Rats
Rats in Love: Navigating Life's Food Chain
Lyrics
We’re all rats in this house
We are all living in this shared space, facing challenges together.
We’re all rats, we’re all rats
Reiteration of the collective identity as rats, emphasizing unity.
We’re all rats in this house
Continuation of the theme that everyone in this environment shares a common identity.
Yeah
An affirmative expression, possibly acknowledging the reality of the situation.
Sick of running on an empty stomach
Expressing exhaustion from continuous struggle without sustenance.
Guess he’s only got himself to blame
Suggesting self-accountability for the challenges faced, attributing blame inwardly.
Love is difficult when you got problems
Highlighting the difficulty of maintaining love when dealing with personal issues.
Guess I’m never moving up the food chain
Acceptance of a stagnant position in life, not progressing in societal hierarchy.
I’ll never be lonely again
Expressing assurance that loneliness will not be experienced again.
Long as she never walks away
Stating that as long as a specific person stays, loneliness will not be a concern.
Love me like the rats in the cupboard
Desiring to be loved in a way similar to how rats are loved in a cupboard.
Watch me burn and feed the flames, yeah
Metaphorically describing a destructive process, with the speaker as the subject.
We’re all rats, in this house
Repetition emphasizing the shared identity of being rats in the house.
We’re all rats, in this house
Continued emphasis on the collective identity of being rats in the house.
Look what the cat dragged back in
Referring to something undesirable brought into the situation, possibly a conflict.
Do you ever get sick of watching me cave in
Asking if someone is tired of witnessing the speaker's decline or submission.
Look what the cat dragged back in
Repetition of the undesirable element being reintroduced into the situation.
I know that you know that I’ll never win
Acknowledging the inevitability of the speaker's inability to succeed.
I’ll never be lonely again
Reassurance that loneliness won't be experienced as long as certain conditions are met.
Long as I got her and she got him
Emphasizing the importance of a particular relationship in preventing loneliness.
Love me like the rats in the cupboard
Expressing a desire for love similar to that given to rats in a cupboard.
Pull me apart and spread me thin, yeah
Describing a process of being pulled apart and feeling emotionally exposed.
We’re all rats in this house
Repetition of the collective identity as rats in the house.
We’re all rats in this house
-We’re all rats in this house
-We’re all rats in this house
-We’re all rats in this house
-We’re all rats in this house
-She was running on an empty stomach
Describing someone facing challenges on an empty stomach.
Told me she was back and here to stay
Indicating a return and commitment to the shared space by someone.
Said she loved me and she wants my money
Stating that love is professed along with a desire for the speaker's financial resources.
Well I told her not today
Asserting a refusal to comply with the request for money at that moment.
I’ll never be lonely again
Reiteration of the assurance that loneliness won't be felt by maintaining current behavior.
Long as I would never change my ways
Stating that loneliness won't be a concern as long as the speaker remains unchanged.
Love me like the rats in the cupboard
Reiterating the desire for a specific type of love, comparing it to rats in a cupboard.
Not enough to keep a dying flame, yeah
Implying that the current level of love is insufficient to sustain the speaker.
We’re all rats in this house
Final repetition of the collective identity as rats in the house.
We’re all rats in this house
-We’re all rats in this house
-We’re all rats, we’re all rats
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