I Still Care
Echoes of Emotional Resilience: Public Display of Affection's 'I Still Care'
Lyrics
Scratch
Expressing the act of scratching, possibly indicating discomfort or agitation.
Lick
Suggesting a physical action, possibly licking wounds or indulging in a habit.
Rats
Mention of rats, which could symbolize troubles or challenges.
Smack in my veins
Describing a substance being injected into veins, possibly alluding to drug use.
Tummy pains
Physical discomfort, possibly as a consequence of the substance mentioned in line 4.
Still climbing up the same ol' fucking drain
Feeling stuck in a repetitive or unchanging situation.
Salted wounds
Referring to emotional wounds that are still painful.
I taste your spoon
Symbolic taste of someone else's experience or pain.
Inflicted in the womb
Suggesting emotional pain originating from early stages of life.
Silence the room
Desiring silence, possibly to cope with emotional turmoil.
I Still Care
Repeated affirmation of caring, including about the future.
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-I Still Care about the future
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-I Still Care about the future
-Now I'm not sure now where I fit
Reflection on uncertainty and a search for one's place in the world.
Or how I fit exactly
-I know there were those above
-And those below
-But I'm not sure now where I fit
-Take me back to where you first found me
Yearning to return to a past state of being for self-discovery.
Just leave me there
-I'll find my way back
-Turn me loose
Expressing a desire to be set free from constraints or expectations.
Turn me loose
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Reiteration of caring, particularly about the future.
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-Whether you're with us
Posing a dichotomy between being with or against a collective.
Or against us
-Chivalry is dead
Declaring the death of chivalry, symbolized by withered flowers.
As these shrivelled up flowers I lay on your bed
-Chivalry is dead
-Chivalry is dead
-Chivalry is dead
Further emphasis on the demise of chivalry, relating to mental powers.
As those shrivelled up powers you play in your head
-Chivalry is dead
-I Still Care
Repetition of caring, emphasizing its persistence towards the future.
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-I Still Care about the future
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Continuation of the theme, expressing ongoing concern for the future.
I Still Care
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-I Still Care about the future
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