DAMAGE
Struggling Against the Dark: LOST and SOUND's Emotional Journey
Lyrics
Can barely breathe
Feeling suffocated or overwhelmed.
The bones in my body feel so incomplete
Sense of incompleteness in the speaker's being, possibly emotional or physical.
I'm blinded by the dark there's no way to see
Metaphorical blindness, unable to see a way out of a dark situation.
The pain is invasive
Intense and all-encompassing pain.
Abrasions got me torn up
Physical and emotional wounds causing distress.
And I'm thinking I don't know if I can put on my head straight
Uncertainty about maintaining composure or clarity of thought.
Got the pressure in my palms like a pump fake
Feeling pressure or stress, possibly in a deceptive manner.
It doesn't really seem that all the screws are in my brain they're praying on my downfall
Perceived external forces conspiring against the speaker.
I'm beat but I could take it on
Physically tired but mentally resilient.
No, I can't really say at all
Uncertainty or inability to express the current state.
Been had my back against the wall
Facing challenges with no apparent solutions.
No one to answer when I call
Lack of support or response when seeking help.
But I must say
Acknowledging the situation or expressing a point of view.
If I fall, if I break, will I fold, will it bring me down
Concerns about potential failure, breaking down, and the impact on the speaker.
Give or take, counting days
Weighing options, assessing pros and cons.
Catching my rebound
Recovering from setbacks, finding strength to bounce back.
No good reason to stay
Lack of compelling reasons to stay in the current situation.
Sick of pullin' this weight
Feeling burdened by responsibilities or challenges.
All I'm chasing is pavements, pavements
Pursuing goals or dreams symbolized by "pavements."
Put up my three's
Symbolic gesture of surrender or defeat.
But peace out with two's
Exiting a situation with less than expected or deserved.
I'm not the one you need
Realizing the speaker may not be what someone else needs.
Not cut from the same, a different pedigree
Highlighting a different background or nature compared to others.
The pain is addictive, my brain has got me fucked up
Describing an addictive nature of pain affecting the speaker's mind.
And I'm thinking I should go and get it checked like a toothache
Considering seeking help for mental distress.
Feel like I'm losing in my life like it's checkmate
Feeling defeated in life, as in a game of chess.
I never really been about the things that would break me, forsake me
Avoiding choices or actions that could lead to personal downfall.
I swear I'm tryna give it up
Commitment to overcoming challenges.
Now I'm in the grind
Engaged in hard work or intense effort.
Running out of time
Time pressure or a sense of running out of time.
Cashing out the rhymes
Monetary success through the speaker's creative expression.
Fortify, iron to the iron let it feed the fire
Strengthening resolve, using challenges to fuel determination.
Supersize everything in sight, I can't ill advise
Embracing challenges and refusing to give ill advice to oneself.
No I can't ill advise
Reiterating a refusal to give in to negativity or self-destructive thoughts.
No, I can't really say at all
Repetition of uncertainty or inability to express the current state.
Been had my back against the wall
Continuation of facing challenges with limited support.
No one to answer when I call
Continued lack of response when seeking help.
But I must say
Reaffirming a commitment to facing challenges.
If I fall, if I break, will I fold, will it bring me down
Reiteration of concerns about potential failure and its impact.
Give or take, counting days
Repeating the process of weighing options and counting days.
Catching my rebound
Rebounding from setbacks, catching one's own mistakes.
No good reason to stay
Reiteration of lacking compelling reasons to stay.
Sick of pullin' this weight
Continued feeling of being burdened by responsibilities or challenges.
All I'm chasing is pavements, pavements
Reiteration of pursuing goals symbolized by "pavements."
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