Reel Lyrics

Lyric discussion by DevMinor 

Cover art for Reel lyrics by Jawbox

From what I can tell, a (relatively) easy song about someone abusing themselves. They cut themselves and the other person (the “you” in this song) is trying to talk them out of it, but can’t get through to them. This is really more of a song about the psychology of a cutter or someone similarly self-destructive. It points out how rarely people take anyone else’s advice. The “reel” refers to how many times you repeat what you say, yet they never listen.

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