Lyrics
I can't afford to breathe in this town
Expresses feeling suffocated or constrained due to financial limitations in the town.
Nowhere to sit without a gun in my hand
Highlights the pervasive sense of danger or threat, making it difficult to find a safe place.
Look back up to the cathode ray
Refers to looking back at the cathode ray, possibly symbolizing nostalgia or reminiscing about the past.
I'm better off dead
Expresses a desire for an escape from the struggles or challenges faced, suggesting death as a preferable alternative.
I'm better off dead
Reiteration of the desire or belief that being dead is a better state.
I'm better off
Continuation of the sentiment that being in a non-existent state might be preferable.
Prove yourself
Repeatedly urging oneself or someone else to demonstrate their worth or capabilities.
Prove yourself
-Prove yourself
-I want to breathe, I want to grow
Expresses the longing for freedom and personal growth.
I'd say I want it but I don't know how
Uncertainty about how to achieve desires despite expressing the want for them.
I work, I bleed, I beg, I pray
Indicates a cycle of hardship, effort, and reliance on faith or hope.
And I'm better off dead
Reiteration of the belief that being dead might be a preferable state.
I'm better off dead
-I'm better off
-Prove yourself
Continued emphasis on the need for proving oneself or demonstrating worth.
Prove yourself
-Prove yourself
-I'm better off dead
Reiteration of the sentiment that being dead might be preferable.
I'm better off dead
-I'm better off
-Prove yourself
Repetitive urging for validation or demonstration of worth.
Prove yourself
-Prove yourself
-Prove yourself (whoa)
Continued emphasis on the need to prove oneself, possibly with heightened emotion.
Prove yourself
Continued insistence on the act of proving oneself.
Prove yourself
-Prove yourself
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