Holy Smokes
Navigating Solitude: Holy Smokes by John's Cottage Unraveled
Lyrics
Hold my own
Expressing self-reliance and resilience.
You hold me long enough to feel alone
Feeling a sense of loneliness despite being held, suggesting emotional distance.
Holy smokes
An exclamation, possibly indicating astonishment or intensity.
I feel so overwhelmed when you're at home
Feeling overwhelmed when the person is at home, possibly due to emotional turmoil.
So run away
Encouraging the person to run away to achieve personal growth or success.
Run away so you can get ahead
Suggesting the idea of running away for personal advancement.
I know you will
Expressing confidence in the person's ability to succeed in their endeavors.
And you're so good
Complimenting the person's skills or qualities.
At making me
Acknowledging the person's proficiency in affecting the speaker emotionally.
Making me feel
Describing the emotional impact the person has on the speaker.
Like I
Expressing a liking for forming connections with those the speaker dislikes.
I like making friends with souls that I despise
Feeling at home when alone or with disliked individuals.
I only feel at home when no one's on my side
Emphasizing a sense of isolation when no one supports the speaker.
You're never on my side
Highlighting the absence of support from the person.
Why should I waste my time with you
Questioning the value of investing time in the relationship.
Feels like I'm talking to a wall
Feeling unheard or not understood, likening the experience to talking to a wall.
I tried to tell you
Attempting to communicate a message to the person.
I'm tired
Expressing exhaustion or weariness.
Of living life this way
Desiring a change from the current way of living.
So fuck your house
Rejecting material possessions associated with the person.
And fuck your couch
Expressing discontent or frustration.
And fuck your bongs
Rejecting items symbolizing the person's lifestyle.
Cause I
Continuation of the rejection and dislike for the person's possessions.
I like making friends with souls that I despise
Reiteration of forming connections with disliked individuals for a sense of home.
I only feel at home when no one's on my side
Re-emphasizing feeling at home when alone or with disliked individuals.
You're never on my side
Reiterating the absence of support from the person.
It won't be long
Anticipating a departure soon.
I'll be gone before the morning
Expecting to leave before morning.
Don't get me wrong
Clarifying that the speaker's departure is not a negative reflection on the person.
But you and I have nothing
Acknowledging the lack of meaningful communication between the speaker and the person.
Left to say
Emphasizing the absence of anything left to say between the speaker and the person.
Left to say
-Left to say
-Left to say
-Cause I
Reiteration of forming connections with disliked individuals for a sense of home.
I like making friends with souls that I despise
Re-emphasizing feeling at home when alone or with disliked individuals.
I only feel at home when no one's on my side
Reiterating the absence of support from the person.
You're never on my side
Stating the person is consistently not on the speaker's side.
You're never on my side
Repeating the assertion that the person is never on the speaker's side.
You're never on my side
Reiterating the consistent lack of support from the person.
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