By the Throat
Struggling Against Suffocating Realities
Lyrics
Feel, don't watch the mercury drop
Expressing a desire to experience emotions rather than passively observing
Things fell apart and then I turned and stopped and said
Describing a moment of realization that led to a pause, questioning the continuation of current circumstances
I can't go on anymore like this
An admission of inability to persist in the current situation
Save me from the tired hums
Requesting salvation from monotonous sounds
The crooked stares of the broken ones
Referring to the judgmental looks of those who are emotionally shattered
One by one, let's watch them all disappear
Advocating for the disappearance of troubles one by one
I used to climb up to the attic at night
Recalling a past habit of seeking solace in the attic, contrasted with screaming in the basement
I'd end up in the basement screaming
Describing a turbulent emotional state
I'm floating above all of you now
Feeling detached and elevated from the problems
It feels like now they've got me by the throat
Sensing a figurative restraint or control over one's life
You make it sound so sincere
Commenting on the apparent sincerity of others
I never believe what I always hear
Expressing skepticism towards common beliefs
I never thought I'd see the day
Unexpectedly facing a challenging situation
They've got me by the throat
Reiteration of feeling controlled or restrained
I'm force-fed all the answers
Being provided with solutions forcefully
My paranoia spreads like cancer
Describing the spread of paranoia
I'm so far from all my problems now
A physical and emotional distance from personal issues
So I packed what's left of me and I'm leaving
Deciding to leave, taking only what remains
These city walls are closing in on me
Feeling confined within the city and desiring a return to a simpler time
Take me back before it all began
Nostalgia for a period before the onset of difficulties
Before I'd run and before I cared
Reflecting on a time when responsibilities and concerns were less burdensome
Sometimes my best just isn't enough
Acknowledging personal limitations despite giving the best effort
It feels like now they've got me by the throat
Reiteration of a sense of being controlled or restricted
You make it sound so sincere
Highlighting the perceived sincerity of others
I never believe what I always hear
Expressing doubt towards commonly accepted truths
I never thought I'd see the day
Surprised by the current difficult circumstances
They've got me by the throat
Emphasizing the feeling of being controlled or constrained
I'm force-fed all the answers
Forced ingestion of solutions to problems
My paranoia just spreads like cancer
Comparing the spread of paranoia to a disease
I'm so far from all my problems now
Distance from personal issues and challenges
All of the things that I've left behind
Reflecting on the things left behind and their disappearance
Have washed out to sea and soon comes
Anticipating a future hardship represented by a metaphorical hard rain
The day that a hard rain falls on me
Symbolizing a challenging and difficult period
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