Hide Away
Hidden Struggles: A Poignant Tale of Escape and Redemption
Lyrics
Little girl in her bedroom
Depiction of a young girl in her bedroom.
Drawing crayon on the wall
The girl is drawing with crayons on the wall.
She hides, hide away, hide away
She is hiding away, possibly to escape a difficult situation.
Ah daddy steps in the doorway
The father enters the room, raising his voice in a confrontation.
And he's raising his voice
Emphasizing the tension in the father's actions.
It won't wash away
The impact of the conflict won't easily disappear.
Ah mommy cries from the hallway
The mother cries, questioning the girl's actions.
Honey what have you done
Expressing concern about the girl's actions.
Girl, run away, run away
Suggesting the girl should run away from the situation.
I'm running into the garage, and I open the door
The narrator runs into the garage, seeking refuge.
To hide away, hide away, hide away
Repeated emphasis on hiding away from problems.
Ah eaten up by
Fragmented line, possibly indicating inner turmoil.
Air off the bay and my own guilt
Feeling overwhelmed by guilt and the atmosphere.
Foggy nostalgia of minor crimes
Nostalgia for past misdeeds clouds the mind.
Laying down in my bedroom
Lying in the bedroom, contemplating the situation.
And I stare at the wall
Staring at the wall in an attempt to hide away.
To hide away, hide away, hide away
Reiteration of the desire to hide away.
Ah you step in the doorway
Someone else steps into the room, potentially causing anxiety.
And I say something wrong
The narrator says something wrong, leading to a desire to escape.
I look away, run away, hide away
Reaffirming the inclination to run away and hide.
Ah take me out to the ocean
A request to be taken to the ocean, possibly for solace.
We sit up on the wall
Sitting on a wall by the ocean, seeking refuge.
To hide away, hide away, hide away
Continued desire to hide away by the ocean.
Hold me under the water
Metaphorical drowning, struggling for emotional survival.
Let me struggle for air
The struggle for air symbolizes the difficulty of the situation.
And hide away, hide away, hide away
Reiteration of the desire to hide away even in difficult circumstances.
Ah help me to feel
A plea for help in feeling and understanding emotions.
My heart stop
Describing a moment when the narrator's heart seems to stop.
My skin shrink
Physical and emotional reactions to stress or trauma.
My blood cool
Further physical responses to a challenging situation.
I wasn't built to last quite this long
A realization that the narrator might not endure the difficulties.
Ah help me to feel
Repetition of the plea for help in feeling and understanding.
Tell me when will it end
Questioning when the pain or difficulty will come to an end.
I hide away, hide away, hide away
Reiteration of the desire to hide away from problems.
Tell me when will it end
Continued questioning of when the difficulties will end.
I hide away, hide away, hide away
Repeated expression of the desire to hide away.
Tell me when will it end
Further questioning of when the challenges will cease.
I hide away, hide away, hide away
Continued expression of the desire to hide away from problems.
Ah, Help me in to
A plea for assistance or guidance into an unknown situation.
Ah, Help me in to
No specific meaning given in this line.
Ah, Help me in to
Repeated plea for assistance or guidance into the unknown.
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