Feed Me
Echoes of Madness: Elton John's Haunting Plea for Freedom
Lyrics
Don't close the shades
Expressing a plea not to shut out the external world.
I'm scared of the darkness
Conveying fear or anxiety associated with darkness.
I'm cold as a razor blade
Describing a feeling of intense coldness, likened to the sharpness of a razor blade.
Inches from madness
Suggesting proximity to a state of insanity or extreme mental disturbance.
Don't let me sleep here
Asking not to be left alone to sleep, possibly due to disturbing experiences.
They're all trying to kill me
Expressing a paranoid belief that others are conspiring to harm the speaker.
I've seen the walls moving
Recalling a perception of walls in motion, indicating a distorted sense of reality.
They've all heard me screaming, screaming
Noting that others have heard the speaker screaming, emphasizing distress.
Feed me
An urgent plea for nourishment, possibly symbolizing emotional or psychological sustenance.
Feed my needs and then just leave me
Desiring fulfillment of personal needs but with the expectation of abandonment afterward.
Let me go back where you found me
Expressing a wish to return to a familiar and comforting place.
`Cause I miss my basement
Longing for the speaker's basement, evoking a sense of nostalgia and security.
The sweet smell of new paint
Reveling in the sensory experience of new paint, highlighting positive memories.
The warmth and the comforts of home
Describing the warmth and comfort associated with the concept of home.
So feed me
Reiterating the plea for sustenance, emphasizing its importance.
Give me my treatment and free me
Seeking a form of treatment or support, coupled with a desire for freedom.
My arms are so hungry so feed me
Metaphorically expressing intense emotional neediness, particularly in the arms.
The room's so distorted
Portraying the room as distorted, possibly mirroring the speaker's mental state.
And filled with mad shadows
Describing a space filled with unsettling and irrational shadows.
I feel like a carcass
Comparing oneself to a lifeless body, emphasizing a sense of vulnerability.
White like a marrow bone
Using white as a color metaphor to convey a feeling of emptiness or purity.
It all seems so long ago
Reflecting on a distant past, hinting at the passage of time and change.
I remember them laughing
Recalling laughter, possibly in contrast to the current distress of the speaker.
I heard the ambulance scream
Evoking a sense of emergency with the imagery of an ambulance and its siren.
I saw the red light flashing, flashing
Describing a visual experience of flashing red lights, potentially signaling danger.
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