I Am Rooftop
Breaking Under the Weight of Addiction: Cloud Nothings' I Am Rooftop
Lyrics
Can you wake up and call
Expressing a need for someone to wake up and make a call
My mother I am ill
Request to call the speaker's mother due to illness
Do you know what to say
Asking if the listener knows what to say in case of no answer
If they do not answer
Contingency if the call is unanswered
Will you wake up and call
Similar to line 1, urging someone to call the mother
My mother I am full
Request to call the speaker's mother, now expressing fullness
Of insects that fall into my mouth where I stand
Metaphorical imagery of insects falling into the speaker's mouth, possibly symbolizing difficulties
I am just a
Repetition emphasizing the speaker being a heroin addict and breaking under pressure
I am just a
-Heroine addict
-Oh my god
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Breaking under everyone
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Heroine addict
-Oh my god
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Breaking under everyone
-I am just a
Repetition of the theme of heroin addiction and breaking under pressure
I am just a
-Heroine addict
-Oh my god
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Breaking under everyone
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Heroine addict
-Oh my god
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Can you wake up and call
Similar to lines 1-7, repeating the request to call the mother
My mother I am ill
-Do you know what to say
-If they do not answer
-Will you wake up and call
-My mother I am full
-Of insects that fall into my mouth where I stand
-I am just a
Repetition of the theme of heroin addiction and breaking under pressure
I am just a
-Heroine addict
-Oh my god
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Breaking under everyone
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Heroine addict
-Oh my god
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Breaking under everyone
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Heroine addict
-Oh my god
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Breaking under everyone
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Heroine addict
-Oh my god
-I am just a
-I am just a
-Breaking under everyone
-Can you wake up and call
Similar to lines 40-46, repeating the request to call the mother
My mother I am ill
-Do you know what to say
-If they do not answer
-Will you wake up and call
-My mother I am full
-Of insects that fall into my mouth where I stand
-Why, why
Questioning the motives behind certain actions or feelings
Why are you doing this?
An expression of confusion or frustration regarding someone's behavior
We are bored
Stating a sense of boredom, possibly reflecting on the repetitive nature of the situation
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