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I'm living but I'm feeling numb, can see it in my stare
I wear a mask so falsely numb, and I don't know who I am
Despite the worlds inside of me, thwarting me away
I've noticed in other eyes, time's closing in
But when the thunder breaks, it breaks for you and me
Tarantula, tarantula, tarantula, tarantula
The future's looking rather grim, strange black tide
Decisions lie with stupid men, alone with my life
That choking and the hype in me, expecting me to fall
But only if I'm threatened will the tables turn
But when the thunder breaks, it breaks for you and me
Tarantula, tarantula, tarantula, tarantula
My world's under a sentence of death, I was born underground
But when the pressure gets too much for me, I bite
I wear a mask so falsely numb, and I don't know who I am
Despite the worlds inside of me, thwarting me away
I've noticed in other eyes, time's closing in
Tarantula, tarantula, tarantula, tarantula
Decisions lie with stupid men, alone with my life
That choking and the hype in me, expecting me to fall
But only if I'm threatened will the tables turn
Tarantula, tarantula, tarantula, tarantula
But when the pressure gets too much for me, I bite
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The lyrics speak of feeling numb and feeling like the future is grim. The singer seems to feel disconnected from themselves and others and is questioning their identity. The singer is also expressing a sense of isolation and feeling like they are under constant pressure, but that when the pressure gets too much, they will fight back. It also conveys feelings of detachment, confusion, and a sense of impending danger or collapse.
These lyrics are not totally correct and partially nonsensical.
Here's what is really being sung:
I'm living but I'm feeling numb, can see it in my stare I wear a mask so falsely [now], and I don't know who I am [This void that wells] inside of me, ??thwarting me away?? <--"thwarting me away" is incorrect but I don't know what is actually being sung I've noticed in other eyes, time's closing in
But when the thunder breaks, it breaks for you and me Tarantula, tarantula, tarantula, tarantula
The future's looking rather grim, strange black [time] Decisions lie with stupid men, alone with my life [They're choking and they're hyping me], expecting me to fall But only if I'm threatened will the tables turn
But when the thunder breaks, it breaks for you and me Tarantula, tarantula, tarantula, tarantula
My world's under a sentence of death, I was born [under clouds] But when the pressure gets too much for me, I bite
The line you are unsure of is:
This void that wells inside of me is eroding me away