Dark Glass
Dark Glass: Unveiling the Shadows Within
Lyrics
We are fighting for a while now
We have been engaged in a conflict for some time.
But you never fight back
You never retaliate or fight back.
It's always
It's consistently the same dynamic.
Just you the car and darkness in your veins
It's just you, the car, and darkness flowing in your veins.
Come on now
Encouraging you to put away something, possibly a harmful object or emotion.
Put that away
Advising against ending it, suggesting a self-destructive act.
You won't end it
You won't end your life; you'll pass the pain on to others.
You'll just pass it on
Highlighting that you were never like certain individuals.
You were never like them
Reiteration that you were never like those specific people.
You were never like them
Expressing vulnerability, possibly indicating sensitivity to the harsh realities of life.
Too fragile to live in this
Stating that recovery is impossible.
You will never recover
Repeating the idea that recovery is unattainable.
(You will never recover)
Reinforcing the notion that recovery is out of reach.
So bury your head
Suggesting avoidance or escape by burying one's head.
In your sink
Metaphorically diving into destructive habits or thoughts.
Black eyes always watching
Reference to vigilant, possibly judgmental, eyes always observing.
You bury your head
Repeating the act of burying one's head in damaging thoughts.
In your damaged thoughts
Emphasizing the immersion in harmful mental patterns.
You'll never recover
Reiteration that recovery is unattainable.
You cause nothing but trouble
Stating that one only causes trouble for oneself and others.
Nothing but trouble
Repeating the idea that one is a source of trouble.
For yourself and others
Indicating that trouble affects both oneself and others.
You carry the dark glass
Carrying a burden or a perspective tainted by darkness.
And you grind your teeth
Expressing stress or anxiety through teeth grinding.
The damage is done
Declaring that the damage is irreversible.
Your damaged body giving up
Describing the body as damaged and giving up.
Your bruised collar bone
Referring to a physical injury, a bruised collar bone.
Nothing is said all is done
Emphasizing silence, actions speak louder than words.
You were colorful once
Recalling a time when life was more vibrant and diverse.
Tired hands
Describing fatigue in hands, possibly from life's struggles.
Poison in you
Highlighting the presence of poison within, hindering communication.
Swallowed so you don't have to talk
Swallowing emotions to avoid confrontation or discussion.
A car ride to nowhere
Symbolic journey with no destination, reflecting a sense of hopelessness.
A car ride to nowhere
Repeating the theme of a purposeless car ride.
You bury your head
Reiterating the act of burying one's head in damaging thoughts.
In your damaged thoughts
Emphasizing the immersion in harmful mental patterns.
You'll never recover
Reiteration that recovery is unattainable.
You cause nothing but trouble
Stating that one only causes trouble for oneself and others.
Nothing but trouble
Repeating the idea that one is a source of trouble.
For yourself and others
Indicating that trouble affects both oneself and others.
How you look skin stretched over bone
Describing a physically depleted appearance.
How you love a world you made up
Expressing affection for a self-created, perhaps illusory, world.
How you wish you were still colorful
Expressing a longing for the lost vibrancy and diversity of life.
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