Lyrics
when johnny got a razor
Johnny acquires a razor.
while pressing molds
While creating molds or forms.
it gives me reference
The razor serves as a reference point.
now we look at johnny run
Observing Johnny running.
attention
Attention is drawn.
I'm everyone around
Identifying with everyone around.
attention
Reiteration of attention.
we all take the same shape
Unity in shared existence.
pens tell the story on the 12th floor burning
Pens narrate a story amid a burning 12th-floor setting.
feel it scrape away your skin for a night
Feeling the abrasive impact on the skin for a night.
the music inside
The internal music.
let it ring
Encouraging the sound to persist.
let it ring
Emphasizing the endurance of the ringing.
the voices inside
Voices within are mass-produced.
are made in factories
Metaphor for artificiality – manufactured voices.
the smoke stacks cry
Industrial imagery - smoke stacks conveying emotion.
feel the sound
Sensing the collective sound.
from everyone around
Awareness of the surrounding individuals.
there never will come an end
No foreseeable conclusion.
when i turn the page every words the same
Monotony when turning the page, uniform words.
when johnny got a razor
Reiteration of Johnny and the razor.
while pressing molds
Repetition of molding activity with passion.
the passion lives in me and everyone
The passion resides in everyone.
no there's no word in these sentences that I know
Uncertainty and lack of understanding in sentences.
suspect information
Suspected misinformation.
I can't speak for you
Acknowledging inability to speak for someone else.
but I'm talking to strangers in your name
Engaging with strangers in someone else's name.
when it's coming up
Anticipating a situation.
floating between the sun and I
Existing between the sun and self, pondering.
I can't help but wonder why
Questioning the purpose of the situation.
you showed me your teeth
Revealing one's teeth, skepticism.
I never believe what I'm told
Distrust in received information.
let me appreciate no control
Appreciating the absence of control.
what did i fucking say
Explicit expression of frustration.
when i say you fought your way
Asserting one's fight against adversity.
all the way down
Descending, potentially symbolizing struggle.
my blood runs across your teeth
Blood symbolically connecting individuals.
rabid savages
Reference to aggressive, uncontrolled behavior.
what if
Pondering independence – not needing someone.
I don't need you
Reaffirming self-sufficiency.
I pray when my thoughts are taken
Praying for protection of thoughts.
oh my god we'll say
Expression of surprise or realization.
what if I
Repetition of independence theme.
I don't need you
Emphasizing self-sufficiency.
I'll set running from the lake
Running away from a potentially dangerous situation.
falling all the way
A potentially perilous fall.
I don't think i ever will be safe
Doubt about achieving safety.
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