Let's keep the ball rolling
Here is my lyrics interpretation for this song:
Great, feel my head is taking over me
Ten déjà vus a day
And each time I'm getting colder
Pain, I should let it go
(The whole song is a monologue of a person with mental health issues i.e. depression/schizo/post-natal stress etc.
And this is a powerful introduction to their world, how they felt - like the head is taking over them, having 10 dejavus a day, feeling cold, feeling pain. But they are trying their best to endure it. Notice the word "GREAT "at the beginning, like the pain is unbearable and they are telling themselves to be positive)
Your lies burn like sugar in my wounds
In time my wound will be a scar
(Family and friends who deal with mentally ill people often tell lies, in this case WHITE LIES, in order to calm them down in uncomfortable situations, or to reduce their sufferings. Like telling them "It's OK, nobody's hating you, you'll be fine, nobody's watching you." Medically speaking, sugar helps wounds heal faster as it is a dehydrating agent that absorbs moisture and stop bacterial infection. In this case, the lies became a comfort to the person, and helps their wound (i.e their sickness) to heal faster)
Strained but my tears are getting sober now
And I've been here before so
Weight that I'm holding on my shoulders
I'm gonna let it go
(Drunk people are unpredictable, crazy and create nuisance. Normally, a mentally sick person may have unpredictable behaviour like crying randomly - drunk tears? When the tears are getting sober, this means the person has learnt how to control her emotions and when to cry, even in strained situation. And a way to keep your emotion and stress under control is to let go of the emotional burdens)
This is my first time trying
Look how the tables turn
I've got this dirt inside me
I've got some space to grow
(This part makes me smile. Imagine a mentally ill person who gets better, and trying to do new things and succeed at it.
Even small achievements surprises them. The expression of "dirt inside me" and "space to grow" meaning the person is referring to her recovery and her willingness to start things anew with whatever she has - imagine growing a new garden on fresh soils).
Your lies burn like sugar in my wounds
So I have sweet bruises
In time I'll forget what you have done
In time my wound will be a scar
(Continuation to the previous verse, the person recovering from mental illness is having a positive attitude and willing to forgive other people. Because her wounds are temporary and will soon only be a scar. A scar is a symbolic representation of a reminder that something bad had happened but it's over now and it's time to move on).
My pain will soon be over
Oh, how the tables turn
Tears are getting sober
I got some space to grow
Your lies burn like sugar in my wounds
So I have sweet bruises
In time I'll forget what you have done
In time my wound will be a scar
All in all, this is a beautifully written song which doesn't try hard to impress.
The emotion comes naturally as you understand the context of the lyrics and the message behind it.
I might be overthinking this, but at least this is my own interpretation on this song.
All the best, Victoria
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