Paper Skin
Craving Connection in a World of Paper Thin Emotions
Lyrics
Looking at you, looking at me
Observing the mutual gaze between two individuals.
Within this sinkhole, I can't fill
Feeling stuck or trapped in an emotional or mental state that cannot be resolved easily.
Looking at her, looking at me
Noticing another person looking at oneself.
Filling a sinkhole of paper way too thin
Attempting to fill an emotional void that feels insubstantial, akin to using fragile or inadequate means.
Hitting the walls made out of air
Encountering obstacles or barriers that seem insubstantial or imaginary.
Why can't I feel her?
Questioning the inability to emotionally connect or understand someone.
Let me feel your paper skin (ugh)
Expressing a desire to intimately experience someone's fragile or easily damaged emotional state.
I wanna feel you where you breathe (hold)
Seeking a deep connection at a vulnerable, intimate level.
Making all the moves why can't I win (lost)
Feeling unsuccessful despite making efforts and taking actions.
Lonely bitch is all I'll be (hey!)
Feeling a sense of isolation and negativity about oneself.
Your laugh is all I want to hear (soul)
Valuing the sound of someone's laughter above anything else.
You are all I feel (touch)
Perceiving that one's emotions are entirely consumed by the other person.
More isn't enough with you and me (low)
Feeling like there's an insatiable desire for more despite the connection.
I just sink back to my feels
Sinking back into one's emotions despite efforts to move forward.
Took all my turns, took both your hands
Having taken all possible actions and initiatives in the relationship.
Can't you even look at me?
Expressing frustration at the other person's inability to acknowledge or face the speaker.
I think I'm bored of your games
Feeling weary or uninterested in the games or dynamics within the relationship.
But you turn back to me
Despite the weariness, the other person still returns or interacts.
Is this all we can be?
Questioning if the current situation is the extent of what the relationship can become.
Made all the plans, laughing at me
Reflecting on plans made together and feeling ridiculed or mocked.
How fucked up can I be?
Expressing self-doubt and recognizing the dysfunctional nature of the situation.
Oh shit! here we go again
Resignation or frustration at the repetitive cycle of events.
Let me feel your paper skin (ugh)
Reiterating the desire to intimately experience the other person's fragile emotional state.
I wanna feel you where you breathe (hold)
Seeking intimate connection at a vulnerable level, repetition of earlier sentiment.
Making all the moves why can't I win (lost)
Feeling unsuccessful despite efforts, repeated from an earlier line.
Lonely bitch is all I'll be (hey!)
Reiterating a negative self-view and sense of loneliness.
Your laugh is all I want to hear (soul)
Valuing the other person's laughter above all else, repeated sentiment.
You are all I feel (touch)
Feeling emotionally consumed by the other person, reiterated.
More isn't enough with you and me (low)
Expressing a sense of insatiability despite the connection, repeated from an earlier line.
I just sink back to my feels
Sinking back into emotions despite efforts to move forward, reiterated.
Lonely bitch is all I'll be
Reiteration of negative self-view and loneliness, echoing earlier lines.
You are all I feel
Feeling entirely consumed by emotions for the other person, echoed from earlier lines.
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