Lyrics
Shove me up on to the mantelpiece
Feeling out of place, being put on display
Sit around and eat your first Chinese
Participating in mundane activities, potentially with a partner
This is the right place at the wrong time
Sensing that the current situation is not ideal timing
I think the fire is burning underneath
Perceiving underlying tension or issues
I feel warm
Experiencing warmth, possibly metaphorical
I was born into a factory
Being part of a structured environment or routine
Everyone I saw is more like me
Identifying commonalities with others
Now I stand alone in this old house
Feeling isolated in a familiar place
Everyone is getting up to go
Noticing a shift or change in the surroundings
I feel lovely
Experiencing positive emotions despite challenges
Soon, you'll throw me out
Anticipating rejection or exclusion
Then I will convince myself
Preparing for self-deception as a coping mechanism
I should have stayed around
Regretting a decision to leave or distance oneself
I belong upon the shelf
Feeling a sense of belonging that is now lost
Soon you'll throw me out
Expecting to be discarded or abandoned
Then I will convince myself
Planning to convince oneself that leaving was a mistake
I should have stayed around
Expressing regret and the desire to stay
The morning time is back and so are they
Noticing the return of routine or normalcy
Serving up their porridge into bowls
Observing a commonplace activity with detachment
I won't taste the milk from over here
Feeling distant or disconnected from familiar things
My circumstance is getting weird
Experiencing an increasingly strange or uncomfortable situation
I am lonely
Expressing loneliness
I feel a human touch against my spine
Sensing physical contact, possibly uncomfortable or invasive
They are squeezing me far too tight
Feeling constricted or restrained
Looking after praying at the sky
Observing religious or spiritual practices
The savior's soon to be a raffle prize
Commenting on the devaluation or commercialization of spirituality
I'm a freebie
Feeling like a disposable or insignificant item
Soon, you'll throw me out
Expecting rejection and preparing for self-convincing
Then I will convince myself
Planning to deceive oneself about the decision to leave
I should have stayed around
Expressing regret and a desire to remain
I belong upon the shelf
Yearning for a sense of belonging
Soon you'll throw me out
Anticipating being discarded or abandoned (repeated theme)
Then I will convince myself
Planning self-deception regarding the decision to leave (repeated theme)
I should have stayed around
Expressing regret and a desire to stay (repeated theme)
From time to time, they polish head to toe
Describing a grooming or self-care routine
The stuff they use just gets up in my nose
Expressing discomfort or irritation with the process
I don't believe I need that kind of glow
Rejecting a superficial or unnecessary aspect of life
There must be more to life that I don't know
Questioning the meaning or purpose of life
Someone show me
Requesting guidance or insight from others
Won't you show me
Asking for assistance or enlightenment
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