Real Darkness
Unveiling the Depths: Real Darkness Explained
Lyrics
How did you get so dark
Questioning how the person became emotionally dark or troubled.
With all this sunshine around?
Contrasting the external positivity (sunshine) with the internal darkness.
Yeah, how did you get so pale?
Asking how the person became emotionally pale or drained.
It's coming from the inside
Suggesting that the emotional darkness comes from within.
Running through the pipes of this town
Metaphorically describing emotional issues spreading through the community.
Filling hearts like wind fills a sail
Comparing emotional impact to the way wind fills a sail, emphasizing its pervasiveness.
Now family, friends and strangers
Referring to various relationships: family, friends, and strangers.
Will lift your chin and go
Expressing support and encouragement to overcome difficulties.
"Smile, kid, smile" until you know
Encouraging the person to smile despite challenges.
Until you know
Repetition for emphasis on the theme of confronting and understanding real darkness.
Real darkness, real darkness, real darkness
Reiterating the presence of genuine emotional darkness.
Real darkness, real darkness, real darkness
-Lock the bathroom door and I paint my face so white
Symbolic act of hiding behind a facade, painting the face white, suggesting concealment.
You never see me in the daytime
Implies the singer is more comfortable or active during nighttime, avoiding daylight.
Maybe you'll see me tonight
-My mind is always spinning
Describing a restless and contemplative state of mind.
Yeah, every day I'm digging a hole
Metaphorically digging a hole, representing the challenges or struggles the person faces.
I'll probably climb out when I'm ready but the climbing is slow
-You can hold my hand through these years
Offering companionship or indifference in facing difficulties; asserting the reality of one's experiences.
Or you can look away
-But my stuff is real, like your stuff
-And I'll be you someday anyway
-Now family, friends and strangers
Repeating the support and encouragement theme, urging a smile in the face of adversity.
Will lift your chin and go
-"Smile, kid, smile" until you know
-Until you know
-Real darkness, real darkness, real darkness
Reiterating the concept of confronting and understanding genuine emotional darkness.
Real darkness, real darkness, real darkness
-Oh, you know real darkness, real darkness, real darkness
Emphasizing the existence and persistence of real darkness.
This is real darkness, real darkness, real darkness
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