Spiral
AUGUST 08 Lyrics

The song "Spiral" by AUGUST 08 is a deeply emotional composition that talks about losing oneself and spiraling out of control due to tragic circumstances. The lyrics reveal a sense of despair as the singer seems to be struggling to keep their hope alive amidst their feelings of anger, sadness, and emotional damage. The opening lines "Oh I spiral spiral out of control sometimes, Lose my balance madness I can't keep hope alive" suggest that the singer feels like they are losing track of their life and emotions, possibly due to the absence of a loved one who was their emotional anchor. They are in a state of madness and despair, unable to keep their hopes alive, which leads them to spiral out of control.

The line "toxic convos argue about things we can let go" suggests that the singer may be in a toxic relationship where arguments about trivial things are eroding their mental peace. They feel like they can no longer stay in the same place and need to leave, as reflected in the line "Silence violence go out I can't be home no more." The singer's pain and feelings of loneliness are evident in the lines "tenants wish you were here cause nobody gets my jokes, I'm so damaged, damaged." They miss their partner, who was their only source of comfort and who understood them better than anyone else.

In the third verse, the singer talks about feeling like they cannot be themselves and finding solace in drugs and alcohol, "Sometimes I feel like I can't be myself at all, and the silence fills me with drugs and alcohol." It is clear that they are in a dark place and are struggling to find a way out. The song concludes with a reference to a character named Sarah from Lexington, who, just like the singer, feels trapped in her surroundings and can't seem to find a way out. The last lines, "It's hard to breathe when you don't see a light on a dark road, civilized, civilized, civilized, no, so I spiral," suggest that sometimes no matter how much we try to hold on or fight, we spiral out of control because our pain feels unbearable.