I'm a Wreck
Unraveling Emotions: I'm a Wreck by Sarah Morris
Lyrics
Was it a series of numbers
Questioning if the intrusion was a sequence of numbers.
An outdated password
Suggesting the possibility of a password being outdated.
How’d you get in here I swear I’d locked the door
Expressing surprise at the presence of someone and questioning how they entered when the singer believed the door was locked.
And thrown away the key
Metaphorically expressing a sense of vulnerability and betrayal by mentioning locking the door and throwing away the key.
Tell me your big plan – a grand escape
Asking about the other person's intentions or plans for a significant escape.
Did I suggest my heart was somehow yours to take
Questioning if the singer implied that their heart was available for the intruder to take.
Or that it needed to be set free
Challenging the idea that the singer's heart needed liberation.
Is that how you found me
Asking how the intruder discovered the singer.
I’ve drawn the sharpest lines and you’ve crossed over
Describing efforts to establish clear boundaries that were crossed by the intruder.
Built the tallest wall I could and you broke it down
Metaphorically describing the building of emotional defenses that were ultimately broken by the intruder.
I’m a wreck
Expressing emotional turmoil and distress.
I’m a wreck ever since you came around
Reiterating the singer's state of emotional distress since the intruder's arrival.
I don’t like being so exposed
Expressing discomfort with vulnerability and exposure.
Raw nerves under useless clothes
Describing a feeling of being exposed and uncomfortable beneath superficial appearances.
I’ve whispered secrets you shouldn’t know
Admitting to sharing personal secrets with the intruder.
In hopes you’d just leave me alone
Expressing a desire for solitude and hoping the intruder would leave.
Or tell me how you found me
Repeating the question of how the intruder discovered the singer.
Is that how you found me
Reiterating the frustration of crossed boundaries and questioning the intruder's methods.
I’ve drawn the sharpest lines and you’ve crossed over
Reiterating the establishment of clear boundaries that were disregarded.
Built the tallest wall I could and you broke it down
Repeating the metaphor of building emotional walls that were breached.
I’m a wreck
Reiterating the emotional distress caused by the intruder.
I’m a wreck ever since you came around
Reiterating the ongoing emotional turmoil since the intruder's presence.
Did I get drunk on a moonless night
Reflecting on the possibility of making regrettable decisions under the influence.
Shooting flares up in the sky
Mentioning an attempt to attract attention or seek help through metaphorical flares.
Did I stand too close
Reflecting on the possibility of standing too close and becoming vulnerable.
Did I say too much
Wondering if the singer revealed too much information.
Reveal something in an accidental brush
Describing unintentional disclosure through physical contact.
Of my fingers on your skin
Reflecting on a moment of physical intimacy that may have led to the current situation.
Is that where this begins
Questioning if the revealed intimacy was the starting point of the relationship.
I’ve drawn the sharpest lines and you’ve crossed over
Reiterating the frustration of crossed boundaries and questioning the intruder's methods.
Built the tallest wall I could and you broke it down
Repeating the metaphor of building emotional walls that were breached.
I’m a wreck
Reiterating the emotional distress caused by the intruder.
I’m a wreck ever since you came around
Reiterating the ongoing emotional turmoil since the intruder's presence.
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