Stephanie Mabey

I Pushed the Button

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I start out with blue prints and building blocks
I stack them up so high you can't see the top
I calculate the best ways to make it fall
Before I swing the wrecking ball

I can't help but break it down
I've got a heart that's full of mushroom clouds
When it's self-destructive
Like I'm wired to delete
Anything that might be good for me
Til I'm left with nothing
Cause I pushed the button

I count to three
Then watch the whole thing collapse
Oh I can't wait to start again from scratch
But every time I get to the final piece
Oh I start disassembling

But soon I'll find the way
To build up something beautiful that stays
Cause deep down I know
That I detach the moment that
I throw the switch
Alight the match

Cause I can't help but break it down
I've got a heart that's full of mushroom clouds
When it's self-destructive
Like I'm wired to delete
Anything that might be good for me
Til I'm left with nothing
Cause I pushed the button

This could be the last time that I undo
The standing bridge that's taking me straight to you

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nepetaleijon On Aug 13, 2017

Heart-Shaped Hologram

Villian

Wake Up Dreaming

Surrender

â€¨â€¨I Know You're Out There

I start out with blue prints and building blocks
I stack them up so high you can't see the top
I calculate the best ways to make it fall
Before I swing the wrecking ball

I count to three
Then watch the whole thing collapse
Oh I can't wait to start again from scratch
But every time I get to the final piece
Oh I start disassembling

But soon I'll find the way
To build up something beautiful that stays
Cause deep down I know
That I detach the moment that
I throw the switch
Alight the match

This could be the last time that I undo
The standing bridge that's taking me straight to you

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2017-08-13 11:10:44

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by VagrantSeaman

2y ago

The song to me is literally about self-destruction, emphasized with "I can't help but break it down, I've got a heart that's full of mushroom clouds, When it's self-destructive, Like I'm wired to delete, Anything that might be good for me..."

This showcases that it might be about the self-awareness of self-destruction, and how they can't help themselves so far. It says "self-destructive" and references wrecking balls, mushroom clouds, and "I calculate the best ways to make it fall". This infers an element of self-sabotage also. The hopeful element to this main theme is; "But soon I'll find the way, To build up something beautiful that stays..." and "This could be the last time that I undo, The standing bridge that's taking me straight to you..." This ends with promising to build a bridge that will help better the relationship.

A simple and not-so-subtle song, but a fun beat with a helluva-good chorus!

[Edit: personal self-destruction is redundant.]

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