When People Become Numbers
Decoding the Language of Drowningman: When Hearts Speak Louder
Lyrics
Sometimes our fingers speak louder than words
Sometimes our non-verbal actions or gestures convey more than spoken words.
(Aggravates illness and passes through spit)
(Aggravates illness and passes through spit): This line seems cryptic and open to interpretation. It may suggest something worsening a situation and the transmission of something harmful.
I can see right through the back of your head.
The speaker feels they understand someone else's thoughts or motives very well.
Clearly.
Emphasizing clarity in their understanding or perception.
If its right or its wrong if this is wrong.
Uncertainty about the moral correctness of a situation.
I can't be right.
The speaker doubts their ability to be correct in the given situation.
Dear god, I think they're right.
An acknowledgment or acceptance of others' opinions, possibly realizing they might be right.
How long before this dies?
Questioning the duration before something ends or ceases to exist.
We'll count the numbers,
Counting or assigning value to things or situations.
We'll just forget.
Intention to ignore or put aside certain things.
We've learned to fail.
Learning from failures.
We've embraced regret.
Accepting and embracing feelings of regret.
That's not an honest answer
Rejecting a dishonest response to a situation.
And we don't wish it was.
Not desiring a situation to be different from what it is.
(You're like) sharpened sticks
Comparing someone to sharpened sticks aimed at causing emotional pain.
Passing hands, aimed at hearts,
Passing on emotional pain or hurtful actions.
Passing through.
Actions or words causing emotional pain or disturbance.
Straight through my heart, pass my way.
Expressing vulnerability to emotional pain.
Sometimes our fingers speak louder than words. sometimes these wires pass right through the nerves
Reiteration that actions can speak louder than words; sometimes actions affect the nerves deeply.
If my heart swelled from my chest
Hypothetical situation about extreme emotions.
Would you feed it glass or another kiss?
Questioning the response to extreme emotions—whether it would be harmful or loving.
We'll go on for days,
Commitment to continue for an extended period.
For months,
Further emphasizing the commitment to endure.
For years
Extending the commitment to a longer duration.
Forever.
Emphasis on the commitment lasting indefinitely.
You'll break my heart.
Expectation or fear of emotional pain or heartbreak.
If we count on each other over someone else's shoulder.
Relying on each other instead of others for support or understanding.
The way we do when people become numbers
Describing a situation where personal connections or relationships become mere statistics or figures.
Am I a one,
Questioning one's assigned value or place in a system or relationship.
A two,
Continuation of questioning one's value or place.
A three,
Further questioning of personal worth or status.
Four,
Continued uncertainty about one's assigned position or role.
Five or six,
More uncertainty regarding the assigned value or identity.
Seven or an eight?
Continued uncertainty or questioning about self-identity or worth in a given context.
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