Numb
Bottomed Out: Embracing Pain, Seeking Relief
Lyrics
I, I wish I were numb
The speaker expresses a desire to be emotionally numb.
I wish, wish I could not feel
The speaker wishes to not feel any emotions.
Feel this anymore
The speaker wants to stop feeling a particular emotion.
All of the thoughts that lie deep in the pit of my messed up mind
The speaker refers to disturbing thoughts in their troubled mind.
They guide me blind, guide me blind
These thoughts lead the speaker blindly in their actions.
All of the ways that I waited for one to find flaws in my
The speaker waited for someone to find flaws in their character.
My made up high
Refers to an artificially elevated emotional state.
Made up high
-How can one do the damage of a thousand on their own, their own
Questions how one person can cause extensive self-inflicted damage.
How can all of the world feel like an army on my soul, my soul
Expresses feeling overwhelmed by the world's burdens on the soul.
I think I’ve bottomed out, I think I’ve bottomed out
The speaker feels they have reached the lowest point emotionally.
Feels like the bottomed now
Describes the feeling of being at the emotional bottom.
Could I go deeper down, I think I’ve bottomed out
The speaker contemplates going even deeper emotionally.
Feels like the bottom now
-Can’t fix this
Expresses a sense of brokenness that cannot be repaired.
I don’t have the air
The speaker struggles with breathing, possibly indicating anxiety or emotional suffocation.
I don’t, don’t know how to breathe
-Breathe in like before
-All of the thoughts that lie deep in the pit of my messed up mind
Repetition of the theme of distorted thoughts and an artificial high.
They guide me blind, guide me blind
-All of the ways that I waited for one to find flaws in my
-My made up high
-Made up high
-How can one do the damage of a thousand on their own, their own
Reiterates the impact of one person's actions and the weight of the world on the soul.
How can all of the world feel like an army on my soul, my soul
-I think I’ve bottomed out, I think I’ve bottomed out
Repeats the idea of hitting emotional rock bottom.
Feels like the bottomed now
-Could I go deeper down, I think I’ve bottomed out
-Feels like the bottom now
The speaker feels stuck at the emotional bottom.
Can’t fix this
The speaker acknowledges the inability to fix their emotional state.
How can I how can I
Repetition of the speaker questioning how to fix their emotional state.
How can I how can I
-How can I how can I
-Oh how can I fix this
-Oh how can I
-How can I
-How can one do the damage of a thousand on their own, their own
-How can all of the world feel like an army on my soul, my soul
-I think I’ve bottomed out, I think I’ve bottomed out
-Feels like the bottomed now
-Could I go deeper down, I think I’ve bottomed out
-Feels like the bottom now
-Can’t fix this
The speaker emphasizes the impossibility of fixing their emotional state.
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