like i do
Navigating Love's Concrete Jungle: Visual Noise's 'Like I Do' Explained
Lyrics
You would think me and the pavement are lovers
Expresses a deep familiarity or connection between the speaker and the pavement, suggesting an intense relationship.
From the way we lock eyes with each other
Highlights the intense connection or bond between the speaker and the pavement, implying a strong mutual understanding.
She has me fumbling, stumbling, tripping over my feet
Describes the speaker's clumsiness and difficulties in navigating life, possibly due to the closeness of their relationship with the pavement.
But when I fall, I know she's always there to catch me
Despite the speaker's stumbles, they trust that the pavement will support and catch them whenever they fall.
Maybe we're
Uncertainty or a sense of discomfort in the relationship between the speaker and the pavement.
Too close for comfort
Suggests that the closeness between the speaker and the pavement might be too intimate or intense.
Every time we kiss, I feel the bruises
The physical closeness or intimacy between the speaker and the pavement is likened to the bruises felt when they kiss.
Scrapes on my knees just trying to move through her
Expresses the struggle and pain of navigating the closeness, akin to getting scraped or hurt while trying to move forward.
She's stubborn, concrete in her emotions
Portrays the pavement as unyielding and fixed in its emotional stance, contrasting the speaker's vulnerability.
I am strong upon her shoulders, she carries me and my burdens
Depicts a symbiotic relationship where the speaker leans on the pavement for support despite their own burdens.
And I can't bare to look away
The speaker is captivated by the pavement, unable to look away due to its grounding and protective nature.
She keeps me grounded, keeps me safe
Acknowledges how the pavement provides stability and security for the speaker.
She knows my soul like nobody else
Emphasizes the pavement's deep understanding of the speaker's inner self, surpassing others.
I can't keep to myself
The speaker struggles to keep their feelings about the pavement private or contained.
But I can't bare to face it
Expresses reluctance or difficulty in confronting the depth of the relationship with the pavement.
See my reflection in the eyes of a stranger
Reflects on seeing themselves in the eyes of a stranger, contemplating revealing their feelings about the pavement.
Thinking of you and wondering if I should tell them
The speaker considers whether they should disclose their emotions about the pavement to someone else.
And realise that maybe I am the problem
The speaker realizes they might be the cause of their own problems in the relationship with the pavement.
Nothing else can hurt me like I do
Repeated expression emphasizing the idea that nothing else can cause as much harm to the speaker as they themselves can.
Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
Continuation of the reiterated concept that the speaker's own actions or thoughts are the most damaging.
You can tell me and the mirror are estranged
Suggests a disconnect or estrangement between the speaker and their own reflection in the mirror.
From the way she keeps calling my name
The reflection in the mirror symbolically calls out to the speaker, signifying an internal struggle.
She's always begging me, threatening me, I don't feel the same
The speaker feels conflicted by the mirrored reflection's insistence or pleas, but they don't reciprocate the feelings.
Glass houses just a stones throw away
Implies that revealing vulnerabilities or weaknesses is too close or risky.
And maybe it's too close to call it
Uncertainty about categorizing the relationship with the mirrored reflection, whether it's too close or distant.
It goes both ways, I see the cracks, it's bad luck, we need transparency
Recognizes the flaws in the mirrored reflection, calling for openness and honesty in the relationship.
She turns the lights on, she wants to save me
The reflection wants to help or rescue the speaker by shedding light on their issues.
I'm not worth saving
The speaker believes they are not deserving of being rescued or helped.
Nothing else can hurt me like I do
Repeated assertion that the most significant harm to the speaker comes from their own actions or thoughts.
Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-(Nothing can hurt me, like I do)
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do (like i do)
-(I'm not worth saving)
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-(Like I do, like I do)
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-(Nothing can hurt me)
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-(Like I do, like I do)
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-(I'm not worth saving)
-Nothing else can hurt me like I do
-(Nothing can hurt me)
-Like I do
-Like I do
Final emphasis on the idea that the speaker's own actions or thoughts are the most damaging to themselves.
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