Caving In
Struggling Minds: Battling Demons in a Chaotic World
Lyrics
It?s hard to say what's real these days
Expressing difficulty in discerning reality in the present times.
My mind can be a dangerous place
Describing the mind as a potentially dangerous and tumultuous place.
She?s too naive for suicide
Characterizing someone as too innocent for suicidal thoughts.
But god I wish that bitch would die
Expressing a strong negative emotion, wishing harm upon someone.
Give me, give me, give me, give me a reason
Requesting a reason for the narrator's recurring sleep disturbances.
Why every night I'm losing sleep
Highlighting the persistent issue of sleep disruption.
God damn she's on to me again
Indicating that someone is onto the narrator again.
Or maybe I had too much to drink
Suggesting a potential cause for the narrator's situation, possibly excessive drinking.
You see I think I figured out
Claiming to have figured out a solution to a problem.
I figured out as I was thinking
Reflecting on a realization while thinking.
How to stop her piercing voice
Describing a desire to silence a disturbing voice.
From everything that she was stealing
Implying that the person with the voice was stealing something.
Get the gun, get the gun, get the gun
Repeating the urge to get a gun.
Is all I'm hearing again and again you know
Emphasizing the repetitive nature of hearing about getting a gun.
I used to be such a hopeless man
Recalling a past state of hopelessness in the narrator.
And she used to be such a sweet, sweet thing
Describing a significant change in someone who used to be sweet.
She's too naive for suicide
Reiterating the person's perceived innocence regarding suicide.
But god I wish that bitch would die
Repeating the strong negative wish for harm upon someone.
Shot gun shells, yeah it's alright
Mentioning shotgun shells as if they are acceptable.
The whiskey says, "Let's take her fuckin' life."
Linking the decision to end a life with the influence of whiskey.
One thing I do remember
Stating a memory of things not improving.
Is that things never get better
Asserting a perception that circumstances never get better.
And I got to make the voices, make the voices for the maker
Referencing voices that need to be created for a higher power.
Of the maker making voices, making voices
Continuing the theme of creating voices, possibly metaphorical.
Gotta make her, gotta, gotta make her stop
Expressing urgency in stopping someone or something.
Before my head comes caving in again
Connecting the need to stop something with the fear of personal collapse.
You can walk this world all alone
Encouraging independence but acknowledging an emotional burden.
But I can still hear her, tearing me apart
Admitting the persistent impact of someone on the narrator's well-being.
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