Persona
Breaking Barriers: Embracing Vulnerability in 'Persona'
Lyrics
Why would we do this to ourselves
Questioning the reasons for subjecting oneself to a particular experience or situation.
To not give up on our pride
Committing to maintaining one's pride and not giving up on it.
To not destroy the walls we build that keep ourselves in line
Avoiding the destruction of self-imposed barriers that regulate behavior.
Playing dead to the outside so no one can assume
Pretending to be unresponsive externally to prevent assumptions about one's humanity.
That we are human beings and alive on the inside
Expressing the internal vitality and humanity concealed behind the exterior facade.
I've acted so-called strength for so long
Admitting to a prolonged display of artificial strength.
I can barely tell how it feels to be honest to myself
Struggling to discern genuine feelings due to prolonged pretense.
Though I could never become anyone else
Acknowledging the impossibility of becoming someone else.
I'll let down my shield if you did the same
Expressing a willingness to be vulnerable if reciprocated.
I'd give up on my armour and expose myself
Being open to shedding protective layers and revealing one's true self.
Let's destroy all borders made upun our minds
Advocating the elimination of mental barriers and limitations.
Let us have the courage to be alive
Couraging the embrace of life with bravery.
I won't act so-called strength
Rejecting the pretense of strength.
I won't act no strength
Emphasizing the refusal to act strong.
It's the truth that hurts but the lie that makes you sick
Highlighting the painful truth as opposed to the sickness-inducing impact of lies.
Pain is temporarily in difference to regrets
Comparing pain to regrets, suggesting pain is temporary in contrast to lasting regret.
Let us stand outside
Encouraging standing outside, possibly metaphorical for stepping out of one's comfort zone.
Waiting for the rain
Waiting for a cleansing or transformative experience, symbolized by rain.
For our masks to be washed away
Desiring the removal of masks that hide true identities.
Let us stand outside
Repeating the theme of standing outside, possibly indicating a desire for authenticity.
Waiting for the rain
Reiterating the anticipation of a transformative experience.
Until we can see each other's face
Awaiting the moment when individuals can see and understand each other without masks.
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