The Role Model
Unveiling the Hidden Depths: The Role Model by Kill Creek
Lyrics
Well I saw you out last night;
Observation of the person being seen out the previous night
You were drinkin'.
Noticed the person was drinking
And it looked like a good time,
Initial positive impression of a good time
And now I hear different:
Contrast with current information or rumors
How the teeth that cut your lip
Reference to an injury caused by a smile
As you're grinning
Describes the act of grinning despite the injury
Draw the blood that shows the lengths you'll go not to burden the world.
Connecting the blood from the cut to the effort not to burden the world
To the hurting kind,
Addressing someone who is in pain or suffering
You're a role model.
Acknowledgment of the person as a role model for those in pain
It takes guts to save
Recognition of courage in concealing personal pain
Your pain from your friends.
Saving one's pain from friends is an act of bravery
I heard things are going well;
Hearing positive rumors about the person
That's the rumor.
Confirmation of the positive rumors
But you called to bring me down,
Unexpected negative communication from the person
So I will know better:
Learning from the negative communication for personal growth
How the smile that hurts your face is so tiring;
Highlighting the strain of maintaining a smile despite personal pain
'Cause I know the effort brings only bitterness.
Recognition that the effort to maintain a smile leads to bitterness
To the hurting kind,
Reiteration of being a role model for the hurting kind
You're a role model.
Emphasizing the courage required to conceal pain from friends
It takes guts to save your pain from your friends.
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