Nothing Happens
Intricate Emotions Unraveled: The Age of Electric's 'Nothing Happens' Meaning
Lyrics
I don't get it, I completely understand
The speaker is expressing confusion, claiming to fully understand a situation but still finding it perplexing.
She is a perfect person, I hate the bitch
The speaker has mixed feelings about someone, acknowledging their perfection while harboring resentment.
I'd like to talk to her, and not say a word
The desire to communicate with the person mentioned in line 2 without verbally expressing thoughts is conveyed.
My thought out instinct, is simply intricate
The speaker describes their intuition as complex and well-thought-out, possibly referring to emotional intricacies.
That's all, that's all downhill, downhill
An expression of negativity or a downturn in a situation is emphasized.
Disappointed, out of time
The speaker feels let down and suggests being out of time, possibly alluding to missed opportunities or failures.
We never got there
A sense of disappointment is reinforced, stating that a desired destination or goal was never reached.
Disappointed, out of time
Reiteration of feeling disappointed and out of time, emphasizing a lack of achievement.
Nothing happens
A statement that nothing significant is occurring or has occurred.
You get softer as you soak me up
Implies a diminishing impact or influence, using the metaphor of softening as the speaker is soaked up.
Disappointed, out of time
Continuation of the theme of disappointment and being out of time.
We never got there
Reiteration of not reaching a destination or goal.
Disappointed, out of time
Emphasizes the ongoing disappointment and the sense of being out of time.
Nothing happens
Reiteration that nothing significant is happening or has happened.
You get softer as you soak me up
Repeats the idea of diminishing impact, using the metaphor of softening through absorption.
There's a beauty in those words that you find
Highlights the beauty in certain words or expressions that are discovered.
A subtlety, we can't thank or find
Refers to a subtlety that is appreciated but challenging to acknowledge or find.
The less I try, the more easier it gets
Suggests that less effort leads to greater ease, possibly in the context of relationships or personal struggles.
It's not me, its the attention you love
Denies personal responsibility, attributing a certain behavior to the attention the person receives.
You ate yours, you ate mine too, mine too
Refers to a shared experience of consuming something, possibly metaphorical, indicating a shared burden.
You get softer as you soak me up
Reiteration of the diminishing impact, using the metaphor of softening through absorption.
You breathe deeper as you choke me out
Contrasts softening with a more intense action, suggesting a paradoxical experience.
Disappointed, out of time
Recurrence of disappointment and being out of time, implying a persistent struggle or failure.
We never got there
Reiterates the failure to reach a desired destination or goal.
Disappointed, out of time
Reiteration of feeling disappointed and out of time, emphasizing a lack of achievement.
Nothing happens
Reaffirms that nothing significant is occurring or has occurred.
Nothing ever seems to happen
Expresses a sense of stagnation or lack of progress, emphasizing a lack of noteworthy events.
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