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1. A 3 piece that come from Brisbane, Australia.
2. Indie/janglepop band from Edmonton, Alberta.
Hospital
Columbus Lyrics
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are scared of the marks on your legs and the smell of cigarettes that lingers on your breath
And I was fucking sick to my stomach, knowing you were killing yourself, with all your bad habits, the drinking and smoke just bringing you down
And I should probably hate you, for all the nights you called at 2am, when you were lying in bed with him instead,
the make-up running around your eyes
And I knew I should have left you, when you started fucking everything up, and I was beginning to feel your cuts like you
I knew you'd never apologise
I knew you'd never apologise
You could have opened your eyes and saw what you were doing, but you opened your mouth for the bottle and your legs just to spite me.
I could have sworn you never liked me
The lyrics of Columbus's song "Hospital" paint a vivid and painful picture of a relationship marked by dysfunction and self-destructive behavior. The opening lines describe how the singer had to call their partner in the hospital, where they had checked themselves in for a week. The partner's parents were apparently concerned about their marks on their legs and the smell of cigarettes on their breath, implying that the partner was engaging in self-harm and substance abuse. The singer reveals that they were sick to their stomach at the thought of their partner's self-destructive behavior and bad habits, which were bringing them down. Despite this, the singer also expresses a sense of guilt, stating that they should hate their partner for calling them late at night when they were lying in bed with someone else, or for tearing apart their life with their cuts, but they also knew they could never hate them.
The second and third verses continue to explore the dynamics of this relationship. The singer describes how their partner's self-destructive behavior was tearing them apart, as they began to feel their partner's cuts like they were their own. They knew that their partner would never apologize for the harm they caused, and that they were blinded by their addiction to both alcohol and their other lover. The final refrain, "you could have opened your eyes and saw what you were doing, but you opened your mouth for the bottle and your legs just to spite me, I could have sworn you never liked me" reveals the twisted and destructive nature of this relationship. Despite all the pain and hurt, the singer remains unable to break free from their partner's grip, emphasizing the power of addiction and toxic relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
You made me call you in the hospital, once you checked yourself in, for a week away from home because mum and dad
are scared of the marks on your legs and the smell of cigarettes that lingers on your breath
You made me call you in the hospital when you checked yourself in for a week, because your parents were scared of the marks on your legs and the smell of cigarettes on your breath.
And I was fucking sick to my stomach, knowing you were killing yourself, with all your bad habits, the drinking and smoke just bringing you down
I was extremely disturbed, knowing that your bad habits of drinking and smoking were ruining your health and you were killing yourself.
And I should probably hate you, for all the nights you called at 2am, when you were lying in bed with him instead,
the make-up running around your eyes
I should have hated you for all the times you called me at 2am when you were lying in bed with another guy, with your makeup running around your eyes.
And I knew I should have left you, when you started fucking everything up, and I was beginning to feel your cuts like you
were tearing apart my life
I knew I should have left you when you started messing up everything, and I was starting to feel as if your actions were causing me pain as if you were tearing apart my life.
I knew you'd never apologise
I knew that you would never apologize.
You could have opened your eyes and saw what you were doing, but you opened your mouth for the bottle and your legs just to spite me.
I could have sworn you never liked me
You could have realized and understood what you were doing, but instead, you drank and allowed other men into your life just to hurt me. I was certain that you never truly loved me.
Contributed by Austin E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.