One Hundred
Echoes of Concealed Desires: Hands Like Houses' 'One Hundred' Meaning
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Hold your breath, baby.
Expressing a need to be cautious or anxious, advising someone to be prepared for something significant.
We have to make our hearts sit still.
Emphasizing the necessity to control emotions and maintain composure, especially in challenging situations.
Hold your tongue, honey,
Encouraging someone to withhold their words, possibly to avoid undesirable consequences or conflicts.
The things we know could unleash hell.
Suggesting that revealing certain information or truths could lead to negative consequences or chaos.
Patch me up, my skin is so tight around my chest, my heart is leaping out.
Describing physical discomfort, tightness, and emotional intensity, possibly due to anxiety or anticipation.
I feel my imagination playing like a movie in my eyes,
Depicting a vivid mental imagery or daydreaming, with emotions and thoughts becoming overwhelming.
It’s got me firmly by the sleeve.
Indicating the powerful influence of imagination, almost as if it has a hold on the person's thoughts and emotions.
Hold your breath baby, we have to make our hearts sit still.
Reiterating the need for emotional control, underscoring the intensity of the situation.
I swear they’re beating so loud that anyone could tell
Suggesting that the emotional turmoil is so intense that it is palpable or easily noticeable by others.
We’re keeping every thought to ourselves in case we mention how we feel.
Highlighting the reluctance to express feelings openly, possibly due to fear of vulnerability or consequences.
Hold your tongue honey, the things we know could unleash hell.
Repeating the caution about revealing certain knowledge that could lead to undesirable outcomes.
I see your imagination shimmer in the way that you move,
Observing the partner's vivid imagination, especially in their movements, suggesting a shared experience.
Hardly afraid that anyone could see.
Expressing a lack of fear or concern about others noticing the intense emotions and connection between the individuals.
We’re caught up in the moment, it’s got us now, and you’ve got me by the collar.
Describing being fully engaged in the present moment, with a physical and emotional connection.
What are you waiting for?
Prompting action, asking the partner to act or respond to the situation.
Pull me in.
Inviting the partner to come closer or become more emotionally connected.
We saw the warning signs too late, and we’re too far gone.
Reflecting on missed warnings and the realization that it may be too late to change the course of events.
Please don’t remind me of reality now,
Expressing a desire to avoid facing the harshness of reality, possibly due to prolonged pretense or escapism.
I’ve been pretending for days by now,
Acknowledging a sustained period of pretending or living in an alternate reality to cope with challenges.
My god, it must have been days.
Emphasizing the extended duration of the pretense, highlighting the impact of the situation on the person.
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