No Case Gain
No Case Gain: Submerged Reflections in the Abyss of Choices
Lyrics
Someone's out on the wing of a plane
Someone is on the wing of a plane, headed for a storm.
And she's headed for a storm
Continuation of the person's risky journey into uncertainty.
(Clap back) reach my jugular are you now succumbing to
Reference to a possible threat reaching the jugular, questioning succumbing to guilt.
(Clap back) the silver guilt? you pad my cell
Reference to being confined in a cell with guilt being imposed.
Come sit a spell and confess for a while
Invitation to confess and share, possibly seeking redemption.
Digits speak to Rosary-Rotary-Rosary
Use of digits and religious elements, indicating complexity or conflict.
Coin slot confessional booths
Imagery of confession booths with coin slots, suggesting a transactional nature.
You're soaking in a clawfoot tub
Immersed in a clawfoot tub, possibly symbolic of contemplation or purification.
With those multicolored defects from my past life crimes
Reflection on past mistakes, represented by multicolored defects.
I never wanna come back
Desire to avoid returning to a certain state or situation.
Twistin' and squirmin' from the beneath the cold (the cold)
Struggling beneath the cold, possibly metaphorical hardship.
And if you never see me again, it'll be too soon
Expression of a strong desire not to be seen again.
These are the choices that you leave me with
Limited choices presented, reflecting a sense of constraint.
Branded, I'm live stock
Feeling branded, likening oneself to livestock with no case gain.
No case gain
Reiteration of having no case gain, possibly in a spiritual or legal context.
Hold me under, hold me under
Repetition of a plea to be held underwater, implying a desire for release or cleansing.
You gotta' hold me underwater for two minutes longer
-Hold me under, hold me under
-You gotta' hold me underwater for two minutes longer
-Because my channel is phantom-bound (you can't have this)
Mentions a phantom-bound channel, wearing fractures well, and self-commitment to disintegration.
See you wear the fracture just a little too well (you can't have this)
-This is my new disintegration, I've committed myself (you can't have this)
-I'm never gonna come back
Reiteration of the desire to avoid returning.
Find it in your heart just to call it a loss (a loss)
Suggesting accepting loss, finding it in the heart.
And if you never see me again, it'll be too soon
Expressing the preference of not being seen again.
These are the choices that you leave me with
Reiteration of limited choices, possibly with a sense of resignation.
Branded, I'm livestock
Restating the feeling of being branded, likening oneself to livestock.
No case gain
Reiteration of having no case gain, emphasizing a lack of progress or improvement.
Hold me under, hold me under (you can't have this)
Repetition of the plea to be held underwater, with the added statement "you can't have this," reinforcing a personal struggle.
You gotta hold me underwater for two minutes longer (you can't have this)
-Hold me under, hold me under (you can't have this)
-You gotta hold me underwater for two minutes longer (you can't have this)
-Hold me under, hold me under (you can't have this)
Continuation of the plea to be held underwater, maintaining the assertion that "you can't have this."
You gotta hold me underwater for two minutes longer
-Hold me under, hold me under
-You gotta hold me underwater for two minutes longer
-Hold me under, hold me under
Final plea to be held underwater, emphasizing the duration of two minutes longer.
You gotta hold me underwater for two minutes longer
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