Lyrics
I know I said i'm not worth saving, I know you tried before
I acknowledge that I've expressed a lack of self-worth and understand your previous attempts to save me.
I always knew you grew to hate the parts of me I hated more
I was aware that you grew to dislike the aspects of myself that I despised even more.
Just cut me up, stitch me back together
Encourage me to undergo a process of cutting and stitching, symbolizing a desire for transformation.
Rearrange the pieces, build me up to tear me down
Suggests a cycle of building and breaking, a repetitive pattern in attempts to shape or change me.
(You look at me like a stranger)
Expressing a sense of unfamiliarity or estrangement in the way you perceive me.
You look at me like a stranger
Reiterating the feeling of being viewed as a stranger.
You look at me like a long lost son
Highlighting a perception shift from being a stranger to resembling a long-lost son.
Oh dearest mother, you gave me my name
Acknowledging maternal influence in providing identity.
I asked for nothing, you asked for me to change
Emphasizing a reciprocal expectation for change, despite initially asking for nothing.
With imperfection we're already stained
Recognizing inherent imperfections that persist and mark an individual.
And when it's all over, we'll never be the same
Anticipating a transformative experience with the aftermath leaving a lasting impact.
I feel their hands around my neck
Describing a feeling of external pressures or influences affecting one's well-being.
Contorting, moulding all the thoughts in my head
Portraying the external forces shaping and manipulating thoughts within the mind.
I'm not a man you can mend
Asserting an inherent resistance to change, stating an inability to be mended.
But rest assured, you'll see me break before I bend
Promising a breaking point before submitting to bending or conforming.
What does it matter in the end?
Questioning the significance of the process in the grand scheme of things.
Build me up to tear me down
Repeating the theme of being built up only to be torn down, underscoring a futile cycle.
You look at me like a stranger
Reiterating the perception of being regarded as a stranger.
I'm only trying to be someone
Expressing a desire to establish a distinct identity or persona.
Oh holy father, i'm calling your name
Invoking a paternal figure and seeking divine intervention by calling out for assistance.
I don't deserve this, You don't deserve me to change
Challenging the notion of deserving a change while questioning the worthiness of such intervention.
This self-indulgence, this sick selfish game
Describing self-indulgence and a selfish game, possibly referencing personal struggles.
Serves a constant reminder, we'll never be the same
Highlighting the impact of self-indulgence as a constant reminder of irreversible change.
Oh fallen brother, you swore that you'd stay
Addressing a fallen brother and acknowledging the end of a commitment or relationship.
I guess it's over, I guess that's the price we pay
Recognizing the consequences or price paid for the choices made.
And in the darkness, I still hear you say
In the darkness, recalling a statement about surviving and anticipating a lasting change.
"If we ever survive this, we'll never be the same
Quoting a declaration that survival won't leave individuals unchanged.
we'll never be the same"
Reiterating the idea that surviving a challenging experience will permanently alter individuals.
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