St. Sebastian
Echoes of Inner Struggle: Of Montreal's St. Sebastian Unveiled
Lyrics
Standing on the edge of sanity
Expressing a precarious mental state, standing at the brink of sanity.
Throwing insults at the void
Directing insults or negative expressions towards the emptiness or unknown.
Zero plus zero is the Lord's work
Suggesting that mathematical concepts like zero are divine or related to the Lord's work.
But if you do it He gets annoyed
Highlighting a paradox where performing divine tasks might annoy God.
I'd feel less like St. Sebastian
Feeling like the Christian martyr St. Sebastian, who was pierced by arrows, possibly metaphorical pain or criticism.
If you'd stop searching for another arrow
Requesting someone to stop seeking reasons to criticize or hurt.
Why are you always repeating yourself
Questioning repetitive behavior reminiscent of being trapped in a cycle, referencing Bolero, a musical composition with repetition.
Like you're trapped inside of Bolero?
Continuing the theme of feeling trapped or stuck in a repetitive pattern.
Now you cry, "Fake"
Accusation of insincerity or falsehood.
From the comfort of your bell jar
Describing someone crying "Fake" from a position of comfort, possibly a defensive or hypocritical stance.
I know you think you're better than me
Asserting the belief of superiority over the speaker.
Well, maybe you are
Acknowledging the possibility that the other person might indeed be better.
Oh, but then you'd have to admit
Introducing the idea of admitting a superiority that hasn't brought meaningful progress.
That being better hasn't got you
Highlighting that being better hasn't resulted in significant achievements.
Very far
Suggesting that the perceived superiority hasn't led to substantial success.
Floating with your head underwater
Depicting a state of emotional drowning or overwhelming negativity.
Screaming hatred into the sea
Expressing intense anger and frustration directed into the vastness of the sea.
Wasted wasteful anger time
Emphasizing that the only time allocated for the speaker is time wasted in anger.
Is the only time you made for me
Connecting wasted time with the emotional burden imposed by the other person.
I have no reason to think about you
Asserting the lack of reasons to think or worry about the other person.
To worry, or to care
Stating the absence of concern or care for the other person.
You used to be my main man
Recalling a time when the other person was significant but no longer holds that importance.
But when I look at you now, he's not there
Observing the absence of a once-important person when looking at them now.
Now you call me a fake
Repeating the accusation of being fake, possibly indicating a persistent perception.
From the comfort of your bell jar
Reiterating the idea of criticizing insincerely from a place of comfort.
I know you think you're better than me
Restating the belief of superiority over the speaker.
Well, maybe you are
Reiterating the acknowledgment that the other person might indeed be better.
Oh, but then you'd have to admit
Reintroducing the notion of admitting a superiority that lacks meaningful progress.
That being better hasn't got you
Reiterating that being better hasn't led to significant achievements.
Very far
Emphasizing that the perceived superiority hasn't resulted in substantial success.
Oh, now you cry, "Fake"
Repeating the accusation of being fake, possibly emphasizing the persistence of this perception.
From the comfort of your bell jar
Reiterating the idea of criticizing insincerely from a place of comfort.
I know you think you're better than me
Restating the belief of superiority over the speaker.
Well, maybe you are
Reiterating the acknowledgment that the other person might indeed be better.
Oh, but then you'd have to admit
Reintroducing the notion of admitting a superiority that lacks meaningful progress.
That being better hasn't got you
Reiterating that being better hasn't led to significant achievements.
Very far
Emphasizing that the perceived superiority hasn't resulted in substantial success.
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