Diminished

Navigating Life's Labyrinth: Pinback's 'Diminished' Tale
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Lyrics

Days confused

Feeling disoriented or bewildered on certain days.

Ruined by a past you hardly knew

Past experiences that were not well understood or known have negatively impacted the present.

They frost in your eyes

Frozen or cold emotions in your eyes, suggesting emotional detachment or numbness.

Irritated streams on others lost

Expressions of frustration affecting relationships with others.

These memories it seems

Memories causing emotional fractures, leading to a sense of coming apart.

Cause cracks and one gets unglued

The impact of memories causing cracks and emotional instability.

These tendrils proceed

Connections or influences that extend like tendrils, negatively affecting reasoning.

To strangle her reason, too

The tendrils strangling rational thought or decision-making.


Held apart

Being kept separate from something.

Every time is lost

Time slipping away or being wasted.

But maybe once in a while

Occasional moments where you might capture or understand elusive aspects.

You'll catch 'em

A chance to grasp or comprehend something occasionally.


When all the walls are bricks

In moments of difficulty and challenge, emotions become visible.

And all the racing's fixed

Life's competitions seem predetermined or rigged.

You'll change expression

Expressions changing in the face of adversity or challenges.


Damned if you

Being condemned or facing consequences for hiding one's true self.

Didn't hide your face

Acknowledging that hiding one's face has repercussions.

I'm sure they knew

Others were aware of the attempt to conceal identity or emotions.

When thoughts cross your heart

Inner thoughts conflicting with personal emotions.

Bypass all the strain of being you

Avoiding the challenges of being oneself.


When most people dream

When people dream, their subconscious mind is fixated on you.

Their subconscious locks on you

Being the central focus of others' dreams or thoughts.

You're wrapped in your scene

Immersed in a self-created reality or world.

A blanket of things you drew

A comforting layer of self-created ideas or things.


Don't be frightened

Encouragement not to be afraid, despite being caught off guard or vulnerable.

Someone caught you napping

Being discovered or observed while in a vulnerable state.

A knock at the door in advance

An anticipated knock at the door did not prevent an unwelcome situation.

Didn't help this time

No assistance or intervention helped in the current circumstance.


Every Sunday you look out the window

A recurring activity of observing tracks, possibly symbolizing a repetitive or unchanging aspect of life.

To count the tracks in the snow

Counting tracks in the snow as a ritual or habit.

`Till they get back

Waiting for someone's return or the resolution of a situation.


Should it be so hard to have a nice day?

Questioning the difficulty in experiencing a positive and enjoyable day.

Should it be so hard to have a nice time?

Reflecting on the challenges of having a pleasant and trouble-free time.

Don't feel so worthless in the meanwhile

Encouragement not to feel worthless during challenging times.

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