Ruins

Emotional Turmoil: Love, Ruins, and Self-Discovery in Jade Bird's 'Ruins'
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Lyrics

How do we have to do this again?

Expressing frustration or confusion about repeating a situation.

I'll tell you how I'm feelin'

Sharing emotions and thoughts.

And you're like a cryptomaniac

Describing the other person as mysterious or difficult to understand.

We try and connect the dots and the facts

Attempting to make sense of the situation and gather information.

How do we have to be here?

Questioning the necessity of being in a particular place.

'Cause these hotels, I just can't relax

Feeling uneasy or restless in hotels, struggling to relax.

The more I bend, the worse that I snap

Experiencing emotional strain, with increasing tension leading to snapping.

I feel like a goddamn maniac

Feeling like a maniac, possibly overwhelmed by emotions.


You sure you wanna do this now?

Questioning the timing or appropriateness of the current situation.


'Cause I mean it when I say that

Expressing a lack of understanding about oneself and uncertainty about identity.

I don't understand

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And I mean it when I say that

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I'm not sure who I am

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'Cause one minute I love you

Describing the fluctuating nature of love, from intense to destructive.

And the next it's all in ruins

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One minute thinkin' of you

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And the next it's all in ruins

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Tell me what did I do

Questioning one's worthiness in the relationship, struggling with honesty.

To deserve somebody like you?

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It's too hard to tell the truth

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Nothing's real and nothing's new

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I'm just a product of my emotions

Acknowledging the influence of emotions and seeking a remedy or understanding.

And they're all settin' off again

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If it's a mixture or a, a dosage

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Then I need just what you're havin'

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You sure you wanna do this now?

Repeating the question about the appropriateness of the current situation.

Oh, you sure you wanna do this now?

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'Cause I mean it when I say that

Reiterating the lack of understanding about oneself and uncertainty about identity.

I don't understand

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And I mean it when I say that

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I'm not sure who I am

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'Cause one minute I love you

Highlighting the destructive cycle of love and its impact on the mind.

And the next it's all in ruins

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One minute thinkin' of you

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And the next my mind's in ruins

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Again

Expressing a sense of being trapped or unable to open up.

Here again

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I can't let it out

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And I can't let you in

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Yeah, I mean it when I say that

Repeating the lack of understanding and uncertainty about identity.

I don't understand

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And I mean it when I say that

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I'm not sure who I am

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Yeah, I mean it when I say that

Reiterating the confusion and uncertainty about oneself.

I don't understand

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And I mean it when I say that

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I'm not sure who I am

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'Cause one minute I love you

Reflecting on the fleeting nature of love, leading to emotional ruins.

And the next it's all in ruins

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One minute thinkin' of you

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And the next it's all in ruins

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