Under Your Breath
Whispers of Despair: Unveiling the Hidden Depths in 'Under Your Breath'
Lyrics
Hangin' in the underground
Describing a situation or location in the underground.
Before a train back out of town
Contemplating leaving town before a departing train.
Away from you
Expressing a desire to be away from a specific person.
All the lights that disappear
Referencing disappearing lights in the underground tunnels.
In the tunnels way down here
Describing the environment in the underground tunnels.
It's quite a view
Reflecting on the unique perspective or scenery.
Sometimes I wish I were deaf
Expressing a wish to be deaf to avoid hearing hurtful words.
Then I wouldn't hear the words you say
Highlighting the impact of hurtful words spoken.
Under your breath
Describing hurtful words spoken quietly or indirectly.
Under your breath
(Repetition of line 10)
Locked away in your room
Describing someone isolated in a room.
On the phone with someone who
Engaged in a phone conversation with someone who speaks openly.
She thinks out loud
Describing someone thinking out loud.
Thought she found the right to leave
Reflecting on the perceived right to leave a situation.
Think of the things you used to need
Recalling past needs and desires that have disappeared.
And I'd run out
Expressing a feeling of depletion or running out of something.
Sometimes I wish I were deaf
Reiterating the desire to be deaf to avoid hurtful words.
But I hear the words you say
Acknowledging the ability to hear hurtful words.
Under your breath
Repeating the theme of hurtful words spoken quietly.
Under your breath
(Repetition of line 22)
Anything that you put on me
Referencing the burden of someone else's actions or expectations.
All the things your head needs, you believe
Highlighting the belief in the validity of someone's thoughts.
Read my mind 'Cause I can't say anything
Expressing difficulty in communication or speaking freely.
The sick heart potion
Metaphorically describing a mixture of emotions or experiences.
Two parts pain
Quantifying the emotional concoction with elements of pain.
One part true again
Describing the emotional mixture as a blend of pain and truth.
Sometimes I wish I were deaf
Reiterating the desire to be deaf to avoid hurtful words.
But I hear the words you say
Affirming the ability to hear hurtful words despite the desire not to.
Under your breath
Repeating the theme of hurtful words spoken quietly.
Under your breath
(Repetition of line 34)
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