Dig a Hole
Exploring Life's Depths: The Wolfgang Press's 'Dig a Hole'
Lyrics
Don't build up, I'm built strong
Resisting the need for praise or encouragement, indicating inherent strength.
Don't turn around, I'm not that tough
Not presenting oneself as overly resilient or unfeeling.
Shimmy shimmy on the floor
Engaging in a playful, perhaps carefree, movement on the floor.
Someone grows on my fears so what?
Someone or something is feeding off insecurities, but the speaker is indifferent.
Don't build up, I'm built strong
Repeated refrain emphasizing strength despite potential expectations.
Don't turn around, I'm not that tough
Reiterating a lack of intense fortitude or resilience.
Shimmy, shimmy on the floor
Repeating playful movement, potentially indicating a carefree attitude.
Someone grows on [Incomprehensible] so what?
The influence of someone or something is unclear or incomprehensible.
Pooka, pooka, don't stop
A nonsense or possibly comforting phrase.
Blackheads, white tongue
Contrasting elements, perhaps symbolizing a dichotomy.
Don't give into my submission
Refusing to succumb to submission or control.
I wash my feet, they're talking all day
Metaphorically cleansing or addressing internal dialogue.
I wash my lies, they're squanking all day
Addressing the need to confront falsehoods or deceit.
Some people fall in love
Recognizing varying experiences of love.
Some people just get on my nerves
Highlighting differing reactions or irritations caused by others.
Some days I dig a hole
Days when the speaker isolates or distances themselves.
Some days I j-j-jump in it
Expressing the inclination to immerse oneself in isolation or difficulty.
Water, water won't stop
Suggesting an inability to halt emotional turmoil.
Fire, fire won't stop
Indicating the uncontrollable nature of emotional turmoil or conflict.
Don't build up, I'm built strong
Repetition reinforcing resistance to external influences.
Don't turn around, I'm not that tough
Reiterating the lack of excessive toughness or resilience.
Shimmy, shimmy on the floor, someone
Continuing the playful, carefree movement.
Who said that I was to blame?
Questioning the attribution of blame to the speaker.
And who said that I had no shame?
Questioning accusations of lacking shame.
Who said that we were hip now?
Rhetorical questioning about societal perceptions of being fashionable or current.
And who said that we were it now?
Rhetorical questioning about being in the center or relevant.
And who said that I had no shame?
Reiteration of the disbelief regarding the accusation of lacking shame.
And who said that I'm to blame?
Reiteration of the disbelief regarding being blamed.
And who said that we were hip now?
Reiteration of the societal questioning about being fashionable or current.
Who said that we were it now?
Reiteration of the societal questioning about being in the center or relevant.
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