Lyrics
My worst enemy
Self-acknowledgment of personal flaws and challenges
The harshest judge, she sees all I see
Perception of harsh self-judgment, internal scrutiny
My worst enemy
Reiteration of being one's own worst enemy
I close my eyes, she scowls back at me
Closing eyes symbolizes avoidance, self-disapproval persists
I know my strengths but still disdain
Acknowledgment of personal strengths with a sense of disdain
As disapproving habits reign
Recognition of negative habits dominating despite strengths
A feast served from my heart
Metaphor of a heart serving a feast, unrequited by absolution
With no absolution - I starve
Lack of forgiveness leading to emotional starvation
We sever our own hands, they choke us down
Self-destructive behavior represented by severing own hands
When we need them to lift up off the ground
Hands needed for support, yet self-sabotage hinders elevation
We sever our own hands, they choke us down
Repetition of self-harm, emphasizing the struggle to rise
Got to lift yourself back up from the ground
Empowerment and resilience, lifting oneself from adversity
Your own adversary
Identification of internal struggles as one's own adversary
You hear the truth but he overpowers
Truth overshadowed by internal conflicts and doubts
Your own adversary
Reiteration of internal conflict as an adversary, urging confrontation
Face him now - Don’t cower
Encouragement to face and confront internal adversities
Betrayed by doubts and fears
Betrayal by self-doubts and fears, creating internal weapons
The self-made knives and spears
Metaphor of self-made knives and spears symbolizing internal struggles
Wars lost dreading failure
Wars lost due to fear of failure before recognizing danger
Before you even sensed the danger
Acknowledgment of danger before sensing it, self-sabotage
To yourself, a danger
Recognition of oneself as a danger, internal conflict
Don’t stand in your way when you’re all you have
Advice to avoid hindering oneself, emphasizing self-reliance
We sever our own hands, they choke us down
Repetition of self-sabotage, emphasizing the choking impact
We need them to lift up off the ground
Highlighting the paradox of needing hands for elevation despite self-harm
We sever our own hands, they choke us down
Reiteration of the struggle to rise, overcoming self-imposed obstacles
Got to lift yourself back up from the ground
Encouragement to lift oneself from adversity and challenges
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