The Living
Unveiling the Weight of Existence in 'The Living' by Kelli Baker
Lyrics
What is this living in between
Questioning the nature of existence and experience.
My shoulders
Referencing a burden or responsibility carried on the shoulders.
What kind of creature are you
Pondering the identity of someone or something, possibly a significant other.
Sweet thing
Expressing affectionate or endearing words.
My breath catches at three
A moment of suspense or uncertainty marked by a breath-catching event.
Is it your ghost or the in between?
Questioning the source of a presence, whether a ghost or an undefined realm.
Your swords hold my skin to bone
Symbolizing a close connection, with the mention of swords implying a potentially painful bond.
Who would I be if I let go?
Contemplating the self if detachment occurs from the mentioned connection.
This hurt, this heavy stone
Describing a persistent emotional pain or burden.
Keeps me from being alone
Suggesting that the pain prevents solitude or loneliness.
And if I scream
Expressing the possibility of releasing inner turmoil through a scream.
Do you feel this
Asking if the recipient can empathize with the emotional intensity of the scream.
Do you feel this
Repeating the question, emphasizing the desire for the other to feel the emotional turmoil.
Do you feel anything
Expressing doubt about the other's emotional responsiveness.
And if I scream
Repeating the scenario of screaming, emphasizing the need for acknowledgment.
Do you hear this
Posing a question about the other's ability to hear the expressed pain.
Do you hear this
Repeating the question, emphasizing the desire for the other to comprehend the distress.
Do you hear anything
Expressing skepticism about the other's ability to perceive the emotional depth.
Heavy, I feel so heavy
Describing a profound emotional weight or burden.
I can't escape you, I don't forgive you
Feeling unable to escape from the emotional connection and withholding forgiveness.
What is this kind of hurt
Pondering the nature of a particular kind of emotional pain.
You couldn't ever be
Asserting that the subject could never embody a certain ideal.
Who you said you would be
Expressing disappointment in the subject's failure to live up to their stated identity.
What if who I miss doesn't even really exist
Raising the possibility that the missed person or qualities might be illusory.
Heavy, I feel so heavy
Reiteration of the heavy emotional burden.
I can't escape you, I don't forgive you
Reaffirming the inability to escape and the absence of forgiveness.
What is this kind of hurt
Revisiting the contemplation of a unique kind of emotional pain.
You couldn't ever be
Reiterating the subject's inability to fulfill a promised identity.
Who you said you would be
Reexpressing disappointment in the failure to match the promised identity.
What if who I miss didn't ever really even exist
Questioning the reality of the missed person or qualities.
Didn't ever really even exist
Emphasizing the potential nonexistence of the missed person or qualities.
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