| The Antlers – Doppelgänger Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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As a person with anxiety and depression issues, I could totally reflect all of my feelings on this song. The ugly creature of this song is, in fact, depression at its worst. The line that hits me the hardest is ‘if you’re quiet you can hear the monster breathing’. My reason behind this, is as disturbing as it sounds. Every day I wake up and I must fight the monster, fight it for it to stay trapped behind the mirror, fight for it to not replace ‘me’. And indeed if I’m ‘quiet’ meaning not occupying myself with different activities/positive thoughts, I can surely hear the monster and I freeze, wishing for it to go back behind the mirror. But if I’m weak and ‘shiver’ it eats me and replaces ‘me’. Every hour of every day I hear it whispering and howling, I feel it everywhere I go, the cold feeling of its presence leaves me breathless sometimes. It’s there, waiting for me to become nervous and it’s over. I love this song, it makes me feel safe, by knowing there’s someone out there feeling what I feel. |
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