Sloth
Heartbreak Echoes: Navigating Loss and Regret in Buckcherry's 'Sloth'
Lyrics
Now I’m without you and I just can’t hide it
The singer is expressing an inability to conceal their feelings of being without the person they're addressing.
And you’ll never know anything that I feel inside
The person they're addressing will never comprehend the depth of the singer's emotions.
You know I still love you, but I stay divided
Despite still loving the addressed person, the singer feels emotionally torn or conflicted.
'Cause I always hated your suicide
The singer resented the addressed person's act of suicide.
I guess you’ll never bother
The addressed person seems indifferent or unconcerned about the singer's feelings.
Looking back
Reflecting on past events.
Call me up to say your last goodbye
The person called the singer to bid a final farewell.
Did you think that I could just let you go?
The singer questions if the addressed person believed they could be easily let go.
I wish I could’ve said the words still
Expressing regret about not having had the opportunity to say something impactful to prevent the addressed person's suicide.
To save you
Wishing they could have intervened to save the addressed person.
Now I’m without you and I just can’t hide it
Reiteration of the singer's inability to conceal their feelings after the person's departure.
And you’ll never know anything that I feel inside
The addressed person will never comprehend the singer's internal emotions.
You know I still love you, but I stay divided
Despite still loving the addressed person, the singer feels internally conflicted.
'Cause I always hated your suicide
The singer harbors a longstanding resentment towards the addressed person's act of suicide.
How could you leave us behind?
Expressing disbelief or shock at the addressed person's decision to leave everyone behind.
I was only a boy
The singer was young when this happened.
And you made mother cry
The addressed person's actions caused the singer's mother to cry.
So I bury my grief far below, deep inside
The singer suppresses their grief deep inside as a coping mechanism.
What else could I do?
Feeling helpless about the situation after the addressed person's departure.
You’re gone and it’s true
Accepting the reality of the addressed person being gone.
We saved your life, cuts like a knife
Feeling the pain caused by the addressed person's suicidal actions even though they were saved previously.
It’s always hard to leave the past behind
Struggling to move on from the past.
I hope someday I’ll get the chance to, to tell you
Expressing a hope for an opportunity to communicate with the departed person someday.
Now I’m without you and I just can’t hide it
Reiteration of the singer's inability to hide their emotions after the person's departure.
And you’ll never know anything that I feel inside
The addressed person will never understand the depth of the singer's internal feelings.
You know I still love you, but I stay divided
The singer remains emotionally conflicted despite still loving the addressed person.
'Cause I always hated your suicide
Expressing ongoing resentment towards the addressed person's suicide.
I always hated your suicide
Reiteration of the singer's resentment towards the addressed person's act of suicide.
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