Drowned

Your love is irritating and unpleasant, comparable to the discomfort of nails scratching a chalkboard.

Your love feels like a desperate act of self-harm, akin to throwing oneself overboard.

A metaphorical reference to a breakdown, possibly reflecting emotional turmoil, on a motorway.

Describing the intensity of emotional pain, equating it to a heart attack occurring on Christmas day.

Love is depicted as a challenging climb followed by a sudden fall, signifying the difficulty of sustaining a relationship.

Similar to line 5, emphasizing the difficulty of suppressing emotions, like trying not to cough.

The speaker expresses surprise at the depth of their emotional involvement and resignation to the situation, deciding to keep moving forward.

I didn’t see this one coming, now I’m in too deep

I think I’ll just keep swimming down, down, down

There’s no point in trying to turn back now

The repetition of "I'm drowned" emphasizes the feeling of being overwhelmed or consumed by the emotional challenges of the relationship.

I’m drowned

Comparing love to discomfort, using the analogy of sand inside a bathing suit.

Describing love as a symphony with no sound, suggesting a lack of harmony or meaningful connection.

Illustrating a sense of miscommunication or misdirection in the relationship, akin to sending a letter to the wrong address.

Describing a stain or mistake (red wine) on a significant occasion (wedding dress).

Using broken bones as a metaphor for damage or pain, particularly in a skill or ability (playing hand).

Equating love to an uncomfortable and challenging experience, like trying to swallow sand.

Similar to the earlier stanza, expressing surprise at the depth of emotional involvement and a decision to keep moving forward despite challenges.

I didn’t see this one coming, now I’m in too deep

I think I’ll just keep swimming down, down, down

There’s no point in trying to reach dry ground

Repetition of the feeling of being drowned, reinforcing the sense of being overwhelmed by the emotional weight of the relationship.

I’m drowned

Describing love as a fleeting and possibly suffocating experience, akin to taking one last breath of salty air.

Depicting love as directionless and leading to nowhere, emphasizing its lack of purpose or fulfillment.

Describing a scene of chaos and disorder, comparing love to a wine glass shattered on a concrete floor.

Criticizing the excessive use of metaphor, possibly implying that the complexity of communication has contributed to the relationship's challenges.

Describing a lack of straightforwardness or honesty in the relationship, using the metaphor of a sideways glance.

Highlighting a misstep or mistake in the relationship, akin to a misstep in a dance.

Reiteration of surprise at the depth of emotional involvement and a decision to keep moving forward despite the challenges, with an emphasis on not turning back.

I didn’t see this one coming, now I’m in too deep

I think I’ll just keep swimming down

There’s no point in turning round

Final repetition of the feeling of being drowned, underscoring the overwhelming and consuming nature of the emotional struggles in the relationship.

I’m drowned