagnation and repetition of familiar, negative experiences
Efforts made in vain
Efforts made without achieving the desired outcome
Cos it's safe to say
Expressing a sense of safety in acknowledging a situation
We still feel the strain
Continuing to feel the pressure or difficulty
Keep it to yourself
Suggesting a need for privacy or keeping personal struggles to oneself
It only falls on deaf ears
Communication efforts go unnoticed or unheeded
As if we're gluttons for punishment
Comparing the situation to willingly accepting punishment
As if we asked to be here
Questioning the choice or circumstances that led to the current state
It's not like you'd have it any other way
Implies a resigned acceptance of the current situation
With promises as empty as the words they say
Criticizing unfulfilled promises and insincere words
Nothing left to answer for
No accountability left, nothing to answer for
Nothing left to give
A sense of emptiness or depletion, nothing more to give
Adding to this cancer as it eats my will to live
Metaphorically describing a negative influence that erodes the will to live
They wouldn't have it any other way
Others preferring the status quo, regardless of its negativity
But we wouldn't have it any other way
Contrast between external expectations and personal preferences
Hold our heads down until we drown
Suggesting a struggle or difficulty leading to a metaphorical drowning
If we can't breathe then how long can we endure?
Raising questions about endurance in challenging circumstances
Cos under here I can see crystal clear
Clarity or realization of the situation while submerged metaphorically
See you choking when you know you can't explain
Observing others struggling to justify their actions or choices
Cognitive dissonance
Referring to the psychological discomfort of holding conflicting beliefs
Cognitive dissonance
Reiteration of cognitive dissonance, emphasizing internal conflict
It's not like you'd have it any other way
Repeating the resigned acceptance of the current situation
Promises as empty as the words they say
Highlighting the insincerity of promises and words
It's not like you'd have it any other way
Reiterating the idea that the current state is reluctantly accepted
It's not like we would have it any other way
Expressing a collective acknowledgment that the situation is chosen, despite its challenges
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