Spit You Out
Emotional Struggle Unleashed: Skunk Anansie's 'Spit You Out' Meaning
Lyrics
And this feeling's killing me Resistance make's it harder Oh this feeling's killing me
Expressing the emotional impact of a challenging situation; resistance makes coping more difficult.
I can't cut you out of my veins Like I know I should
Feeling unable to remove someone from one's life, despite knowing it's necessary.
Cos you feel too good Yeah this feeling's killing me
The pleasure derived from the person makes it challenging to let go, even though it's harmful.
I can't spit you out
Emphasizing the difficulty of rejecting or separating from the person in question.
Can't spit you out
Reiteration of the inability to reject the person.
Can't spit you out
Continued expression of the struggle to let go of the person.
Of my head
The person is persistently on the mind, causing mental distress.
I can't suck you out Can't suck you out
Highlighting the difficulty of removing the person, using a metaphor of extraction.
Can't suck you out
Reiteration of the challenge in extracting the person from one's thoughts.
Of my head
The person remains a persistent mental presence, making it hard to forget.
Oh the knife is turning sweet Twisting ever faster
Describing the emotional pain with an analogy of a turning knife, intensifying rapidly.
Suck me down I'm falling deep! Can't work you out of my skull Like I know I should
Using imagery of being drawn into a deep emotional state, unable to understand the person's impact.
Cos you look too good Yeah the pain's corrupting me I can't spit you out
Despite the awareness of pain, the allure of the person is corrupting and hard to resist.
Can't spit you out
Reiteration of the struggle to reject the person despite the corrupting influence.
Can't spit you out
Continued expression of the difficulty in spitting out the person from one's thoughts.
Of my head
The person remains a persistent mental presence, causing distress.
I can't suck you out Can't suck you out
Emphasizing the challenge of removing the person, using a metaphor of suction.
Can't suck you out
Reiteration of the difficulty in sucking out the person from one's thoughts.
Of my head
The person remains entrenched in the mind, making it challenging to let go.
I can't spit you out
Expressing the ongoing struggle to reject or separate from the person.
Can't spit you out
Reiteration of the persistent difficulty in spitting out the person from one's thoughts.
Can't spit you out
Continued expression of the challenge in letting go of the person.
Of my head
The person remains a persistent mental presence, causing distress.
I can't suck you out Can't suck you out
Emphasizing the difficulty of removing the person, using a metaphor of suction.
Can't suck you out
Reiteration of the challenge in sucking out the person from one's thoughts.
Of my head
The person persists in the mind, making it challenging to forget.
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