Tear It Out
Unveiling Life's Layers: Guided by Voices' 'Tear It Out' Meaning
Lyrics
You must have had a lot of time to eat your cake
You must have had ample time to enjoy the benefits of your efforts or success.
Don't you think you can have it now?
Do you not believe that you can experience those benefits now?
You must have felt a thousand highs and each was kind
You must have experienced numerous moments of euphoria, and each of them was gentle or pleasant.
Don't you think you can stare me down?
Do you not believe that you can face me confidently or boldly?
I challenge you to drink the milk you spilled
I dare you to confront the consequences of your actions, to face the challenges created by your mistakes.
A heart in hope will fall apart when willed
A hopeful heart will break when subjected to the force of one's will.
You must have had a dream or two and satisfied
You must have had aspirations or goals and found contentment.
Don't you think you can conjure them?
Do you not believe that you can bring those aspirations back to life or make them real?
You must have had a million guys to show you pain
You must have encountered many individuals who caused you pain.
Don't you think you could shake their hands
Do you not believe that you can confront or overcome the pain they caused?
I challenge you to figure out the truth
I challenge you to discover the underlying truth of a situation or circumstance.
A picture and a spoiling wasted youth
A representation of a decaying and wasted youth through a picture.
Tear it out, there must be three of us
Tear out the negative or harmful elements; there must be three of us involved in this process.
Show me how you know it can't be
Show me how certain you are that it cannot be.
Finding out our love was none of us
Discovering that our love was nonexistent for all of us involved.
Show me how it's so
Show me how this revelation is true.
You can't be strong
You may not possess physical strength, but you consistently assert the correctness of your beliefs.
But you're always right
Despite lacking strength, you are consistently correct in your actions or decisions.
No you can't be strong
No, you may not be physically strong, but you are consistently right in your convictions.
But you're always right
Despite a lack of strength, you are unwaveringly correct in your judgments.
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