War
Internal Strife: Waxahatchee's Battle Within
Lyrics
Listening to the outside
Reflecting on external influences or opinions
Happiness swelling landslide
Feeling a surge of joy or contentment
I'll show up, I'll fill up the room
Committing to be present and noticeable
I'll devastate you, it's true
Expressing a potential to cause emotional harm
I run my soul and body down
Experiencing emotional and physical exhaustion
If I kept a parasite around
Considering eliminating a draining influence
I keep lying to myself
Admitting to self-deception
I'm not that untrue
Acknowledging a level of personal untruthfulness
I'm in a war with myself
Describing an internal conflict or struggle
It's got nothing to do with you
Asserting that the conflict is internal, not external
In my head there's a war room
Referring to a mental space filled with conflict
Keeping score, ripe to exhume
Keeping track of internal struggles for scrutiny
I'll come in hot, I'll fill up the room
Committing to enter a situation intensely
Possessed and consumed, it's true
Feeling controlled and consumed by internal struggles
I wonder how I wound up here
Expressing confusion about one's current situation
I try to say it loud and clear
Attempting to communicate struggles clearly
But I mostly keep to myself
Preferring solitude in dealing with personal challenges
What I'm going through
Hinting at undergoing a difficult personal experience
I'm in a war with myself
Reiterating an internal conflict not involving others
It's got nothing to do with you
Emphasizing that personal struggles are self-contained
Listening to the outside
Returning to external observations
Stagnant air on the front lines
Describing a challenging and unchanging environment
A dark star on a clear night
Highlighting a negative aspect in a seemingly positive situation
Rightly born under a bad sign
Suggesting a predisposition to adversity
I run my soul and body down
Continuing to experience exhaustion
If I tote this dead weight around
Considering the weight of unresolved issues
I'll keep lying to myself
Admitting to ongoing self-deception
I'm not that untrue
Reiterating a level of personal untruthfulness
I'm in a war with myself
Reaffirming the existence of internal conflict
It's got nothing to do with you
Restating that the internal conflict is self-contained
It's got nothing to do with you
Emphasizing again that external factors are not involved
It's got nothing to do with you, you
Repeating that external factors are not relevant
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