Checked Out
Breaking Free: The Liberation Symphony by The Berrys
Lyrics
Smoke filled room
Feeling overwhelmed in a room filled with smoke.
Another day barely getting through
Struggling to get through another day.
You took off on silver wings
Someone left, possibly metaphorically represented by "silver wings."
And filled up the tank on my energy
Person's departure drained the speaker's energy.
If I woke up alone
Imagining waking up alone.
I'd be dreamin' again
Waking up alone is like dreaming again.
I'm choked up and I can't breath in
Feeling choked up and breathless.
Ooo I've checked out
Expression of emotional detachment or disengagement.
Ooo not gonna worry 'bout
Not concerned about what others will think.
What you're gonna think when I leave
Indifference to judgment upon leaving.
Ooo I've checked out
Reiteration of emotional detachment.
Ooo I got a new sound
Finding a new sense of self or identity.
The only thing I need to set me free
Independence as the key to personal freedom.
You got me frozen
Feeling emotionally paralyzed or stuck.
Don't know what you're doin'
Uncertainty about the actions of someone else.
You're about to lie
Anticipation of being lied to.
But I know everywhere you've been
Knowing about the other person's past actions.
I'm lockin' you out
Intentionally keeping someone out emotionally.
You can't have me
Asserting control over one's own emotional state.
You tried to call and I let it ring
Ignoring a call, avoiding communication.
Ooo I've checked out
Reiteration of emotional detachment.
Ooo not gonna worry 'bout
Not concerned about judgment upon departure.
What you're gonna think when I leave
Indifference to opinions about leaving.
Ooo I've checked out
Emphasizing emotional detachment.
Ooo I got a new sound
Finding a new sense of self or identity.
The only thing I need to set me free
Independence as the key to personal freedom.
The only thing I need
Reiteration of the importance of independence.
Took so long to see
Realization that took a while to achieve.
I'm gonna take myself back
Deciding to reclaim one's self.
And all you took from me
Reflecting on what was taken away.
Back to when I believed
Returning to a state of belief or optimism.
Ooo I've checked out
Reiteration of emotional detachment.
Ooo not gonna worry 'bout
Not concerned about judgment upon departure.
What you're gonna think when I leave
Indifference to opinions about leaving.
Ooo I've checked out
Emphasizing emotional detachment.
Ooo I got a new sound
Finding a new sense of self or identity.
The only thing I need to set me free
Independence as the key to personal freedom.
Ooo ooo
Repetition of emotional detachment ("Checked out").
Checked out
Final confirmation of emotional detachment.
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