Higher
Elevated Reflections: Inner Struggles and Self-Discovery
Lyrics
Guilt running like a river the awful things you say to yourself
Guilt is a persistent force, akin to a river, fueled by negative self-talk.
For now it's getting better so as far as I can tell
Despite the challenges, there's a perception of improvement, at least from the speaker's perspective.
How do you know what is real if you think everything's a lie?
Questioning the ability to discern reality when skepticism colors one's perception.
How low you'd go just to feel, now imagine to survive
Exploring the lengths one might go to in seeking sensation, even if it's for survival.
I'm violent when I need to be
Expressing a potential for violence in certain circumstances.
I'm like the sun if you get to close
Comparing oneself to the sun, powerful but possibly harmful when approached too closely.
Can always feel me in the distance but you'll never really know
Hinting at an elusive nature, always present but never fully understood by others.
parts that I've seen yet to shine
Referencing unseen aspects of the speaker that have yet to be revealed or developed.
They're what's killing me most
Suggesting internal struggles or personal traits that cause distress.
Desperate to see through the light, my eyes they start to go
Yearning to perceive truth through the metaphorical light, but facing challenges as vision deteriorates.
I've been higher than the clouds these days
Recalling times of elation or ecstasy.
I don't think I'll come back down
Expressing uncertainty about returning to a more mundane state after experiencing a high.
I'm done trying to give myself away
Abandoning efforts to reveal one's true self to others.
I don't want to come back down
Rejecting the idea of returning to a lower state of being.
Some days there is a rainbow
Acknowledging the variability of emotions, comparing good days to rainbows.
Other days there's only pain
Recognizing the existence of painful days in contrast to more positive ones.
The past it casts its shadow while the future bares its teeth
Reflecting on the persistent influence of the past and the uncertainties of the future.
How could you glow without dark?
Posing a philosophical question about finding brightness without experiencing darkness.
Sometimes it's best to be alone
Advocating for the value of solitude in certain situations.
This tired act, it's unreal
Labeling a perceived facade of weariness or exhaustion as unreal.
Think it's time I let it show
Considering the idea of revealing one's true self to others.
I've been higher than the clouds these days
Reiterating the experience of elevated emotions or states.
I don't think I'll come back down
Expressing doubt about returning to a lower state after reaching a high.
I'm done trying to give myself away
Giving up on the attempt to expose one's inner self to others.
I don't want to come back down
Rejecting the idea of descending to a lower state of being.
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