Lyrics
There's no medicine to take
Highlighting the absence of a cure or solution.
No bids on the collection plates
Indicating a lack of generosity or support.
And you wear your mother's face
Metaphorically referencing a borrowed or inherited identity.
with the green of wilted polyethylene
Describing a distorted, synthetic appearance with decayed plastic.
I am my father's son
Acknowledging paternal influence and heritage.
I am drunk with all his blood
Expressing intoxication or burden with familial history.
Guess you carry what you keep
Suggesting the consequences of retaining one's burdens and failures.
of your failure to breathe
Reflecting on the difficulty of overcoming personal struggles.
You found my love wrapped in bandage tape
Discovering love amidst pain and vulnerability.
and satan in the shower drain
Symbolizing evil or negativity in unexpected places.
In stillborn fawns
Alluding to unsuccessful beginnings or endeavors.
Digging up my grave
Metaphorically resurrecting past traumas or mistakes.
We found comfort in some bottomless pit
Finding solace in seemingly bottomless despair.
Telephone ringing but no answer comes
Isolation and a lack of response to external attempts at connection.
How can you sleep?
Raising questions about the ability to find peace amid chaos.
Nothing is real
Questioning the authenticity or reality of experiences.
Heaven was written all over your face
Previously evident happiness or positivity now revealed as false.
Now peel it back
Encouraging a deeper exploration beneath superficial appearances.
Violets pouring out your neck
Imagery of vulnerability, with emotions pouring out.
Always we fall in love
Emphasizing a recurring pattern of falling in love despite challenges.
Eat it up
Encouraging the consumption of experiences, even if painful.
It makes you pale
Connecting intense emotions to physical paleness.
Veins collapsing
Illustrating the internal damage caused by emotional strain.
A sick sad heart can't show you love
Declaring the limitations of a heart burdened by illness.
A sick sad heart is not enough
Reiterating the inadequacy of a heart affected by sadness.
(No grace)
Emphasizing the absence of divine mercy or favor.
A sick sad heart can't show you love
Repeating the theme of a loveless, sorrowful heart.
A sick sad heart is not enough
Reiterating the insufficiency of a heart marked by sadness.
(Hands scraped)
Referring to the physical toll of facing hardships.
Is this what you wanted?
Prompting reflection on whether current circumstances were desired.
Back and forth for you
Describing a repetitive, oscillating motion for someone.
Felt you raging in my head
Sensing intense emotions or turmoil within one's thoughts.
Back and forth
Reiterating the back-and-forth struggle, possibly seeking pain.
Beg for abuse
Expressing a desire for mistreatment or hardship.
Face
Referring to confronting one's own identity or facade.
Peel it back 'til it blooms
Symbolizing revelation or blooming through self-exploration.
A garden dying inside you
Describing internal decay and destruction metaphorically.
Always we fall in love
Repeating the recurring theme of falling in love despite challenges.
To eat it up
Encouraging the acceptance and consumption of intense emotions.
It makes you..
Highlighting the transformative impact of intense emotions.
I'm crawling in spirals
Expressing a sense of disorientation and cyclical struggles.
But, hey what's the difference?
Questioning the significance of one's struggles.
Your deer in the headlights
Describing someone paralyzed or overwhelmed by a situation.
I am indifferent
Expressing a state of emotional detachment or apathy.
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