Variation
Dance Gavin Dance Lyrics

We lie cold
We are emotionally distant and disconnected from ourselves and others.

Damn up the river we can go slow
We are deliberately avoiding progress and growth by slowing down and remaining stagnant.

We don't wanna know
We are afraid to confront the truth about ourselves and our situation.

Dull down our senses
We are intentionally numbing ourselves to avoid feeling pain, discomfort, or responsibility.

Become numb
We have become desensitized to our own emotions and experiences.

We take our time ignoring all the signs
We are actively avoiding the warning signs and red flags in our lives, and refusing to take action.

Living in fear of our lies
We are scared of the consequences of confronting the lies we tell ourselves and others.

Never bad enough to break it or good enough to feel right
Our situation is not bad enough to motivate us to change, but it also doesn't fulfill us or make us feel content.

Been in overtime half our lives
We feel like we have been in a perpetual state of stress and overwork for a long time.

Under indecision, we become so dependent on the rush of the moment
We rely on momentary thrills or distractions to avoid making difficult decisions.

Sanitize my head
We want to cleanse our minds of negative or unwanted thoughts, and start fresh.

Death murders everything in sight
The inevitability of death casts a shadow over everything in our lives.

Beneath the rip in the wind, the pillar push you aside
The winds of change can easily knock us down or throw us off-course.

If I make way, I can taste your sigh
If we make room for something new, we can experience a sense of relief or release.

Just like the cannibal amp, it knows sound is size
Like a cannibalistic animal, we know that the size of our actions or words can have a big impact.

Push me to the brink, I said
We want to be pushed to our limits and tested, in order to grow or discover something new.

Well that bitch is a creep, it tried to know what I think
We feel like someone is trying to invade our thoughts or emotions without our consent.

To breathe out passion, or suck in fate
We have a choice to either pursue our passions and desires, or accept our fate and what life has in store for us.

You think the world was made to wield your weight and bleed out
We have a tendency to think that the world owes us something, or that others should bear the burden of our problems.

Morin myself all by myself
We are wallowing in our own misery and feeling isolated from others.

Feel the caress so sweet, done by my hand
We are finding comfort and pleasure in our own actions, despite the negative consequences they may have.

Polishing this frame of mind, jacked it up an ax to grind
We are actively working to improve or refine our mindset, with a specific goal or motivation in mind.

Fuck 'n dodge, stay unaligned
We are avoiding conflict or confrontation, and trying to maintain our independence and distance from others.

My recognition face
We are becoming more aware of our own identity and self-concept, and how others perceive us.

Am I the reason that you can't look past your future self?
We are asking if we are the cause of someone else's self-doubt or negative outlook on the future.

Got me believing you been stuck and glued in frequent doubt
We are starting to doubt someone's ability to move forward or believe in themselves.

I know the feeling 'cause I can't keep my mind open now
We can relate to someone else's struggle to stay positive and open-minded, because we are facing similar challenges ourselves.

Make up your mind
We are urging someone to make a decision or take action, instead of remaining indecisive.

We're running out of time
There is a sense of urgency or pressure to act quickly and decisively.

Doubt is failure by design
Allowing self-doubt to control us will inevitably lead to failure or negative consequences.

I'm burning up
We are feeling intense emotions or passion, and cannot contain them.

Can only take so much
We have a limit to how much stress, pressure, or negativity we can handle.

I know you can feel it, it's catching up
We are sensing that something is about to change or come to a head, and the pressure is building.

It's getting too heavy for both of us
We are acknowledging that the situation is becoming too difficult or burdensome for everyone involved.