I Can't Hear You
Embracing Silence: Triumph Over Doubt in The Scratches' 'I Can't Hear You'
Lyrics
Who would go my way, and would it be ok
Contemplating who would share the same path, questioning if it would be acceptable
You said that I won’t make it on my own
Recounting a statement that predicts inability to succeed alone
Could I find release, or maybe just some peace
Wondering if there is a way to find relief or tranquility
My ears are filled with all the doubt you’ve sown
Feeling overwhelmed as doubts, possibly instigated by someone else, fill the ears
I listened to your poison, I believed
Acknowledging having absorbed negativity or harmful influence
So going deaf could save me
Considering the possibility that losing the ability to hear could protect from harmful words
You said that I would not survive, that you kept me alive
Being told that survival was dependent on someone else
I took to heart and fell apart
Taking to heart negative statements, leading to emotional breakdown
I heard you say that I’d be dead
Hearing a prediction or wish for one's demise
I heard your voice inside my head
Internalizing negative thoughts expressed by someone
I can’t hear you now
Declaring an inability to hear the negativity anymore
Who will know my name, and will it be the same
Questioning if anyone will recognize the speaker, and if recognition would make a difference
You said that only you could understand
Recalling a claim that only a specific person could truly comprehend
Should I trust in me, or change who I will be
Contemplating whether to trust oneself or to conform to external expectations
I got here listening to your demands
Arriving at the current state by yielding to demands and pressures
I heard all of the hurt that you conceived
Acknowledging the pain or harm caused by the person's influence
So going deaf could save me
Entertaining the idea that losing the ability to hear could shield from further harm
You said that I would not survive, that you kept me alive
Being told that survival is linked to the influence of another person
I took to heart and fell apart
Internalizing negative statements, resulting in emotional breakdown
I heard you say that I’d be dead
Hearing a prediction or desire for one's demise
I heard your voice inside my head
Internalizing negative thoughts expressed by someone
I can’t hear you now
Declaring an inability to hear the negativity anymore
I listened to your poison, I believed
Acknowledging having absorbed negativity or harmful influence (repeated)
I heard all of the hurt that you conceived
Acknowledging the pain or harm caused by the person's influence (repeated)
So going deaf could save me
Entertaining the idea that losing the ability to hear could shield from further harm (repeated)
You said that I would not survive, that you kept me alive
Being told that survival is linked to the influence of another person (repeated)
I took to heart and fell apart
Internalizing negative statements, resulting in emotional breakdown (repeated)
I heard you say that I’d be dead
Hearing a prediction or desire for one's demise (repeated)
I heard your voice inside my head
Internalizing negative thoughts expressed by someone (repeated)
I can’t hear you now
Declaring an inability to hear the negativity anymore (repeated)
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