I Can’t Swim
Drowning in Echoes: Elliot Moss' Poetic Struggle
Lyrics
Feel like I woke up from a bad dream
Feeling as though waking up from a distressing experience.
Where nobody could hear me
Sensation of being unheard or unnoticed by others.
I open my mouth and I can’t scream
Unable to vocalize or express oneself adequately.
This river’s carrying me downstream
Metaphorically being carried away by circumstances beyond control.
And I can’t swim cause I can’t move my limbs
Feeling paralyzed or unable to act, leading to inability to navigate difficulties.
Oh, I can’t swim
Reiterating the inability to swim, emphasizing helplessness.
And here comes the part where I drown
Anticipating or accepting the moment of succumbing to overwhelming circumstances.
Just when I finished standing up all the
Symbolizing the completion of organizing thoughts or aspects of life.
Dominoes in my head
Despite efforts to manage thoughts, they return to their original chaotic state.
Yeah they’re standing up again
-They were standing up again
-And you pushed one at the end
Someone else's action or influence causing disorder or chaos.
I fear I’m fading away
Sense of vanishing or losing oneself.
My skins infected with a light grey
Feeling infected or affected negatively.
I can feel my mind decay
Sensory perception of mental decline or degradation.
My thoughts are on a time delay
Thought process being delayed or slowed down.
Oh, I can’t think
Inability to process thoughts or make rational decisions.
My limbs paddle out of sync no I can’t think
Physical and mental coordination disrupted, leading to further inability to act.
And here comes the part where I drown
Re-emphasizing the imminent drowning, a metaphor for being overwhelmed.
Just when I finished standing up all the
Repeated pattern of trying to regain control, but external forces disrupt the effort.
Dominoes in my head
-Yeah they’re standing up again
-They were standing up again
-And you pushed one at the end
-Just when I finished standing
Continued efforts to stand up against challenges, yet repeatedly being pushed down.
Up all the dominoes
-You pushed one at the end
-You pushed one at the end
-You pushed one at the end
-You pushed one at the end
-Just when I finished standing up all the
Reiteration of the cycle of attempting to regain control, only to face disruption.
Dominoes in my head
-Yeah they’re standing up again
-They were standing up again
-And you pushed one at the end
Reinforcing the idea of external influence causing disorder or collapse of progress.
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