Lyrics
Broken
Expressing a state of being damaged or fragmented.
Be my serotonin
Asking someone to be a source of happiness and positive influence.
Going through the motions
Engaged in routine actions without much emotional investment.
Having a hard time coping, coping
Struggling to deal with difficulties and challenges.
Sticks and stones might break my bones
Acknowledging physical harm but highlighting the impact of hurtful words.
but your words keep me up all night
The emotional weight of negative words, affecting one's peace during the night.
Your door's open mine stays closed
Contrasting emotional openness with a desire to remain closed off from the world.
to keep the world outside
Using closed doors metaphorically to shield oneself from external influences.
You're so fearless I stay anxious
Contrasting fearfulness with someone else's fearlessness.
You take chances I hate changes
Contrasting aversion to change with someone else's willingness to take risks.
You're a one way flight to Vegas
Describing someone as a one-way ticket to excitement (Vegas).
I can't walk down my street
Feeling unable to face challenges in one's immediate environment.
Broken
Reiteration of a state of being broken or emotionally distressed.
Be my serotonin
Repetition of the request for someone to be a positive force.
Going through the motions
Repeating the experience of going through routine motions.
Having a hard time coping, coping
Reiterating the difficulty in dealing with challenges.
Noticed
Noticing a lack of clarity or direction in life.
Life's been out of focus
Describing life as blurry or unclear.
Thorns on all my roses
Metaphorically referring to difficulties or challenges as thorns on roses.
Hope I'm not a hopeless, hopeless
Expressing concern about being without hope.
pessimist
Labeling oneself as a pessimist, someone inclined to see the negative aspects.
Drink from your glass half full
Contrasting a positive outlook (half-full) with a negative one (empty).
but mine it just stays empty
Highlighting a persistent feeling of emptiness.
You keep your chin up
Maintaining a positive attitude despite emotional burdens.
while my head is getting heavy
Expressing the weight of emotional burdens causing a downward feeling.
My best is your worst
Comparing personal best to someone else's worst.
I'm last when you're first
Feeling relegated to the last position in comparison to someone else.
You're high when I'm low
Highlighting the contrast between highs and lows in life.
I wilt and you grow
Describing personal decline in contrast to someone else's growth.
You're up when I'm down
Emphasizing the disparity between being up and down.
You float when I drown
Highlighting the contrast between floating (doing well) and drowning (struggling).
You say that life's fair
Expressing indifference to the notion that life is fair.
I don't fucking care
Rejecting the idea of caring about the fairness of life.
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