You Think You Know Me
Unraveling Identity: Words of Silk, Heart of Stone
Lyrics
I tore the skin off of my hands
I experienced significant pain or difficulty, metaphorically represented as tearing the skin off my hands.
Trying to remove every mark
I attempted to erase or eliminate every visible sign or reminder of your impact on me.
That you left on me
Referring to the emotional scars left by the person, implying a lasting effect.
I woke up dead again
I feel emotionally numb or detached, as if lifelessness has taken over.
I'm washing my hands
I am distancing myself from the spoken or implied words between us.
Of the things we said
Expressing the desire to detach from the shared conversations or arguments.
Do I cease to exist
Raising a question about one's existence when the person is not present.
When you're not here
Questioning whether my identity or significance diminishes in your absence.
Am I just meaningless
Wondering if my existence lacks meaning or purpose without you.
Words of silk
Describing spoken words that are smooth and pleasing, contrasting with the next line.
A heart of stone
Describing a personality with emotional hardness or insensitivity.
I'll teach you how to be alone
Expressing a willingness to teach someone how to be alone, possibly due to past experiences.
I'm broken down
Feeling emotionally shattered or defeated.
I'm bleeding out
Experiencing emotional pain and vulnerability, possibly due to a relationship or situation.
A stranger to myself
Feeling disconnected from one's own identity or true self.
I did this to myself I know
Acknowledging personal responsibility for the current emotional state.
I have so much to outgrow
Acknowledging the need for personal growth and maturity.
Take a look into my eyes
Encouraging someone to look deeply into the speaker's eyes, possibly for understanding.
Watch the worlds we built collide
Anticipating the collapse or conflict of the shared world with the person.
Words of silk
Reiteration of smooth-spoken words and a heart that seems unfeeling.
A heart of stone
Repeating the contrast between gentle words and emotional hardness.
I'll teach you how to be alone
Reiterating the intention to teach someone the art of being alone.
I'm broken down
Reiterating a state of emotional breakdown or vulnerability.
I'm bleeding out
Reiterating a feeling of emotional bleeding or pain.
A stranger to myself
Reiterating a sense of being a stranger to one's own identity.
Words of silk
Repeating the description of smooth words and a heart that feels like stone.
A heart of stone
Repeating the dichotomy between soft words and emotional hardness.
I don't know where
Expressing uncertainty about the direction or purpose of one's life.
I'm meant to go
Feeling lost and unsure about the path forward.
You can see I'm fading out
Observing a visible decline or fading away of the speaker.
A stranger to myself
Reiterating a sense of being a stranger to oneself.
You wanted honesty
Acknowledging a desire for honesty and truth in the relationship.
So I'll call a spade a spade
Choosing to speak bluntly and directly, even if it may be uncomfortable.
Am I just meaningless
Pondering whether the speaker's existence or words lack significance.
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