Blood Nose
Concealed Pain: Echoes in Empty Rooms
Lyrics
I could say I slipped and chipped my tooth
I made an excuse about injuring my tooth, but you want the truth.
But I suppose you want the truth
The speaker feels uncertain and doesn't know how to handle the pain.
I guess I don’t know what to do
The speaker is unsure about dealing with the emotional pain they're experiencing.
With the pain
Reference to emotional distress or suffering.
I would say I couldn’t let it go
The speaker finds it difficult to move on from something, possibly holding onto emotional pain.
You’d call me blood nose weirdo
Expectation of being judged or labeled for not letting go of the pain.
But the voices find a way
Reference to intrusive thoughts or voices that disturb the speaker's mind.
Into my head sometimes
The voices intermittently intrude into the speaker's thoughts.
Empty Room
A room that feels devoid of something significant or someone important.
Where’d you go?
A question asking where someone disappeared to.
Sound asleep
Indication that someone is deeply asleep or absent.
Bloody toes
Metaphorical reference to experiencing pain or discomfort.
June, I think it’s real but
Uncertainty about the reality of a situation, possibly regarding emotions or events in June.
No one really knows
A statement about the uncertainty surrounding the truth of a situation in June.
I’ve been searching for reasons to leave
The speaker is actively searching for reasons to depart from a situation.
I keep a couple up my sleeve
The speaker has a few reasons prepared to justify leaving.
You say it’s Artemis or me
There's a choice between two options - possibly a person named Artemis and the speaker.
I say ok
The speaker agrees to the situation or decision mentioned.
I try to remember what you said
An attempt to recall something that was said previously.
Are you alive or are you dead?
A question about someone's state of being - alive or deceased.
But the devil finds a way
A metaphorical mention of negative or harmful thoughts entering the speaker's mind.
Into my head sometimes
The intrusive thoughts intermittently disturb the speaker's mind.
Morning Star
A reference to the disappearance of something significant or someone important in the morning.
Where’d you go?
A question asking where someone or something small vanished to.
Tiny seed
A metaphorical reference to something small that symbolizes the future or hope.
Of Tomorrow
Reference to a promising future or potential.
June I think it’s real
The speaker is uncertain about the reality of something happening in June.
But no one really knows
Reiteration of uncertainty about the truth of a situation in June.
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