Lyrics
You think I’d be bitter towards the water for all the times I almost drowned
You might expect resentment towards challenges (water) for nearly drowning, but strength is measured by how long one endures.
But the measure of a strong swimmer is how long they can stay down
Being a strong swimmer involves enduring difficulties; the duration underwater is the measure of strength.
No beauty in being crushed beneath, but somehow still so tempting
No appeal in being overwhelmed, yet the allure is present; possibly referring to enticing challenges.
Precious metals pockmarked along my teeth will long outlive my memory
Dental marks of precious metals will outlast personal memory, highlighting impermanence.
It’s only sacred to me
Something is sacred only to the speaker, indicating a personal connection or significance.
I’m an amethyst reflecting the same story folding inwards
Identifying as an amethyst, symbolizing reflection and internal narrative.
You don’t see yourself inside me, cursed to not display in mirrors
Others can't see themselves in the speaker, forbidden to reflect in mirrors, implying self-perception.
I dream to be the thorn snapped off inside the lion’s paw
Desiring to be a persistent challenge (thorn) within a powerful entity (lion).
A legacy of ego death, then dying for nothing at all
Aspiring to a legacy of ego death, willing to die for a cause without tangible results.
It’s only sacred to me ‘cause I don’t understand it
Something is sacred because of lack of comprehension, emphasizing personal significance.
I see the bottom of everything, wax wings remade ceramic
Seeing the base of everything, enduring challenges with remade strength like ceramic.
Uncertain trust, readdressed with iron lungs
Trust is uncertain but reconsidered with strong endurance (iron lungs).
Uncertain trust, circle around again and around again
Repeating cycles of uncertain trust.
Live in the shadow, but made in the image
Living in obscurity but created in a familiar image, referencing inverse religious sacrifice.
Give up your only father it’s that inverse religious
Sacrificing a symbolic father figure in a counter-religious context.
Slow deathwish, sit on your hands ‘till they’re broke
A slow self-destructive tendency, enduring pain until it's overwhelming.
A censer’d disciple, stuck breathing in the smoke
Depicting a devoted follower trapped in rituals and suffering.
But still an unaccounted for gun from the first act
An unexplained firearm from the past, possibly a lingering threat or unresolved issue.
Two lovers with no plan, one cash-poor, one cash-strapped
Two lovers without a plan, one financially struggling, creating imbalance.
No circle unbroken, turn my head Pollock with no frame
No unbroken cycles, chaotic expression without structure (Pollock with no frame).
No borders, no walls, no power passed through a last name
Rejecting societal constructs (borders, walls), power unrelated to family names.
Nothing is sacred to me
Nothing holds personal sacredness, suggesting a lack of reverence for external values.
An uncanny resemblance, these crooked teeth
Comparing misaligned teeth to an unusual likeness, possibly symbolizing imperfections.
Staring into the sun, keep repeating,
Gazing into challenges (sun) repeatedly, recognizing a familiar but forgotten presence.
“I’ve seen You before, I just can’t remember what You look like”
Struggling to recall a once-known identity, facing an existential challenge.
Anymore
Expressing forgetfulness about a recognizable identity.
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