Upper Hand
Emotional Turmoil: Exploring Power Dynamics in 'Upper Hand' by Ginne Marker
Lyrics
Fuck it up just to feel something
Expressing a willingness to disrupt or sabotage things in order to experience emotions.
Exactly what you’d expect of me
Behaving in a way that aligns with others' expectations of the person.
Expiration on everything
Implies a limited time for everything, suggesting a sense of urgency or impermanence.
Tainted love, jealous reign
Refers to a love that has been tainted or negatively affected, possibly by jealousy.
Fuck it up at your own expense
Messing things up at one's own cost or detriment.
Know we tried, said in my defense
Despite efforts, defending actions that may have caused harm or damage.
Say I lost all evidence
Suggesting a loss of proof or evidence related to the speaker's love.
Of our love ever on my skin
Indicating the absence of visible signs of love on the speaker's skin.
The upper hand
Referring to gaining control or advantage in a situation.
Has an ugly feel
Describing the unsettling or unpleasant nature of having the upper hand.
Sour taste, hungry guilt
Describing negative feelings associated with superiority, such as guilt and hunger for power.
Petty tears don’t work for me
Dismissing the effectiveness of insignificant tears to manipulate the speaker.
Sharp tongues cut eventually
Suggesting that using sharp words will eventually have consequences.
Upper hand as a point proven
Reiterating the point that having the upper hand often leads to repeating mistakes.
Once, tends to fuck it up again
Highlighting the negative impact on one's willingness to compromise.
Takes a toll on your will to bend
Emphasizing the toll it takes on flexibility and adaptability.
Less will to keep the cut clean
Suggesting a reduced ability to heal emotional wounds caused by the upper hand.
The upper hand
Reiterating the unpleasant nature of having control or advantage.
Has an ugly feel
Recalling the bitter taste and guilt associated with the upper hand.
Sour taste, hungry guilt
Stating the fragility and vulnerability of the situation.
Balancing on brittle bones
Describing a precarious balance and potential for harm.
Couldn’t handle this sharp turn
Expressing an inability to handle a sudden and sharp change in circumstances.
There’s a price for a winning hand
Highlighting the cost associated with achieving a position of power.
The way that power is positioned
Commenting on the nature of power and its impact on the individual.
Cold grip, sore purple veins
Describing the physical and emotional toll of holding onto power.
Forced, inevitable win
Indicating a forced and inevitable victory that may not bring satisfaction.
Here comes the bitter end
Suggesting the arrival of a negative and unpleasant conclusion.
More than honorable mentions
Acknowledging achievements with more importance than just honorable mentions.
The more you lose, the more you’re all in
Implying a willingness to risk more with increasing losses.
Go blind for the upper hand
Willingness to sacrifice clear judgment for the sake of having the upper hand.
The upper hand, the upper hand
Reiterating the challenging and negative nature of having control or advantage.
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