Damage Me
Love's Beautiful Struggle: The Paper Outlet's 'Damage Me' Revealed
Lyrics
One two three Does it worry you when I'm by the fireside
Questioning if the speaker's presence causes concern when near the fireside.
Cutting me like a knife because you need a slice
Describing the emotional impact of being cut like a knife for someone else's needs.
Tried to conjure the strength
Attempting to summon inner strength.
I tried to laugh it off
Trying to dismiss or downplay a situation through laughter.
I tried tried tried
Emphasizing repeated attempts at something.
Now I'm running through life while I'm half asleep
Running through life in a semi-conscious state.
Another hit to me brain they calling me naïve
Experiencing another blow to the speaker's mental state, labeled as naive.
Another change of my scene just call it what you want
Undergoing a significant change in the speaker's surroundings.
Then lend me your attention
Requesting the listener's attention.
Leave your expectations by the door
Encouraging the listener to set aside preconceived notions.
Cause this love is so damaging
Highlighting the destructive nature of the love being discussed.
Come a little closer wonderful
Inviting someone closer, using the term "wonderful."
Said this love is so damaging
Reiterating the damaging aspect of the love described.
Ooo oo oo d d d damage me
Expressing the plea to be damaged by love.
Yeah this love is so damaging
Affirming the detrimental nature of the love relationship.
Ooo oo oo d d d damage me yeah
Repeating the plea to be damaged by love.
Deprivation from you
Experiencing deprivation from someone or something.
Gotta hunch I won't survive
Having a premonition of not surviving a situation.
I'm absorbing your ora you're absorbing my mind
Mutual influence between the speaker and another person.
Made a splash in your night like a cannonball splash
Creating a vivid image of making an impact in someone's night.
Bye bye bye
Repeating "bye" to signify departure or detachment.
Now We're jumping through fire hoops
Engaging in challenging or risky situations together.
I call her pleasure pain
Referring to someone as both pleasure and pain.
I'm just along for the ride until i can't escape
Being part of an experience until escape is no longer possible.
It's a beautiful shame
Describing a situation as both beautiful and shameful.
A state of hate and lust
Expressing a complex mix of emotions - hate and lust.
Oh oh
Emphasizing a feeling with "oh oh."
Then lend me your attention
Reiterating the need for the listener's attention.
Leave your expectations by the door
Encouraging the listener to discard preconceived expectations.
Cause this love is so damaging
Repeating the theme of destructive love.
Come a little closer wonderful
Inviting someone closer, using the term "wonderful."
Said this love is so damaging
Reiterating the damaging aspect of the love described.
Ooo oo oo d d d damage me
Expressing the plea to be damaged by love.
Yeah this love is so damaging
Affirming the detrimental nature of the love relationship.
Ooo oo oo d d d damage me yeah
Repeating the plea to be damaged by love.
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