My Limb
Surviving Loss: Embracing Change in Hayley Williams' 'My Limb'
Lyrics
If you gotta amputate
If there's a need to cut off a part of oneself
Don't give me the tourniquet
Don't use a tourniquet on me (a tourniquet stops bleeding by compressing blood vessels)
You wish that I would run away
You hope that I wouldn't escape or leave
Sever what isn't working
Remove what is not functioning or beneficial
But I let my body bleed out
I allowed myself to bleed without resistance
Lean into my left side
Lean towards the left side of my body
If your part of me is gone now
If a part of me is missing now
Do I wanna survive?
Questioning whether I want to endure or continue living
My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb
Repetition emphasizing the importance of the limb, possibly a metaphor for a significant aspect of the self
My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb (don't let go)
-My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb (let go)
-My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb
-Funny, out the two of us
Between the two of us, you were always the kinder one
You always were the gentle one
Describing the person as gentle
Shy little rabbit
Comparing the person to a shy rabbit
Teething on a shotgun
Metaphor of a timid creature facing a harsh reality
I guess we were collateral damage
Suggesting unintended harm or consequences
Kissing in the crossfire
Intimate moments amid chaos
Limpin' over dead leaves
Walking painfully through difficulties
I wish that they would cover me
Wishing for cover or protection
My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb (don't let go)
Repetition emphasizing the plea not to let go of the limb
My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb (let go)
-My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb (don't let go)
-My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb (don't let go)
-Ooh-ooh-ooh
Expressive sounds, possibly representing emotions or a transition
Ooh-ooh
-Ooh-ooh-ooh
-Ooh-ooh, mhmm
-Don't, don't let go my limb
A direct plea not to let go of the limb
Don't, don't let go my limb (don't let go)
-My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb (don't, don't let go my limb)
Continued emphasis on not letting go of the limb
My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb (don't, don't let go my limb)
-My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb (don't, don't let go my limb)
-My limb, my limb, my limb, my limb my limb (don't, don't let go my limb)
-(Don't let go my)
Additional emphasis on not letting go
(Don't let go)
-(Don't let go my)
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