No Surface All Feeling
Unveiling Depths: Manic Street Preachers' Raw Reflections
Lyrics
Embarrassed, possessed and so uncivilised
Feeling embarrassed, controlled, and lacking civilization.
Just take a look at the whites of my eyes
Inviting attention to the eyes, possibly revealing emotions or truths.
See me now and I will apologise
Expressing a willingness to apologize when seen presently.
For me for you we knew they were lies
Acknowledging lies known to both the speaker and the listener.
It makes me angry ashamed but really alive
Experiencing anger and shame, but feeling intensely alive.
It may have worked but at what price
Reflecting on the potential success of a strategy and its cost.
What's the point in always looking back
Questioning the value of constantly dwelling on the past.
When all you see is more and more junk
Observing a continuous accumulation of undesirable things.
It was no surface but all feeling
Highlighting a depth beyond superficiality in a situation or emotion.
Maybe at the time it felt like dreaming
Suggesting that the intense feeling may have seemed like a dream in the past.
Maybe richer maybe wiser
Considering the possibility of being wealthier or wiser.
Seems so easy to not go too far
Emphasizing the ease of avoiding extremes.
Beg me to stop hate my face I know
Imploring to be stopped, acknowledging self-hatred.
Tell me forever just to go
Being told to leave forever.
Just one thing before I get to sleep
Expressing a desire to address something before going to sleep.
Nothing here but the stains on my teeth
Noting the presence of stains on teeth, suggesting oral decay.
No not blood just liquid from you
Clarifying that the stains are not blood but a liquid from someone else.
I only wish it was the truth
Expressing a wish for the liquid to represent truth.
Feel the guilt of a sinner feel the cold of a winter
Describing the simultaneous feelings of guilt and coldness.
It was no surface but all feeling
Reiterating the idea that the experience had depth beyond surface impressions.
Maybe at the time it felt like dreaming
Suggesting that, in retrospect, the intense feelings may have felt like a dream.
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