What You Miss
Unveiling the Mask: Pigeon Millers' What You Miss
Lyrics
When the feeling owns you
The feeling takes control of you.
You wear it like a mask on the face and it runs the game
You display it openly, affecting how you navigate life.
Tightly holds you
It grips you tightly.
It caught up to you and then it set the pace
It caught up to you and dictated the speed or rhythm.
So throw it away now
Suggests discarding negative emotions like hate.
Hate is just another pain with a different name
Describes hate as a different form of pain.
Pass it on now
Pass on the negativity or emotion to someone else.
There's bound to be some other fool, more deserving than you
Implies others might be more deserving of negativity than you.
And you think, you owe someone
You feel indebted to someone.
But you don't owe them this
However, you don't owe them this particular negativity.
I just know what you keep with you
There's awareness of what you hold onto emotionally.
Should be more than what you miss
Suggests that what you carry should outweigh what you've lost.
And where does it get you?
Rhetorical question questioning the outcome of holding onto negative emotions.
Someplace you never really wanted to go
Being led to an undesired place due to these emotions.
And what does it bring you?
Asking about the benefits of holding onto negativity.
So many victories feeling so hollow
Winning battles but feeling empty or unsatisfied.
And you think, you owe someone
Reiteration of feeling indebted to someone emotionally.
But you don't owe them this
Emphasizes that this specific negativity isn't owed to them.
I just know what you keep with you
Similar to line 11, emphasizing the importance of positive emotions over losses.
Should be more than what you miss
What you hold onto emotionally should be more significant than what you've lost.
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