Lyrics
So shallow, not even an infant
Expressing a lack of depth, suggesting a deficiency even for an infant.
Could drown within this compassion
Highlighting the absence of deep empathy or understanding.
But I feel as if I've drowned just the same
Feeling overwhelmed or drowned emotionally, not due to compassion but personal ignorance.
But rather from my ignorance
Attributing the feeling of drowning to one's own lack of knowledge or awareness.
That unconditional love might exist
Questioning the existence of unconditional love.
I forgot the numbness, I forgot the frustration
Forgetting the numbness and frustration that are part of daily life.
That makes up my daily routine of just getting by
Describing a routine of just getting by, emotionally struggling.
I am just barely getting by emotionally
Expressing emotional difficulty and barely coping.
Judgment, disappointment, a lack of patience for me
Mentioning judgment, disappointment, and impatience from others.
This is not security but such a pretty package
Highlighting the contradiction of a seemingly secure facade with inner struggles.
The guise is broken as the truth rears it's ugly head unto me
Revealing the breaking of a deceptive appearance as truth surfaces.
A drunken soul, I'm conscious again, I've weakened from my stupor
Describing a state of consciousness after being in a stupor.
For the last time, so content caressed in rejection
Expressing contentment in rejection, suggesting a pattern in love.
For it's all that love has ever led to once again
Reflecting on the recurring disappointment in love.
The dying man lays down the law for this peon
Describing a dying man asserting control in his final moments.
It's his last grasp at control, a control that he lost
Emphasizing the loss of control through infidelity.
In infidelity from today, to you I'm dead
Announcing a symbolic death to someone significant.
As an order accepting son, your searching and searching
Addressing a son's search for meaning without finding it in destructive habits.
But your family isn't at the bottom of any bottle
Rejecting the idea of finding solace in substances (bottom of a bottle).
You're smoking us away, you're choking on your own
Metaphorically describing the harm caused by destructive behaviors.
No place to hide other than my tears, they still give me away
Expressing vulnerability and inability to hide emotions.
Do all things end like this? Must all things end like this?
Pondering the inevitability of negative outcomes in life.
So shallow, I take everything with a grain of salt
Adopting a skeptical approach, not easily trusting or believing.
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