Lies I Tell Myself
Unveiling Shadows: A Journey Through Self-Deception
Lyrics
Work twice as hard
Expresses the need to work exceptionally hard.
Don't show emotions
Advises to conceal emotions, suggesting a desire to appear strong.
Put up your guard
Encourages putting up emotional barriers or defenses.
Don't pay attention to you
Discourages paying attention to others, possibly to avoid vulnerability.
It's not as bad as it seems
Downplays challenges, implying a tendency to minimize difficulties.
Therapy lies
Suggests engaging in therapy lies, possibly to self-protect or avoid judgment.
No one will listen
Expresses a feeling of being unheard or ignored.
Guess I was right
Asserts correctness in a previous assumption.
I'm just a burden to them
Perceives oneself as a burden to others.
Don't show the cracks underneath
Advises hiding vulnerabilities and flaws.
I cry, telling myself all these lies
Admits to self-deception and using lies as a coping mechanism.
Holding the pain that I feel for myself and won't tell no one else how to help
Describes internal pain kept hidden from others.
These are the lies that I tell myself over again
Reiterates the repetition of self-deceptive lies.
Alone time is good
Promotes the idea that spending time alone is beneficial.
It's not unhealthy
Defends the notion that solitude is not harmful.
To tell people no
Suggests the importance of setting boundaries, even if it concerns others.
I know they might be worried
Recognizes others' concern but insists on self-help.
But I say I'm helping myself
Claims personal improvement despite potential worries from others.
I cry, telling myself all these lies
Reiterates the act of deceiving oneself through tears.
Holding the pain that I feel for myself and won't tell no one else how to help
Expresses the internal struggle kept secret from others.
These scars, tell me that I've got to hide
Associates scars with the need to conceal emotional wounds.
All of the wounds with a smile and a laugh so that they don't know that I'm upset
Describes hiding emotional pain behind a facade of happiness.
These are the lies that I tell myself over again
Reaffirms the recurring nature of self-deceptive lies.
How long will my mind stay broken
Ponders the duration of mental distress or challenges.
How long till the waves crash open
Metaphorically refers to the unpredictability of emotional turmoil.
How long will my thoughts stay unspoken
Questions how long internal thoughts will remain unexpressed.
I cry, telling myself all these lies
Acknowledges the repetition of self-deceptive lies accompanied by tears.
Holding the pain that I feel for myself and won't tell no one else how to help
Reiterates the internal pain kept hidden from others.
These scars, tell me that I've got to hide
Connects scars with the necessity of concealing emotional wounds.
All of the wounds with a smile and a laugh so that they don't know that I'm upset
Describes concealing emotional wounds with a positive facade.
These are the lies that I tell myself over again
Confirms the repetitive nature of self-deceptive lies.
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