Today she's turning sixteen
Everyone singing, but she can't seem to smile
They never get past arms length
How could they act like everything is alright?
Pulling down her long sleeves
To cover all the memories that scars leave
She says,
"Maybe making me bleed
Will be the answer that could wash the slate clean."
That stanza makes me think that it IS about cutting yourself and feeling like all your feelings are trapped inside with nowhere to go. It's definitely a powerful song about trying to find a way out of a dark tunnel.
Today she's turning sixteen Everyone singing, but she can't seem to smile They never get past arms length How could they act like everything is alright? Pulling down her long sleeves To cover all the memories that scars leave She says, "Maybe making me bleed Will be the answer that could wash the slate clean."
That stanza makes me think that it IS about cutting yourself and feeling like all your feelings are trapped inside with nowhere to go. It's definitely a powerful song about trying to find a way out of a dark tunnel.