Food Or Rent
Unraveling the Complex Dance of Emotions in Glass Cactus' 'Food Or Rent'
Lyrics
You're so smart but avoid what your feeling
You possess intelligence but avoid acknowledging your emotions.
It's swallowing you up
Emotional turmoil is overwhelming you.
It's so hard to admit what I'm seeing
It's difficult for me to accept what I see happening.
It's clear you've had enough
It's evident that you've reached a point of saturation or exhaustion.
Focusing on all the wrong things
Your focus is on the wrong priorities.
Are you hearing me at all
I'm questioning if you're listening to me.
It must be so much fun
Seemingly, you find pleasure in trying to provoke me.
Trying to piss me off
However, that behavior is now finished or ceased.
But now that's done
I am confident that I've heard enough from you.
I'm sure I've heard enough
I'm addressing and reconciling everything you've said.
Im squaring up everything you said
Referencing a statement like "the size of your head shapes the world inside of it," suggesting the power of perception and mindset.
Like "the size of your head,
Manipulating thoughts to fit preconceived notions or biases.
shapes the world inside of it
This behavior is portrayed as a longstanding pattern.
Manipulate the lines to fit
There's something essential, an unidentified factor, that motivates us.
Cause that's the way it's always been"
Comparing an intangible positive influence (like a gentle breeze) that we fail to notice.
But there's something
Reminiscing about a past time.
There's still something
Highlighting a persisting, yet undefined, motivating force.
That keeps us going
Expressing a desire to return to the past.
That keeps us going
Recalling a phrase similar to "the size of your head shapes the world inside of it," indicating a repeated mindset.
Like a breeze on a cold day
Dismissing further conversation or argument.
The one that never hits our face
Confidently assuming the predicted outcome or conclusion.
Let's go back to the old days
An admission of the chaotic nature of situations.
When we used to say
Stating the ongoing disorder in a resigned manner.
Like "the size of your head
Reiterating a belief similar to "the size of your head shapes the world inside of it," emphasizing the power of perception.
Shapes the world inside of it
Twisting thoughts to fit a predetermined narrative.
Manipulate the lines to fit
Asserting that this behavior is habitual or consistent.
Cause that's the way its always been"
Rejecting the need for further discussion or argumentation.
So save your breath
Confidently presuming familiarity with the remaining discourse.
I'm pretty sure I know the rest
Declaring the situation to be a mess, devoid of honesty.
And honestly, it's just a mess
Reiterating the chaotic nature of the situation, asserting it's consistently messy.
Honestly its always just a fucking mess
Emphasizing the perpetual chaos and lack of honesty in the situation.
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