Of Course It Couldn't Be
Echoes of Desolation: Unraveling the Melancholy Tale by The Escape Artist
Lyrics
Everyone's gone now, and they said my greatest sin
Feeling abandoned or isolated by others who accused the speaker of a significant wrongdoing.
Was to let the growth ensconce the bone, and then
Metaphorically describing allowing emotional pain to become deeply ingrained before suffering a breakdown.
When the levees broke, I lived to watch my skin
Surviving a catastrophe and witnessing the aftermath's impact on oneself.
Fuse, mask the fracture, play pretend
Attempting to conceal emotional fractures by pretending and putting on a facade.
And if dreams come true
Contemplating the realization of dreams and their unintended negative consequences.
Then that luck bleeds into the nightmares too
Success and fortune bleeding into nightmares, suggesting a mixed or unexpected outcome.
And the ones you want to know you
Desire for recognition or acknowledgment from specific individuals who are preoccupied with their own pursuits.
Are busy doing other things
People focusing on their priorities, possibly neglecting or overlooking the speaker.
They'll burn right through
Others' actions causing hurt or destruction.
Of course it couldn't be, of course it couldn't be
Expressing disbelief or denial about a situation or outcome.
Of course it couldn't be, of course it couldn't be, of course
Repetition of disbelief or denial regarding a circumstance.
So I drowned them out and found that I could hear
Using distractions to ignore or mute inner turmoil, leading to an ability to focus on certain feelings.
Hatred undeserved - a fleshy thrum in my left ear
Sense of undeserved hatred or animosity directed at oneself, felt intensely.
I could fantasize, believe that I'll endear
Imagining a possibility of being accepted or cherished by someone.
Me to you, catch you, crush you near
Yearning to be close to someone, even if it involves overpowering or controlling them.
And if I'm unwell
Considering a return to a state of unwellness or distress.
I might return to the place I fell
Reflecting on revisiting a place or situation of a past emotional breakdown.
And finally serve my sentence:
Accepting the consequences of one's actions and facing a punishment or penance.
Indulge the clammy certainty
Delving into the uncomfortable certainty of a personal torment or anguish.
Of private hell
Confronting and enduring one's own version of a distressing, solitary experience.
Of course it couldn't be, of course it couldn't be
Reiteration of disbelief or denial about a situation or outcome.
You seemed so sure of me, you seemed so sure of me, you seemed so sure of me
Perceived certainty from others about the speaker's capabilities or character, contrasted with the speaker's disbelief or uncertainty.
Of course it couldn't be, of course it couldn't be
Continuation of disbelief or denial regarding a circumstance.
Of course it couldn't be, of course it couldn't be, of course
Reiteration of disbelief or denial about a situation or outcome.
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