Flowers of Doubt
Flowers of Doubt: A Poetic Descent into Inner Struggle
Lyrics
Is this a swallow down in earth?
Questioning if there is a bird (swallow) on the ground.
Caged in broken feathers and lifelines?
Describing a bird trapped with broken feathers and lifelines.
Born a martyr, delight for the dirt
Suggesting the person was born as a martyr, finding joy in the dirt.
The dead snake devoured your sun away
Imagery of a dead snake symbolizing the loss of vitality.
And I can’t feel myself
Expressing a detachment from oneself.
I lose the sense of time
Feeling a loss of awareness regarding the passage of time.
And I can’t see myself
Unable to visualize oneself.
Because everything’s draining
Everything is draining, possibly indicating a sense of depletion.
And everything’s reducing
Everything is reducing, suggesting a diminishing quality.
And everything’s breaking
Everything is breaking, conveying a sense of fragmentation.
And bruising and hurtful
References to bruising and hurtful experiences.
If you laugh I’ll cover your mouth
Expressing a desire to silence laughter by covering the mouth.
Nail your feet down if you try to run
Suggesting a desire to restrain or control someone who attempts to escape.
Deflower any hope ready to blossom
Destroying any hope before it can blossom.
And as you cry the more I’ll smile
Indicating pleasure in causing more pain as the person cries.
And I can’t feel myself
Reiterating a sense of detachment from oneself.
I lose the sense of time
Continued loss of awareness regarding the passage of time.
And I can’t see myself
Continued inability to see oneself.
Because everything’s draining
Repeating the theme of everything draining, reducing, and breaking.
And everything’s reducing
Emphasizing the ongoing sense of depletion and reduction.
And everything’s breaking
Reiterating the theme of things breaking and possibly falling apart.
And bruising and hurtful
Repeating the mention of bruising and hurtful experiences.
The slender and silken
Describing something slender and silken, possibly fragile or delicate.
That’s all but unable
Suggesting that this delicate thing is unable to change itself.
To change itself into
Describing doubt as doubtful flowers, possibly representing uncertainty.
Doubtful flowers
Reiterating the theme of doubt, emphasizing its presence.
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