Carry the Zero
Unveiling Hidden Struggles: Carry the Zero's Profound Journey
Lyrics
I'm not knocking your want to carry that home
The speaker acknowledges someone's desire to take something home.
Took it with you when you moved and got it broke
They took it along when they moved, but it ended up broken.
Found the pieces, we counted them all alone
The speaker found all the broken pieces by themselves.
Didn't add up, forgot to carry a zero
The count of the pieces didn’t add up due to a mistake, possibly a reference to an error in calculation represented by "forgot to carry a zero."
I can't be your apologist very long
The speaker can't continuously defend or justify something for a prolonged period.
I'm surprised that you'd want to carry that on
They are surprised that the person still wants to persist with something burdensome.
Count your blemishes, you can't, they're all gone
Encouraging the person to count their flaws, but these imperfections have vanished.
I can't see your response putting them back on
The speaker can't see how the person's reaction could bring those imperfections back.
Like they're waiting for your guard to fall
Others seem to be waiting for the person to drop their guard, perhaps to witness vulnerabilities.
So they can see it all and you're so
There’s preoccupation with being observed by others and being judged.
Occupied with what other persons are
The person is absorbed in what other people are preoccupied with.
Occupied with and vice versa
Mutual preoccupation between individuals and their interests.
And you've become
Addressing a transformation in the person's character or identity.
What you thought was dumb
They’ve become something they previously thought was unintelligent.
A fraction of the sum
They are now only a part of what they used to be.
Yeah, you've become
Reiterating the person's change, becoming less than their former self.
Yeah, you have become
Re-emphasizing the transformation into a lesser version of themselves.
A fraction of the sum
They’ve become a part of the whole, neither leading nor at the back.
The middle and the front
Describing a central and intermediate position.
And now it's coming back
There's a return or resurgence of something previously experienced.
Hasn't it come too far?
Questioning if this resurgence has gone too far or progressed beyond a certain point.
I was trying to help
The speaker attempted to assist but might have been too forceful.
But I guess I pushed too hard
They pushed too hard and as a result, they can't handle it anymore.
Now we can't even touch it
Fear of interacting with the subject, worried it might collapse or break.
Afraid it'll fall apart
The fear of the subject falling apart is so strong that even touching it is avoided.
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