Suffocation
Unveiling the Silent Struggle: Suffocation by Witch of The Vale
Lyrics
Look how love has held you down,
Expressing how love has restrained the person.
never was one to resist
Acknowledging a lack of resistance to love.
It doesn't matter anymore
Indicating that the situation is no longer relevant.
It's over
Conveying a sense of finality, possibly the end of a relationship.
I used to feel like I belong,
Reflecting on a past sense of belonging.
now home is just a word for nowhere
Suggesting that home now has no meaningful place.
I can't breathe anymore
Expressing a difficulty or inability to breathe, possibly metaphorical.
It's over
Reiterating the finality of the situation.
Home is a house that you could die in,
Defining home as a place of potential danger or demise.
and drift into like sleep
Comparing home to a place one can drift into like sleep.
Close your eyes, stop breathing,
Suggesting a tranquil state by closing one's eyes and stopping breathing.
afterlife becomes a dream
Linking afterlife to a dream state.
Look how love has held you down,
Repeating the theme of love as a constraining force.
never was one to resist
Reiterating a lack of resistance to love.
It doesn't matter anymore
Emphasizing the irrelevance of the situation.
It's over
Confirming the conclusion of a chapter in life.
In between four papered walls,
Describing a confined space between four walls.
I could believe I have a soul
Expressing a belief in having a soul within this confined space.
Suffocation takes you in your sleep,
Suggesting a suffocating experience during sleep.
Watch the light under the door
Observing a source of light beneath a door, possibly symbolizing hope or escape.
Something lingers in the corner,
Noticing a lingering presence in the environment.
clock is ticking like it knows,
Describing the ticking clock, possibly signifying the passage of time.
you were once somebody's daughter,
Highlighting the individual's past identity as someone's daughter.
once you had somewhere to go
Recalling a time when there was a clear direction or purpose.
Look how love has held you down,
Repeating the idea of love as a restricting force.
never was one to resist
Reiterating a lack of resistance to love.
It doesn't matter anymore
Emphasizing the irrelevance of the situation.
It's over
Reaffirming the finality of the current state.
I used to feel like I belong,
Reflecting on a past sense of belonging.
now home is just a word for nowhere
Reiterating that home is now an empty concept.
I can't breathe anymore
Expressing a difficulty or inability to breathe, possibly metaphorical.
It's over
Reaffirming the conclusion of the situation.
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