Lyrics
Stop making a mess around where I stand
Expresses frustration with chaos around the speaker's position.
They’re here to protect us from all falling in
Suggests a protective presence but questions its effectiveness.
I saw him on the sidewalk screaming at the sight
Observation of someone distressed on the sidewalk.
The building the props him up has a hole in the ceiling
Highlights a structural issue in the support system.
Their eyes are all bleeding
Metaphorical depiction of emotional distress in others.
Their lies and deceit made them fall to their knees
Attributes the fall of others to lies and deceit.
His hands falling through and he’s talking to you
Describes a person's vulnerability and communication.
Smile like a snake
Suggests insincerity or deception with a snake metaphor.
He’s gonna break apart
Predicts emotional breakdown or disintegration.
Don’t say I don’t know them
Denies ignorance about a situation or group of people.
But they’ll try and fall again, so
Anticipates repeated failures and attempts to rise again.
Pick me up, pick us up now
Requests assistance or support.
Cut the funding and watch them all fall down
Suggests causing a collapse by withdrawing financial support.
The sweetest little firecracker you’ve ever seen
Describes someone charming but potentially destructive.
Down the integrity and let your zeros set your free
Encourages breaking free from false ideals and values.
From the traps you’ve set
Advocates escaping self-made traps.
Corrupt little lives that you’ve bet
Criticizes manipulative actions affecting others' lives.
Your teeth falling out on the floor
Symbolizes decay or deterioration using teeth imagery.
Oh I know you can’t take any more
Recognizes the limits of endurance in a challenging situation.
Try to convince that you’re right
Challenges the credibility of someone trying to justify their actions.
But I’ll hold the worst in my mind
Commits to remembering the worst aspects of a situation.
Well, is it dripping out of my eyes?
Questions if emotional distress is visibly apparent.
You talk and they’re talking too much
Points out excessive talk without substance.
Fall through the cracks but you won’t get back up
Foresees a fall with little chance of recovery.
Pick me up, pick us up now
Reiterates the need for assistance or support.
Cut the funding and watch them all fall down
Repeats the idea of causing a collapse by cutting financial support.
The sweetest little firecracker you’ve ever seen
Repeats the description of a charming but potentially destructive person.
Down the integrity and let your zeros set your free
Reiterates breaking free from false ideals and values.
From the traps you’ve set
Reemphasizes the importance of escaping self-made traps.
Corrupt little lives that you’ve bet
Reiterates criticism of manipulative actions affecting others' lives.
Your teeth falling out on the floor
Repeats the symbolic decay or deterioration using teeth imagery.
Oh I know you can’t take any more
Reiterates recognition of the limits of endurance in a challenging situation.
Here’s how they’ll tell it
Introduces a narrative perspective on how events will be recounted.
It sits between your teeth
Describes an uncomfortable truth that is hard to ignore.
And it falls when they give the word
Depicts a fall following external influence or command.
So set yourself up to catch me
Suggests setting oneself up for exposure or vulnerability.
We’re front row to the end of it all
Places the speaker in a position to witness the end of something.
Yeah, to the end of it all
Repeats the anticipation of witnessing the end.
Oh, no
Expresses concern or disbelief.
Yeah, to the end of it all
Reiterates the anticipation of witnessing the end.
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