Power Tripping Mind
Unveiling Emotional Armor: Power and Connection
Lyrics
This ain't the ever loving 90's man
This era is not the nostalgic 90s.
Time to consider the connection
It's time to reflect on the connection.
Between your heart and the t-shirt
Consider the relationship between your heart and the protective t-shirt around it.
That's wrapped around it for protection
The t-shirt is a metaphor for a protective barrier.
I know you're just a little robot boy
Addressing someone as a robotic individual.
Feeling for pressure like an Avocet
Comparing emotional sensitivity to the pressure sensitivity of an Avocet (bird).
You need some grease in your joints but
Suggesting a need for lubrication (grease) in emotional joints.
You've got your face in the mud, got no respect now
Criticizing someone for being disrespectful with their face in the mud.
Does it really cost emotion
Questioning the emotional cost of honesty and solitude.
To be honest and alone?
Expressing doubt about the effort put into addressing emotional issues.
You don't try
Reiterating a lack of effort in fixing a power-tripping mindset.
You don't try
-Fixing your power tripping mind
Highlighting the need to address and correct a tendency to abuse power.
Hey, coughs and sneezes spread diseases
Connecting health precautions (coughs and sneezes) to societal behaviors.
Then we start buying each other potions
Society resorts to buying remedies for perceived issues.
He's in a structure that's protective
Describing someone in a protective structure, possibly emotionally closed.
She's tryna put down her emotions
A woman attempting to suppress her emotions.
She start to pick up on this b.s.
Noticing insincerity and reacting negatively to it.
You know politeness can be violent
Highlighting the potential harm in excessive politeness.
She send a message with a p.s.
Communication with a postscript (p.s.) emphasizing a point.
Next time you're feeling that feeling
Encouraging action when feeling a certain way.
Thinking of trying it
-Does it really cost emotion
Questioning the emotional cost of being alone in the world.
To be on this world alone?
Raising doubts about efforts to connect with others emotionally.
You don't try
Reiterating a lack of effort in addressing emotional issues.
You don't try
-Fixing your power tripping mind
Emphasizing the need to fix a power-tripping mindset.
There's a wheel in constant motion
Describing life as a constantly moving wheel.
Rolling us along
-So go by
Encouraging action to fix a power-tripping mindset.
Give me a little time
-Fix your power tripping mind
-Are you the lefty tryna leave with me?
Asking if someone is politically left-leaning.
Feeling social like a socialist?
Questioning social tendencies and political beliefs.
Do you act on your convictions?
Asking if one's convictions lead to romantic success.
Do those convictions get you kissed?
Exploring the connection between convictions and romantic outcomes.
Are you already defensive?
Asking if someone is defensive about their beliefs.
Can't even take it from your peers
Commenting on an inability to accept criticism.
Blowing minds is a thing of the past
Noting the missed opportunity to appreciate something innovative.
You blew your chance to put this in your ears, now
-Does it really cost emotion
Questioning the emotional cost of honesty and solitude.
To be honest and alone?
Highlighting the challenge of being honest and alone in the world.
(On this world alone)
-You don't try
Reiterating a lack of effort in addressing emotional issues.
You don't try
-Fixing your power tripping mind
Emphasizing the need to fix a power-tripping mindset.
There's a wheel in constant motion
Describing life as a constantly moving wheel.
Rolling us along
-So go by
Encouraging action to fix a power-tripping mindset.
Give me a little time
-Fix your power tripping mind
-Does it really cause commotion
Questioning the disruptive nature of solitude.
To be on this world alone?
Expressing doubt about efforts to connect with others emotionally.
You don't try
-You don't try
Reiterating a lack of effort in addressing emotional issues.
Fixing your power tripping mind
-There's a wheel in constant motion
Describing life as a constantly moving wheel.
Rolling us along
-So go by
Encouraging action to fix a power-tripping mindset.
Give me a little time
-Fix your power tripping mind
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