Lyrics
Close to you, you close the door
Expressing emotional proximity but with a sense of separation, symbolized by closing the door.
Your mind is in a state of war
Describing a mental struggle or conflict, portraying a mind at war with itself.
You clean your floors with broken dreams
Using broken dreams as a metaphor for the materials used to clean, suggesting a challenging and difficult cleaning process.
A self-fulfilling prophecy
Describing a situation where one's beliefs or expectations lead to their own fulfillment.
You squeeze the lemon into your wounds
Metaphorically depicting adding more pain or difficulty to an already challenging situation.
Would you stop it if you could?
Raising a question about the willingness to stop or change a negative action if possible.
You hide your eyes behind your hands
Symbolizing avoidance or hiding from a difficult reality, seeking solace or protection.
And pray for things to turn around
Expressing a desire for a positive change through prayer and hope.
Your actions are a recipe
Characterizing actions as ingredients in a formula or plan.
With measurements, necessities
Suggesting that actions are guided by specific measures and necessities.
You've got to figure it out
Encouraging the listener to find a solution or understanding to a problem.
Figure it out, figure it out
Emphasizing the importance of figuring out a solution, repeated for emphasis.
You squeeze the lemon into your wounds
Reiterating the metaphor of adding difficulty to one's troubles.
Would you stop it if you could?
Posing the question again about the willingness to stop the negative action.
You're spinning like a videotape
Comparing the state of being to the repetitive nature of a videotape, suggesting a continuous cycle.
You play it over and over and over again
Highlighting the repetition of reliving a particular experience over and over again.
You've got to figure it out
Reiterating the importance of finding a solution or understanding, repeated for emphasis.
Figure it out, figure it out
Emphasizing the need to figure out a solution, repeated for emphasis.
You squeeze the lemon into your wounds
Continuing the metaphor of adding pain or difficulty to one's challenges.
Would you stop it if you could?
Posing the question again about the willingness to stop the negative action, repeated for emphasis.
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