The Kill
Emotional Struggle Unveiled: The Kill by Thirty Seconds to Mars
Lyrics
What if I wanted to break
Contemplating the desire to break or disrupt something.
Laugh it all off in your face?
Considering the option to dismiss a challenging situation with laughter.
What would you do?
Asking how the listener would react in such a situation.
What if I fell to the floor
Imagining a scenario where the speaker falls to the floor, overwhelmed.
Couldn't take this anymore?
Expressing the inability to endure the current state any longer.
What would you do, do, do?
Repeating the question of how the listener would respond.
Come, break me down
Inviting someone to break the speaker down emotionally.
Bury me, bury me
Using metaphorical language, asking to be buried, indicating an emotional end.
I am finished with you
Declaring a completion or finality in the relationship or situation.
What if I wanted to fight
Exploring the idea of wanting to fight for survival or continuation.
Beg for the rest of my life?
Mentioning a willingness to beg for a chance at a prolonged existence.
What would you do? (Do, do, do)
Posing the same question about the listener's reaction in this scenario.
You say you wanted more
Noting that the speaker desires more from the situation.
What are you waiting for?
Encouraging action, asking what the listener is waiting for.
I'm not running from you (from you)
Asserting that the speaker is not avoiding confrontation or challenges.
Come, break me down
Repeating the invitation for emotional breakdown.
Bury me, bury me
Reiterating the desire to be buried, emphasizing the end of a connection.
I am finished with you
Reaffirming the sense of finality and completion.
Look in my eyes
Directing attention to the speaker's eyes, suggesting intensity or sincerity.
You're killing me, killing me
Stating that the listener's actions are causing harm or distress.
All I wanted was you
Expressing that the speaker's primary desire was the listener.
I tried to be someone else
Admitting an attempt to conform to expectations but with no apparent change.
But nothing seemed to change
Acknowledging the lack of transformation despite efforts.
I know now, this is who I really am inside
Realizing and accepting one's true identity and nature.
I've finally found myself
Claiming self-discovery and understanding.
Fighting for a chance
Engaging in a struggle for an opportunity or a better future.
I know now, this is who I really am
Reiterating the acceptance of one's authentic self.
Oh, oh
Repeating vocalizations, possibly indicating an emotional release or intensity.
Oh, oh
-Oh, oh
-Come, break me down
Restating the invitation for emotional breakdown with added emphasis.
Bury me, bury me
Repeating the metaphorical request to be buried, highlighting finality.
I am finished with you, you, you
Reaffirming the sense of completion and detachment from the listener.
Look in my eyes
Reemphasizing the impact of the listener's actions on the speaker.
You're killing me, killing me
Stating the listener's role in causing distress or harm to the speaker.
All I wanted was you
Reiterating that the primary desire was the listener despite the pain.
Come, break me down (bury me, bury me)
Repeating the plea to be broken down and buried, intensifying the emotional plea.
Break me down (bury me, bury me)
-Break me down(bury me, bury me)
-(Say you wanted more)
Inserting a reminder that more was desired in the relationship.
What if I wanted to break
Repeating the contemplation of breaking or disrupting.
(What are you waiting for?)
Reiterating the question about what the listener is waiting for.
(Bury me, bury me)
Repeating the metaphorical request to be buried, signaling finality.
(I'm not running from you)
Affirming that the speaker is not avoiding the listener or challenges.
What if I, what if I, what if I, what if I
Pondering various hypothetical scenarios of breaking down.
(Bury me, bury me)
Repeating the metaphorical plea to be buried, emphasizing emotional closure.
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