Injury
Navigating Friendship's Abyss: POLTERGUTS' 'Injury' Reflection
Lyrics
I can’t help feeling this is what I get for sticking my fat nose in someone else’s shit.
I regret interfering in someone else's business, and now I face consequences for it.
I was trying to help, but I still feel sick. So what’s the point of having friends, if in the end it always burns me again?
Despite my intention to help, I feel unwell. The lyrics question the value of friendships that consistently lead to negative outcomes.
I can’t help feeling this is what I get for sticking my fat nose in someone else’s shit.
Repetition of the regret for meddling in others' affairs, emphasizing the consequences.
I was trying to help, but I still feel sick. So what’s the point of fucking friends.
The frustration continues, questioning the purpose of having friends if the result is always negative.
With a clenched fist and a trembling jaw, I try to get my shit together as I sit in my car. It's been a rough day, and I hate that you called. It’s hard enough keeping my head up without getting involved.
Describes a moment of emotional distress in a car, grappling with a difficult day and regretting the phone call received.
I hate the way you make me feel like I owe you more than
Expresses resentment towards the friend for making the narrator feel obligated and indebted.
I would ever ask if it were me instead of you in your shoes.
Reflects on the unequal nature of the friendship, suggesting the friend wouldn't offer the same help in return.
Either way I lose. I could go down with your ship, or I could live in your guilt trip.
Conveys a sense of losing in either scenario – supporting the friend's troubles or living with the burden of guilt.
I hope to god that it breaks you.
Expresses a desire for the friend to experience the consequences of their actions.
I hope the scars make sure you never look the same again.
Wishes that the friend's scars serve as a permanent reminder of their actions.
I hope to god that it breaks you.
Reiterates the hope that the friend faces consequences and undergoes a significant change.
I hope to hell that it hurts.
Expresses a desire for the friend to experience pain and suffering as a result of their actions.
I’m not strong enough to keep you from sinking, and I’m not cold enough to watch you drown.
Admits vulnerability, acknowledging the inability to prevent the friend from failing, yet unwilling to be indifferent to their suffering.
If I jump in and we both die from the same things, I just don’t see how that is helping out
Contemplates the consequences of joining the friend's struggles and questions the effectiveness of such an action.
I’m not strong enough to hold it together, but It breaks my heart to watch you struggle for air.
Acknowledges personal limitations in maintaining composure but expresses sadness witnessing the friend's difficulties.
I’m sorry I couldn’t get both of us out, but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t there.
Apologizes for not being able to save both parties but affirms the emotional presence during the challenging situation.
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