Ignorance is Bliss
Embracing Broken Bliss: Twentymissedcalls' Tragic Ode to Love and Loss
Lyrics
Don't know what to do with myself
Expressing a state of confusion and uncertainty about personal actions or decisions.
Broken glass on a second floor staircase
Describing a scene of broken glass on a second-floor staircase, possibly symbolizing a shattered or damaged situation.
I've been smoking to forget you
Using smoking as a coping mechanism to forget someone.
I've been smoking to forget you
-Ignorance is a bliss
Stating that ignorance can bring a sense of bliss or happiness.
It's a tragedy
Repeating the idea that ignorance is tragic, possibly highlighting the consequences of avoiding reality.
It's a tragedy
-Yeah it's sad to see
Expressing sadness at witnessing a situation.
We all die
Reflecting on the inevitability of death.
We don't know if it's happily
Raising uncertainty about the nature of death—whether it's a happy or unhappy event.
Are you mad at me
Seeking clarification on someone's emotions and questioning if they are upset.
Baby are you mad at me
-All these emotions
Acknowledging a flood of emotions that are difficult to manage.
I cannot control it
Expressing a lack of control over emotions.
Over dosing
Referencing the act of taking drugs in excess.
I feel like I'm broken
Feeling emotionally shattered or damaged.
I feel I'm broken
Reiterating a sense of brokenness.
I cannot control it
Continuing to express a lack of control over emotions.
I just need to focus
Expressing a need to focus, possibly to regain control over emotions.
I just need to focus
-Living life is hopeless
Repeating the feeling of hopelessness in life.
I feel so broken
-Living life is hopeless
-I feel so broken
-Taking uppers with my lover
Describing the consumption of uppers (stimulants) with a partner, questioning if this is the desired state.
Is this how you wanna be
-Is this how you wanna be
-I'm so high with no come down now
Being in a heightened state with no apparent comedown, and using medication to aid sleep.
Take a xan to fall asleep
-Take a xan to fall asleep
-Everytime i look up at the stare
Reflecting on searching for someone and the emotional impact of being betrayed or hurt by them.
I sit here and wonder where you are
-You know that you rearranged my heart
-Threw to the wolves they tore me apart
-Ignorance is a bliss
Reiterating the theme that ignorance, while blissful, is also tragic.
It's a tragedy
-It's a tragedy
-Yeah it's sad to see
-We all die
Reiterating the inevitability of death.
We don't know if it's happily
Raising uncertainty about the nature of death—whether it's a happy or unhappy event.
Are you mad at me
Continuing to seek clarification on someone's emotions and questioning if they are upset.
Baby are you mad at me
-All these emotions
Acknowledging a flood of emotions that are difficult to manage.
I cannot control it
Expressing a lack of control over emotions.
Over dosing
Referencing the act of taking drugs in excess.
I feel like I'm broken
Feeling emotionally shattered or damaged.
I feel I'm broken
Reiterating a sense of brokenness.
I cannot control it
Continuing to express a lack of control over emotions.
I just need to focus
Expressing a need to focus, possibly to regain control over emotions.
I just need to focus
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