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Elephant In the Room Lyrics
Calling you to wake
Shouting in my car that's stalled outside
And it's pure coincidence I'm sure
Falling from my mouth, secondary doubts I've found myself in
Can't seem to look you in the eye
And I hope you can see
I'm more than this, this heap at your feet
Who are you to judge me?
Who are you to preach?
Control has slipped away from me again
How heavy are these words?
They're heavier than air
That rushes past your face as you drive away from me again
How heavy are these hands?
They're heavier than blood
That rushes to my head as you walk away from me again
Forcing you to speak
Snapping out my voice seems smaller now, it's only whispering my life
Paper cuts in time
I insist you keep these letters here and read them over if you can
And I hope you can see
I'm more than this, this heap at your feet
Who are you to judge me?
Who are you to preach?
Control has slipped away from me again
How heavy are these words?
They're heavier than air
That rushes past your face as you drive away from me again
How heavy are my hands?
They're heavier than blood
That rushes to my head as I will walk away from here again
How heavy are these words?
They're heavier than air
That rushes to my face as you turn away from me again
How heavy are these words, heavier than time
That rushes past your face as you would turn to walk away again
Shouting in my car that's stalled outside
And it's pure coincidence I'm sure
Falling from my mouth, secondary doubts I've found myself in
Can't seem to look you in the eye
I'm more than this, this heap at your feet
Who are you to judge me?
Who are you to preach?
Control has slipped away from me again
They're heavier than air
That rushes past your face as you drive away from me again
How heavy are these hands?
They're heavier than blood
That rushes to my head as you walk away from me again
Snapping out my voice seems smaller now, it's only whispering my life
Paper cuts in time
I insist you keep these letters here and read them over if you can
I'm more than this, this heap at your feet
Who are you to judge me?
Who are you to preach?
Control has slipped away from me again
They're heavier than air
That rushes past your face as you drive away from me again
How heavy are my hands?
They're heavier than blood
That rushes to my head as I will walk away from here again
They're heavier than air
That rushes to my face as you turn away from me again
How heavy are these words, heavier than time
That rushes past your face as you would turn to walk away again
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It's funny how Love can cut you to your knees and make you 12 feet tall. I hear this song and i hear the surrendering of pride & ego for that gnawing need to connect with the one who holds your heart even though time has torn the joy from your mutual chests, resulting palpable pain from regret. Powerful song, phenomenal illustration of Soured Love.
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To me this song is about an anxiety disorder.
Falling from my mouth, secondary doubts I've found myself in Can't seem to look you in the eye
People with anxiety disorders are very self consious.
Forcing you to speak Snapping out my voice seems smaller now, it's only whispering my life
They feel like their opinions don't matter.
ANyways, I have an anxiety disorder and that's just what it means to me.
This song is about reliving the moment you missed your chance with someone.
To me, it's the constant battle you have in your head with that person after the war is done. The "What Ifs," or, "Should Have Said Thats." He's constantly asking how heavy his words are, as if he can't believe it, himself.
Like, after all this time, there's still this huge elephant in the room that he can't seem to talk about, and while he's busy trying to find the words, his partner is busy leaving him because if it.