Failure On Repeat
Echoes of Struggle: The Durtbags' Anthem of Repetitive Failure
Lyrics
We can fight if you like, you can say that you're right about me
We can engage in a conflict, and you may express that you believe you are right about me.
Yeah, we can fight if you like, you can go up tonight without me
We have the option to fight, and you can go out tonight without me if you prefer.
You're turning on me like a weathervane
You're turning against me, changing opinions rapidly like a weathervane.
I'm burning inside like a light grenade
I'm feeling intense inner turmoil, likened to a light grenade burning inside.
I could say what I think, but you might hurt me
I could express my honest thoughts, but there's a risk of you causing harm.
And you're saying so much, as if you were me
You're speaking a lot, almost as if you are in my shoes.
Or I could say something nice, and you could let me stay
Alternatively, I could say something positive, and you might allow me to stay.
I could come over you, and you could show me the way
I could come close to you, and you could guide me.
I could tell you a lie, I could give you what you came for
I have the option to tell a lie, providing you with what you desire.
Yeah, I could tell you a lie, I could sing the song you're named for
I could fabricate a story or sing a song tailored to your expectations.
You change before me like a violet sky
You undergo a transformation in front of me, like the change in colors of a violet sky.
I've lost before I've had the chance to try
I feel defeated even before having the opportunity to try.
I could say what I think, but you might hurt me
Similar to line 6, expressing the potential risk of speaking my mind.
And you're saying so much, as if you were me
Reiterating that you are expressing a lot, almost as if you are me.
Or I could say something nice, and you could let me stay
Alternatively, expressing the option of saying something positive to be allowed to stay.
I could come over you, and you could show me the way
Reiteration of the option to come close to you for guidance.
But that's not you, and this isn't me
Highlighting that the described actions don't align with your true self or the speaker's true self.
We are failure on repeat
Stating that both parties are stuck in a cycle of failure.
And I can't sing what you can't say
Expressing an inability to convey what the other person can't articulate.
Can't survive without our pain
Emphasizing the dependence on pain for survival.
Stop, stop crying, we're not done fighting
Repeated encouragement to stop crying, indicating that the conflict is not over.
Stop, stop crying, we're not done fighting
-Stop, stop crying, we're not done fighting
-Stop, stop crying, we're not done fighting
-Stop, stop crying, we're not done fighting
-Stop, stop crying, we're not done fighting
-Stop, stop crying, we're not done fighting
-Stop, stop crying, we're not done fighting
-Just stop
An emphatic "Just stop," suggesting a need for a cessation of emotional distress.
I could say what I think, but you might hurt me And you're drinking so much as if you were me
Reiteration of the risk of speaking one's mind and the excessive drinking.
I could say what I think, but you might hurt me
Repeating the potential harm from expressing honest thoughts.
And you're saying so much, as if you were me
Reiteration of the other person speaking a lot, almost as if they are the speaker.
Or I could say something nice, and you could let me stay
Repeating the option of saying something positive to be allowed to stay.
I could come over you, and you could show me the way
Reiteration of the option to come close for guidance.
But that's not you, and this isn't me
Restating the mismatch between the actions described and the true selves of both parties.
We are failure on repeat
Reaffirming the idea that both are trapped in a cycle of failure.
And I can't sing what you can't say
Reiterating the inability to express what the other person cannot say.
Can't survive without our pain
Reemphasizing the necessity of pain for survival.
Now we're running away
Repetition of the theme of running away, suggesting an attempt to escape the ongoing struggles.
We're running away
-We're running away
-We're running away
-We're running away
-We're running away
-We're running away
-We're running away
-We're running away
-We're running away
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