Lyrics
He wears his heart
He openly displays his emotions and vulnerabilities.
safety pinned to his backpack
His emotions are visibly attached to his belongings, like a symbol on his backpack.
His backpack is all that he knows
The backpack represents his comfort zone and familiarity.
Shot down by strangers
He faces rejection or criticism from unfamiliar people.
whose glances can cripple
Strangers' disapproving looks have a profound impact on his emotions.
the heart and devour the soul
External judgments hurt him deeply, affecting both his heart and soul.
All alone he turns to stone
He becomes emotionally numb and unresponsive when left alone.
while holding his breath half to death
He experiences extreme anxiety, almost to the point of breathlessness.
Terrified of whats inside
He fears confronting his inner thoughts and emotions.
to save his life he crawls
He metaphorically retreats and adopts a self-preserving strategy.
like a worm from a bird
He escapes from a difficult situation, likened to a worm escaping a bird.
crawls like a worm from a bird
-Out of his mind away
His thoughts are chaotic and possibly influenced by delusions.
pushes him whispering
-must have been out of his mind
-mid-day delusions of pushing this out of his head
-maybe out of his mind
-All alone he turns to stone
Reiteration of his emotional shutdown and fear of self-discovery.
while holding his breath half to death
-Terrified of whats inside
-to save his life he
Repeated imagery of crawling away to safety, echoing vulnerability.
crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm from a bird
-crawls like a worm from a bird
-crawls like a worm from a bird
-crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm from a bird
-All he knows
He struggles with internal turmoil, and ignoring it only exacerbates the issue.
If he can't relieve it it grows
-and so it goes
-he crawls like a worm
Repetition of the metaphorical crawling, depicting his internal battles.
crawls like a worm from the bird
-Out of his mind away
Reiteration of chaotic thoughts and a possible lapse in mental stability.
pushes him whispering
-must have been out of his mind
-All alone he turns to stone
Continued depiction of the fear within and the desperate attempt to escape it.
while holding his breath half to death
-Terrified of whats inside
-to save his life
-he crawls like a worm from a bird
Reiteration of the coping mechanism of crawling away when overwhelmed.
All alone he
-Holding his breath half to death
-Terrified to save his life
Repeated emphasis on the fear of confronting one's own life and emotions.
he crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm
-crawls like a worm from a bird
-crawls like a worm from a bird
Final reinforcement of the recurring theme of vulnerability and escape.
crawls like a worm from a bird
-crawls like a worm from a bird
-crawls like a worm, crawls like a worm
-crawls like a worm from a bird
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