friends who wished me dead
Shadows of Deceit: Unraveling the Secrets in 'Friends Who Wished Me Dead'
Lyrics
Try not to crack your window
Advice or caution to avoid breaking your window.
There's a foot in the door it's not mine
Suggests an intrusion, someone else's presence with a foot in the door.
Someone's out in the shadows
Indicates an unidentified person in the shadows.
And they're wearing your face this time
Symbolic imagery of someone resembling the speaker, possibly metaphorical.
What do you do on the other side of the moon?
Rhetorical question about activities on the hidden or obscured side of life.
When no one sees you
Reference to unseen actions, suggesting a hidden or private aspect of the self.
No one has seen you in years
Expresses isolation or lack of visibility for an extended period.
Are you hiding from our past fears?
Questions if the hiding is related to past fears shared with someone else.
Cause I do
Acknowledges understanding or empathizing with the act of hiding.
I do
Reiteration of the acknowledgment or empathy for hiding.
Even blinking is getting harder
Describes difficulty in even simple actions like blinking.
Cause when I close my eyes
Suggests a struggle with closing eyes, possibly avoiding something unpleasant.
I feel us slipping farther
Implies a sense of emotional distance or a relationship drifting apart.
Farther
Reiterates the idea of increasing emotional distance.
Did you see it coming?
Asks if a significant event was predicted or anticipated.
You know I didn't
Denial of anticipation, emphasizing surprise.
Our friends would put a gun between my eyes
Reference to the potential betrayal by friends, suggesting a severe situation.
So just pull it
Suggests a desire for a quick resolution or end to the perceived betrayal.
The bloods on their hands
Indicates guilt or responsibility on the part of friends for a negative outcome.
Try not to crack your window
Repetition of the caution from the first line, reinforcing a sense of vulnerability.
There's a foot in the door it's not mine
Reiteration of an intrusion, someone else's presence with a foot in the door.
Someone's out in the shadows
Repetition of an unidentified person in the shadows.
And they're wearing your face this time
Reiteration of someone resembling the speaker, possibly metaphorical.
Blacked out curtains your eyes have turned to pearls
Describes a state of emotional withdrawal or shielding oneself from the world.
I still see you hiding from the world
Despite attempts to hide, the speaker can still perceive the person hiding.
I don't blame you
Expresses understanding or empathy for the act of hiding.
Tried looking us in the face
Attempts to face the hidden person, acknowledging shared experiences or wounds.
Seen the scares between our eyes
Observes the scars or traumas shared between the speaker and the hidden person.
Almost erased
Suggests a partial erasure or healing of shared scars.
Starts to shake when they realize
Describes a reaction when others realize the speaker's knowledge about the hidden person.
That I know you
Asserts familiarity or recognition of the hidden person's true self.
I know you
Reiteration of recognizing the true identity of the person in hiding.
Try not to crack your window
Repetition of the caution to avoid breaking the window, emphasizing vulnerability.
There's a foot in the door it's not mine
Reiteration of an intrusion, someone else's presence with a foot in the door.
Someone's out in the shadows
Repetition of an unidentified person in the shadows.
And they're wearing your face this time
Reiteration of someone resembling the speaker, possibly metaphorical.
Try not to crack your window
Final repetition of the caution to avoid breaking the window, reinforcing vulnerability.
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