Dead 2 Me
Unveiling Secrets: Walls, Drugs, and Demons in Dylan Taylor's 'Dead 2 Me'
Lyrics
If the walls could talk, would they be on your side?
If the walls could talk, questioning their allegiance in a metaphorical sense.
Or do you think that they would lie? (would they lie to you?)
Raising doubt about whether the walls would be truthful or deceitful.
So is this what keeps you up at night?
Wondering if a particular issue is causing sleeplessness.
Will the drugs your room keep you high like I do?
Questioning if substances in the room serve as a substitute for emotional highs.
So why can't you just say what you're thinking?
Expressing frustration about a lack of direct communication.
Cause I don't wanna leave in the morning?
Concern about the possibility of leaving in the morning.
Why can't we just fight with your demons?
Advocating facing internal struggles or problems head-on.
So you can say that you don't need me like you used to
Allowing the other person to assert independence from past reliance.
I will run away
Declaring an intention to escape from the current situation.
because I let you think that I would stay
Acknowledging the misperception of staying when the intention is to leave.
and you should save it for another day
Suggesting to postpone discussions or emotions for a more suitable time.
when I know your skeletons are locked away
Highlighting a realization that the other person's hidden flaws are known.
so they can be dead to me like you can be
Expressing a desire for the other person and their issues to be emotionally detached.
Put my texts on read when you're drinking
Noting the act of ignoring messages while under the influence of alcohol.
and fall your way into another weekend
Indicating a recurring pattern of seeking escape during weekends.
and use a little more of your violence
Referring to using more aggression or negativity in dealing with situations.
it can never be like how we used to think that it was alright
Contrasting the current state with a past, presumably better, condition.
so take all that I have
Surrendering everything, both tangible and intangible, to the other person.
my bones and my past
Offering personal history and vulnerabilities to evoke empathy or understanding.
so you know how it feels
Describing the desire for the other person to experience the emotional weight.
to live inside the dead
Imagining the emotional state of living with suppressed emotions or issues.
I will run away
Reiterating the intention to escape from the relationship or situation.
because I let you think that I would stay
Emphasizing the contrast between perception and actual intention to stay.
and you should save it for another day
Encouraging the postponement of addressing personal issues to another time.
when I know your skeletons are locked away
Reaffirming the awareness of the other person's concealed flaws or problems.
so they can be dead to me like you can be
Expressing the desire for emotional detachment, likening the person to the emotionally dead.
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