Sugarcoat
Unveiling Masks: Struggles of Authenticity in "Sugarcoat
Lyrics
Speak your name
Express yourself, reveal your identity by stating your name
To different ears it just won't sound the same
The way your name is received varies among different people
And you're left searching for another way
Feeling the need to find alternative ways to present oneself
To meet indifference with proof
Facing indifference and attempting to counter it with evidence or justification
Sugarcoat
Use a superficial layer to make things appear more attractive or acceptable
Make out like you wanna sugarcoat
Pretend as if you want to make things seem better than they are
Like everything you touch will turn to gold
Act as if everything you touch will be successful
As if anybody's fooled
Highlighting the lack of deception in such actions
Oh I
Expressing frustration and weariness with a repetitive situation
I'm sick it's the same every goddamn time
Feeling sick due to the predictability of the circumstances
Every time I speak it's just to lie
Admitting that speaking often involves falsehood
Tell me what have I got to do to ease my mind?
Questioning what needs to be done to find peace of mind
Hide your face
Conceal your true self or emotions
When unadorned by things you have to say
Avoid revealing your genuine thoughts unless embellished
To prove your worth in some substantial way
Prove your value in a meaningful way through words or actions
Though you fear it isn't true
Despite doubts, fearing that the worth demonstrated might be false
Oh I
Expressing weariness with a recurring situation
I'm tired of the same thing every time
Tired of the monotony and repetition in life
Throwing counterfeit currency hoping to catch your eye
Trying unsuccessfully to attract attention with insincere actions
Tell me what have I got to do to ease my mind?
Questioning what needs to be done for mental peace
It's a feeling that you can't explain away
Describing an indescribable feeling that influences actions
Bleeding into everything you do and say
The feeling permeates everything one does and says
Hidden in a shallow veil of pride
Veiling true emotions with a thin layer of false pride
Speaking like your life is on the line
Speaking as if one's life depends on it, possibly out of desperation
It's a feeling that you can't explain away
Reiterating the difficulty of explaining a certain feeling
And I'm trembling with a hesitance to change
Trembling with hesitation in the face of change
Sleeping but your eyes are open wide
Physically resting but mentally alert and uneasy
Living like your life is on the line
Living as if constantly facing a serious threat to one's life
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