Tranquilizer
Navigating Pain and Liberation: Decoding Protomartyr's Tranquilizer
Lyrics
The pain, the pain
The speaker expresses the recurrence of pain.
Arrives again
The pain resurfaces once more.
Wait for relief
Waiting for relief from the pain.
Under the tongue
Administering something (possibly medication) under the tongue.
One sixty seconds
Refers to a duration of time (160 seconds) to wait for the substance to take effect.
Wait for the dissolve
Waiting for the substance to dissolve and take effect.
The pain from side to side
The pain extends from one side to the other.
Of right up from the gall
The pain may originate from the gallbladder area.
Black ball inside the mind
Describing a dark, oppressive sensation within the mind.
Fight off the pain
Attempting to resist or combat the pain.
The pain into the sun
Moving the pain towards the sun, possibly metaphorical for trying to overcome it.
Unlocked, dissolve
Unlocking and dissolving the pain.
Dissolve the pain
Continuing the process of dissolving the pain.
The pain, the pain
Repetition emphasizing the persistence of pain.
The pain, the pain
-Relief again
Relief from the pain is experienced again.
The pain, the pain
Repetition emphasizing the ongoing nature of pain.
The pain, the pain
-The pain, the pain
-Tranquilizer
Use of a tranquilizer to cope with or alleviate the pain.
Get out, sit down
-Tranquilizer
-Get out, sit down
-Tranquilizer
-Get out, get out
-In a golden light
Imagery of a golden light, possibly representing a state of calm or relief.
Bent, curved, shut out
-In a golden light
-Hamadryads
-Grow through me
-In a cooling tower
-Absence of being
-The pain, the pain
Reiteration of the recurrence of pain.
It comes back again
-The pain, the pain
-The pain, the pain
-From side to side
Describing the extent of pain from side to side.
To side to side
-To side to side
-To side
-Tranquilizer
Repetition of using a tranquilizer to manage the pain.
Get out, sit down
-Tranquilizer
-Get out, sit down
-Thirty seconds left
Counting down time, possibly indicating a limited duration of relief or escape.
In a golden light
Returning to the imagery of a golden light.
In a golden light
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