Relief Next To Me

Unveiling the Depths of Emotional Turmoil in MUNA's 'Relief Next To Me'
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Lyrics

I miss you now

I feel a longing for you at this moment

I guess like I should have missed you then

I realize I should have felt this longing for you in the past

My body moves

My body moves in a way reminiscent of curtains swaying in the wind

Like curtains waving in and out of wind

Describing the motion of the body with a visual metaphor

In and out of windows

Describes the movement in and out of windows, possibly symbolizing emotional openness

I can't untangle (I can't untangle)

Expressing difficulty in understanding and separating emotions

What I feel and what would matter most

The challenge of distinguishing between emotions and priorities

I can't close an eye (I can't close an eye)-lid

Difficulty in shutting one's eyes or avoiding a situation

Now there's just no point

There seems to be no purpose in seeking connection or understanding from me

In reaching out for me

Emphasizes emotional distance and the difficulty of reaching out


In the dark (I'm in the dark)

Describing a state of emotional darkness or confusion

I'm just no good at giving relief

Admits inadequacy in providing comfort or relief to others

In the dark (I'm in the dark)

Reiterates the challenge of finding relief in difficult situations

It won't be easy to find relief

Highlighting the difficulty of finding solace or comfort

And I'm not proud (and I'm not proud)

Acknowledges a lack of pride in oneself

That nothing will seem easy about me

Nothing about the speaker seems easy or straightforward

But I promise this

Makes a promise related to the following lines

I won't go my whole life

Committing not to spend the entire life pretending not to need someone

Telling you I don't need

Rejecting the idea of not needing the other person


I'll tell you now

Expressing a realization or acknowledgment

I guess like I should have told you then

Reflecting on missed opportunities to express feelings

The thunder moves

Describing the movement of thunder with a simile

Like damn drawers slamming in my frame

Comparing the movement of thunder to the slamming of drawers, suggesting a jarring impact

Slamming in my framework

Repetition of the impact on the speaker's emotional framework

I can't untangle (I can't untangle)

Continued difficulty in understanding and separating emotions

What I know and what should matter most

The struggle between knowledge and what should be prioritized emotionally

I can't close an eye (I can't close an eye)-lid

Difficulty in closing one's eyes or avoiding the emotional impact

Now there's just no point

No apparent reason to seek connection or understanding from the other person

In reaching out for you

Emphasizes the emotional distance and challenges of reaching out


In the dark (I'm in the dark)

Reiteration of being in a state of emotional darkness or confusion

I'm just no good at giving relief

Continued admission of inadequacy in providing relief to others

In the dark (I'm in the dark)

Reiterates the difficulty of finding relief in challenging situations

It won't be easy to find relief

Emphasizes the ongoing challenge of finding solace or comfort

And I'm not proud (and I'm not proud)

Reiteration of a lack of pride in oneself

That nothing will seem easy about me

Continued acknowledgment that nothing about the speaker seems easy

But I promise this

Reiterates the promise made in line 18

(I promise this)

Repeating the promise to not spend the entire life pretending not to need someone

I won't go my whole life

Reaffirming the rejection of the idea of not needing the other person

(I promise this)

Repetition of the promise made in lines 18 and 39

Telling you I don't need

Repeating the commitment not to spend the entire life pretending not to need someone

(I promise this)

Final repetition of the rejection of the idea of not needing the other person

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