Gotta Knock A Little Harder Lyrics

Lyric discussion by NoCowLevel 

Cover art for Gotta Knock A Little Harder lyrics by Yoko Kanno

YouTuber Victor X has summed this song up perfectly:

"The singer is suffering from loneliness, apathy, and possibly depression because she locks herself away from the rest of the world, creating a "door" to separate herself from the world. Everything inside her tells her that this is bad for her, but she keeps "stalling" and "crawling" into self-destruction (the fire). Eventually midway she realizes that she needs to confront the world and deal with the problem. So she summons all her strength and courage to break through that 'door'"

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