Cannibals
Emotional Turmoil in Unfamiliar Territory: 'Cannibals' Meaning Explored
Lyrics
This is not your home is not your home
This place is not where you belong or feel at home.
Is not your home this is not your home
Emphasizing that the current location is not your home.
Is not your home is not your home
Reiterating that the place is not your home.
This is where the night pulls you in
Describing a situation where the night draws you in, suggesting a captivating or mysterious atmosphere.
Nothing like old times, when we were friends
Reflecting on past times when the speaker and someone else were friends.
And this, this is where the water calls
Pointing to a place where the water has a calling effect.
And severance sings me out again
Suggesting that separation or severance is signaling the speaker once more.
They've got nothing on you
Asserting that others have no advantage over you.
Say it's all still left to lose
Stating that there is still something significant left to lose.
They've got nothing on you
Reiterating that others have no advantage over you.
Say it's all still left to lose
Echoing the idea that there is still something significant left to lose.
This is where your eyes ate me up
Describing a situation where someone's gaze consumes the speaker.
Nothing I could do to get enough
Expressing helplessness in trying to satisfy that consuming gaze.
And this, this is where the water falls
Referring to a place where water falls, possibly symbolizing emotional descent or challenges.
And cannibals like us are left to love
Comparing the speaker and others to cannibals, suggesting a complex or destructive nature of love.
They've got nothing on you
Affirming that others have no advantage over you.
Say it's all still left to lose
Indicating that there is still something significant left to lose.
They've got nothing on you
Reiterating that others have no advantage over you.
Say it's all still left to lose
Echoing the idea that there is still something significant left to lose.
But I won't call on you, my friend
Declaring that the speaker will not seek assistance or companionship from a friend.
I won't call on you again
Repeating the decision not to seek help or companionship from the friend.
But I won't call on you, my friend
Emphasizing the speaker's resolve not to call on the friend.
I won't call on you again
Reiterating the decision not to seek help or companionship from the friend.
They've got nothing on you
Affirming that others have no advantage over you.
Say it's all still left to lose
Stating that there is still something significant left to lose.
They've got nothing on you
Reiterating that others have no advantage over you.
Say it's all still left to lose
Echoing the idea that there is still something significant left to lose.
They've got nothing on you
Emphasizing that others have no advantage over you.
You were all I had to lose
Highlighting that the person addressed was everything the speaker had to lose.
They've got nothing on you
Reiterating that others have no advantage over you.
You were all I had to lose
Reaffirming that the person addressed was everything the speaker had to lose.
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