Faith No More

Separation Anxiety

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Separation Anxiety Lyrics

Separate the anxiety [x3]
You know it's mine

Help love.. come back
Like it was before
House creaking
The hinges on the door
Thoughts creeping

Separating anxiety [x4]
You know it's mine

Stuck when your mind
Has a mind of its own
Please take mine
Don't leave me alone
Capture me

Separation anxiety [x3]
You know it's mine

I can't let you go
Cause you're a part of me
Not apart from me

Heres's a little sip for me
Well, it's good enough for me
I cannot separate from this anxiety

Come home and make our truce
Violence is what we learn
Listen in reverence
Why it can not pass
If you only make us
Then silence is what we learn
How can I separate
From this anxiety?

Closing my eyes

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by TimPSmith

10y ago

Easily my favourite song from the album, love the line "Your mind has a mind of its own,"

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by Ana.13

7y ago

First time I heard this song was back in 2015. I didn't like it then. Today it appeared on my YT recommendation list, live from BBC version. I am obsessed with this song ever since. I am so sorry I didn't give this song a chance before. Anyway, I am not a native English speaker, maybe true meaning of the song is lost on me, but to me, personally, this song is like - as a mind has a mind on it's own, it's in conflict with himself. A narrator here almost managed to cure his anxiety, but, unsurprisingly, it still appears and messes with his life. He can't control it, it's still part of him, it won't let go of him that easily, as if they are"friends" and separating would have been painful. Also, at one point, he is talking to another person, pleading for help. Then, he gets pissed off. No matter how much he tries, he can't free himself. So, he turns a little violent, he hates himself, possibly even self harm. Yet, he still wishes he could finaly be free.

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