Underneath
Beneath the Surface: Unveiling Hidden Battles in The Verve Pipe's 'Underneath'
Lyrics
Among the crumpled tissues white like daisies fell like soldiers dead determined
Amidst discarded tissues resembling daisies, symbolic of fallen soldiers determined in their demise.
I surrender
Expressing surrender or submission.
CD cases broken in a desperate chance to find the perfect ballad
Broken CD cases depict a desperate attempt to discover the perfect emotional song.
To move you
Seeking a song that has the power to move and touch deeply.
Fight with little purpose
Engaging in a struggle without clear purpose.
Only meaning to scratch the surface
The struggle only serves to scratch the surface, lacking depth or significance.
It's not pretty underneath
Highlighting the unattractive or unpleasant aspects concealed beneath the surface.
There among debris find casual in casualty
Amidst the wreckage, finding normalcy in the casualties.
It's not pretty underneath
Emphasizing the lack of beauty or attractiveness underneath.
A bottle meant for two a glass that's full of legs but free of any fingerprints
A shared bottle meant for two, a glass without identifiable marks.
From you
The absence of fingerprints suggests a detachment from the person being addressed.
A neighbor one time pounding on the wall now lulled to sleep by lowered voices
A neighbor once disturbed, now pacified by subdued voices.
Is waking
Awakening from a state of rest or tranquility.
Fight with little purpose
Engaging in a purposeless fight.
Only meaning to scratch the surface
The struggle serves only to scratch the surface, lacking depth or significance.
It's not pretty underneath
Underscoring the unattractive or unpleasant aspects beneath the surface.
There among debris find casual in casualty
Among the wreckage, finding normalcy in casualties.
It's not pretty underneath
Emphasizing the lack of beauty or attractiveness underneath.
My eyes are on your hands I'm helpless when I'm looking at you
Focusing on the hands of the person, feeling helpless when looking at them.
Be very very careful not to
Advising caution to avoid damaging the fragile bonds of past arguments.
Crack the seals of last year's arguments they don't hold a candle to the one
Last year's arguments are less significant than the current one.
This year
The current disagreement holds greater importance than past conflicts.
A disagreement used to be a speed bump on a highway going eighty
Former disagreements were minor obstacles, contrasted with the current more significant one.
Fight with little purpose...
Engaging in a purposeless fight.
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