Persona Non Grata
Persona Non Grata: Unveiling the Struggle for Worthiness
Lyrics
Push me out again
Feeling pushed away or excluded once again
I’m unworthy of your time
Feeling inadequate or not good enough for the person's time and attention
It’s inconvenient for you
Person finds interacting with the singer inconvenient
There’s no benefit
No advantage or gain for the person by involving themselves with the singer
No addition for your gain
No benefit or value added for the person
So I’m inadequate
Feeling insufficient or not meeting expectations
I’ll no longer grasp for hope
Choosing not to hold onto hope anymore
Cause I don’t want to call you home
Not willing to consider the place or relationship as 'home'
Those trusted lines are frail
Lines of communication or trust are fragile and weak
Once so tight knit
Once tightly connected or bonded
Now a cheap fit
Now the connection is superficial or insincere
I won’t hold on like someone who believes it
Refusing to hold on like someone who believes in false hope or promises
Opportunistic
Describing the situation as opportunistic or taking advantage of the singer
Ransom all I own
Feeling like everything the singer owns is held for ransom
Beggars hands insisting
Desperate plea for assistance despite feeling powerless
Butchers carve my bone
Feeling exploited or taken advantage of by others
The trusted lines are frail
Similar to line 9, trust or communication is fragile
Once so tight knit
Previously close-knit, now distant or superficial
Now a cheap fit
Similar to line 11, the connection is now shallow or fake
I won't hold on like someone who believes it
Refusing to hold on like someone who believes in false hope or promises
Trusted lines are frail
Reiterating the fragility of trust or communication
Once so tight knit
Similar to line 9, once tightly connected but now fragile
Now a cheap fit
Similar to line 11, the bond is now weak or superficial
I won't hold on like someone who believes it
Refusing to hold on like someone who believes in false hope or promises
Cast me to the river
Feeling rejected or discarded, cast aside
Dull me down
Feeling dulled or made less vibrant by the circumstances
While I’m just trying to survive
Struggling to keep going despite difficult circumstances
Survive
Enduring despite challenges, striving to continue living
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