Lyrics
My anger makes me smaller every day
Expressing that the speaker's anger is diminishing their sense of self each day.
Oh yes
An affirmation of the previous line, acknowledging the impact of anger.
But I’m bigger on the inside
Despite the outward appearance of getting smaller, the speaker feels internally expansive.
Oh yes
Reiteration of the internal growth despite external struggles.
What do I do with this love for you?
Pondering what to do with the love for someone, expressing confusion and uncertainty.
What do I do with this love for you?
-What do I do with this love for you?
-My love
Reinforces the love as belonging to the speaker.
Cos I don’t know where to put it now
The speaker is unsure where to direct their love and how to manage it.
I don’t know how to put it down
-And I’m shaking, I’m shaking, I’m shaking again
Intense emotions and inner turmoil, expressed through physical shaking.
There’s no love now
Emphasizes the absence of love at present, contrasting with a past when it existed.
There’s no love now
-There’s no love now
-There’s no love now
-But there was then
Reflecting on a time when love existed despite its absence now.
And I still feel you in my arms
Recalling a specific memory of being close to the person in the backseat of a car.
In the backseat of your car
-In the backseat
-In the backseat of your car
-(In the backseat)
Repetition and emphasis on the confusion about what to do with the love.
(In the backsеat)
-(In the backseat) What do I do with this love?
-(In thе backseat)
-(In the backseat)
-(In the backseat) What do I do with this love?
-My happiness is real to me
Shifts to happiness being real, but introduces the concept of a mental struggle.
Oh yes
-And nevertheless
-I got a queer cage for a head
-And I’ll never forget the day I came to know this
-What do I do with this love for you?
Similar to earlier lines, expressing uncertainty about handling love.
What do I do with this love for you?
-What do I do with this love for you?
-Cos I’m shaking, I’m shaking, I’m shaking again
Reiteration of intense emotions and shaking in the face of the current situation.
There’s no love now
Repeating the absence of love at present, contrasting with a past experience.
There’s no love now
-There’s no love now
-There’s no love now
-But there was then
Reflecting on the existence of love in the past despite its absence now.
And I still feel you in my arms
Revisiting the memory of being in the backseat of a car with the person.
In the backseat of your car
-In the backseat
-In the backseat of your car
-(What do I do with this love?)
Continued uncertainty and questioning about what to do with the love.
(What do I do with this love?)
-(What do I do with this love?)
-In the backseat of your car (What do I do with this love?)
-(What do I do with this love?)
-(What do I do with this love?)
-What do I do with this love?
-(What do I do with this love?)
Reiteration of the central question: What to do with this love?
(What do I do with this love?)
-What do I do with this love?
Repeating the central question, emphasizing the ongoing struggle.
(What do I do with this love?)
-(What do I do with this love?)
-I still feel you in my arms
Despite the absence of love, the speaker still feels the presence of the person in their arms.
I still feel you in my arms
-My arms, my arms
-And I’m shaking
Repeating the physical shaking, possibly indicating emotional turbulence.
I’m shaking
-And I’m shaking
-I’m shaking
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