Lyrics
I'm going mad
I'm experiencing a state of mental distress
I don't mean to scare ya
I don't intend to frighten you
I'm going mad, uh
Continuation of the narrator's descent into madness
I'll break you in
I will emotionally break you down
Let your walls cave in
Allow your emotional defenses to collapse
Oh yeah set me free
Expressing a desire for liberation
Hush now, baby
A soothing phrase directed at a baby or a loved one
You're making me go mad
Your actions are causing my descent into madness
Take the bruises on my knees now, baby
Enduring hardships symbolized by bruises on the knees
It's enough to make a moth go crazy
The challenges are overwhelming, even for a moth (fragile creature)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Repetition for emphasis
I don't mean to scare ya
Reiteration of not intending to cause fear
I'm going mad
Reaffirming the narrator's mental instability
I don't mean to scare ya
Emphasizing the lack of intention to scare
I'm going mad, uh
Continuation of the descent into madness
I'll break you in
Expressing a willingness to break down emotional barriers
Let your walls cave in
Encouraging vulnerability by letting walls collapse
Oh yeah set me free
Yearning for freedom
Hush now, baby
Another comforting phrase directed at a baby
You're making me go mad
Attributing the narrator's madness to the listener's actions
Take the bruises on my knees now, baby
Repetition of enduring hardships, suggesting persistence
It's enough to make a moth go crazy
Challenges are intense enough to make even a moth lose sanity
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Repetition for emphasis
I don't mean to scare ya
Restating the lack of intention to cause fear
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Repetition for emphasis
Let your walls cave in
Encouraging emotional walls to collapse for liberation
Oh yeah set me free
Yearning for freedom, repeated for emphasis
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Repetition for emphasis
Hush now, baby
Another soothing phrase, possibly expressing frustration
You're making me go mad
Linking the listener's actions to the narrator's descent into madness
Take the bruises on my knees now, baby
Reiteration of enduring hardships, maintaining a sense of struggle
It's enough to make a moth go crazy
Intensity of challenges, affecting even a fragile creature like a moth
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Repetition for emphasis
I don't mean to scare ya
Final restatement of not intending to cause fear
Take the bruises on my knees now, baby
Persisting through hardships, symbolized by bruises on the knees
It's enough to make a moth go crazy
Challenges are intense enough to drive even a moth insane
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Repetition for emphasis
I don't mean to scare ya
Final restatement of not intending to cause fear
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