Lyrics
Back in the box, shut in the dark
Returning to a confined or restricted state, isolated in darkness
Falling apart
Experiencing deterioration or disintegration
Taking the dirt
Accepting difficulties or challenges
Hiding the hurt
Concealing emotional pain
Locked in a dream
Trapped in an illusion or fantasy
What does it mean?
Questioning the significance of the confined state
Shut in the box
Enclosed in a restrictive space
Too many locks
Too many barriers preventing escape
Back in the box, back in the box
Repeating the cycle of confinement
Back in the box, back in the box
Continuing the pattern of restriction
Counting down
Counting down towards an event or outcome
Twisting round
Turning or changing direction
See behind your back
Being observant of hidden motives or actions
Counting down
Counting down, repetition of anticipation
Twisting round
Twisting or altering circumstances
See behind your back
Remaining vigilant about hidden actions
....behind your back [ x 7 ]
Emphasizing the need for caution or suspicion
Locked in dreams
Trapped in illusions or fantasies
What does it mean?
Questioning the significance of repeated confinement
Shut in a box
Enclosed in a box, facing numerous obstacles
There's too many locks
Highlighting the excess of barriers in the confined state
Shut in a box
Repeating the notion of being trapped in a box
There's too many locks
Stressing the abundance of locks in the enclosed space
Round and round
Emphasizing a repetitive, circular motion
Round and round and round
Continued emphasis on circular, repetitive movement
I see you
Observing someone in a vulnerable or exposed state
Hanging there
Visualizing someone in a precarious situation
Switch on the TV, look at the screen
Switching attention to mundane materialism, perhaps as a distraction
Money for a Rolls or a washing machine
Connecting material possessions to financial choices
You pay your money and you pay your rent
Highlighting the cyclical nature of financial responsibilities
Every day it's always spent
Expressing the routine of spending money
Maybe it starts to be the same
Noticing a monotonous or unchanging pattern
You look out your window and it starts to rain
Reflecting on a gloomy or depressing outlook
Someone is saying it's time to die
Encountering a message about impending doom
Send us some money and I'll tell you why
Linking financial contribution to the promise of information
I pay my stamps and I pay my tax
Meeting societal obligations but facing challenges
But it's not working and that's a fact
Acknowledging the ineffectiveness of efforts
But all I see on the TV screen
Contrasting personal struggles with global issues on TV
Is starving kids and war machines
Confronting societal problems and military conflicts
Is this what I've been taught in school?
Questioning the effectiveness of education
Is education the golden rule?
Pondering the validity of educational principles
The golden rule
Reiterating the questioning of societal norms
The golden rule.......
Continuation of questioning established norms
Back in the box
Returning to a confined or restricted state
Back in the box
Repeating the concept of confinement
Back in the box
Re-emphasizing the return to confinement
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