Competing With Ghosts
Unveiling Existential Fragility: Suburban Home's Haunting Reflections
Lyrics
I'm not real
I question my existence or authenticity.
There's nothing keeping me tethered to this plane
I feel unattached or disconnected from the physical world.
I'm not real
Reiteration of the uncertainty or lack of realness.
Or at least the way you think of
Suggesting that the speaker's reality is different from conventional perceptions.
I'm not real
Reaffirming the speaker's perceived lack of reality.
I've been sleeping under my bed
Metaphorical expression of hiding or avoiding something unpleasant.
I'm afraid
Expressing fear, possibly of facing inner struggles or truths.
Of my own mirror
Fear of self-reflection or confronting one's own image.
I'm afraid
Reiteration of fear, highlighting inner emotional turmoil.
Tell me I'm pretty
Desire for external validation, seeking affirmation of beauty.
Tell me I'm a delight
Seeking approval and acknowledgment of being delightful.
Break me down more than I've ever been before
Yearning for acceptance but also acknowledging vulnerability to criticism.
There's a handprint of dust in my window
Symbolic representation of neglect or lack of clarity in the speaker's life.
I wonder who was trying to get in
Curiosity about past attempts to connect with the speaker, possibly metaphorical.
I hear people downstairs
Awareness of external presence, contrasting with the earlier sense of isolation.
I thought I was all alone
Realization of not being as alone as initially thought.
Tell me I'm pretty
Repetition of the desire for external validation, seeking reassurance.
Tell me I'm a delight
Seeking acknowledgment of being delightful despite internal struggles.
Break me down more than I've ever been before
Reiteration of the impact of criticism on the speaker's emotional state.
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