Ripping Stories For Boys is told from “the other side of the pride”, as Jacob puts it.
“For me, being a ‘man’ was something dark and incomprehensible and inescapable. Everything I wanted for myself drew me further and further away from the pride.”
Jacob’s music spans a wide range of styles and influences, from the sharply whimsical ode to the male obsession with cars (Drive to Kill) to painful and elegiac explorations of the different ways men deny their true selves (Casanova, Shepherds Sleeping). A recurring theme is the pressure of expectation. Aryan Boy is a thumping, almost spiteful anthem to the gay club scene.
Human Glue
Jacob Diefenbach Lyrics
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Just keep it together.
You said, "stay, it will be okay," but still i'm paying after all these years now.
I was strong, but i don't know now.
You're real good at spitting when i'm low.
Should've stood up long ago.
Don't turn your back on me.
Don't put it back on me.
Funny what you now remember.
I remember.
I can't forget that december.
You say that you're mad and you're sad, and you're glad that i'm miserable, because i'm a bad man.
I'll show you a bad man.
Don't turn your back on me.
Don't put it back on me.
Wish i could say, "all is forgiven. i'm merrily living out my life."
Trying to breathe, push me back to my knees and you pray for disease; yeah, you say i'm diseased.
God only hopes karma doesn't catch up with you after all that you've been through, and god only knows that i had compassion, for all that it mattered in the end.
Don't turn your back on me.
Don't put it back on me.
The lyrics of "Human Glue" by Jacob Diefenbach reveal the emotions of a person who feels used and trapped in a toxic relationship. The opening lines "Feeling used at 22, as human glue, spread out between you and him, spread so thin" depict the feeling of being pulled in two different directions and being used as a mediator in someone else's problem. The person pleads to "just keep it together" while struggling to maintain their own sanity.
The song then takes a turn towards the theme of manipulation as the person talks about being told to stay and that "it will be okay," but still feeling the after-effects of that decision. They express their confusion about their own strength, feeling that they were strong before but not anymore. The lyrics "You're real good at spitting when I'm low. Should've stood up long ago" depict the realization of being repeatedly taken advantage of.
The song ends with the person wishing for forgiveness and trying to move on with their life, but feeling like their past keeps pulling them back down. The line "Don't put it back on me" shows the frustration of being blamed for someone else's issues. Overall, the lyrics of "Human Glue" speak to the struggles of being caught up in a toxic relationship and the inner turmoil that comes with trying to break away.
Line by Line Meaning
Feeling used at 22, as human glue, spread out between you and him, spread so thin.
At the age of 22, I felt like a tool used to patch up the relationship between you and him. Being in the middle of your love triangle has drained me to the bone.
Just keep it together.
I need to hold myself together amidst the chaos that surrounds me.
You said, "stay, it will be okay," but still i'm paying after all these years now.
Even though you promised me that everything was going to be okay if I stayed, I'm still feeling the repercussions of my decision to trust you years later.
I was strong, but i don't know now.
I used to be brave and resilient, but now I'm not too sure anymore.
You're real good at spitting when i'm low.
You're excellent at hurling insults at me when I'm at my weakest point.
Should've stood up long ago.
I should've stood up for myself a long time ago, but I didn't.
Don't turn your back on me.
Please don't abandon me or leave me to deal with everything on my own.
Don't put it back on me.
Don't shift the blame onto me or make me feel guilty for something that's not my fault.
It's really quite the twist, miss revisionist; my open wrists.
It's ironic how you try to revise the past to suit your own narrative, all while I'm struggling with self-harm and hurting myself.
Funny what you now remember.
It's amusing how you suddenly remember things that paint you in a better light now that I'm suffering.
I remember.
I remember everything that's happened between us.
I can't forget that december.
I can't forget the things that happened in December, no matter how hard I try.
You say that you're mad and you're sad, and you're glad that i'm miserable, because i'm a bad man.
You claim that you're angry and upset with me, but secretly you're happy that I'm in pain because you think I deserve it.
I'll show you a bad man.
If you want to see a bad man, I'll show you one because that's the kind of person you've made me become.
Wish i could say, "all is forgiven. i'm merrily living out my life."
I wish I could forgive you and move on, but it's not that easy. I can't just pretend that everything is alright.
Trying to breathe, push me back to my knees and you pray for disease; yeah, you say i'm diseased.
Even though I'm struggling to survive, you're actively working against me and wishing ill upon me. You even say that I'm the one who's sick.
God only hopes karma doesn't catch up with you after all that you've been through, and god only knows that i had compassion, for all that it mattered in the end.
I hope that karma doesn't come back to bite you for the things you've done to me. I may have had empathy for you, but it didn't make a difference in the end.
Don't turn your back on me.
Once again, I'm begging you not to abandon me or leave me alone to deal with everything.
Don't put it back on me.
Please don't shift the blame onto me or make me feel responsible for what's happening.
Contributed by Miles B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mettycandy
"I'm going to try to jump without faceplanting into a bunch of glue"
Completely faceplants into glue 5 seconds later
@weldingandnotonly7547
ПОДПИШИСЬ НА МОЙ КАНАЛ!!! ПОДПИШУСЬ ВЗАИМНО!!!!!!!
@bananachips7394
suffocates and dies
@davidjaimes10
@@bananachips7394 now we’re talkin
@victinistealth5756
@mettycandy stolen comment
@beans3321
@@victinistealth5756 no
@rebeccatavit9312
Jesse: "if I jump right on to it, I won't faceplant!"
is the only one who faceplants
@rebeccatavit9312
@Richard Delgado Ya it's weird how he was the only one with the suit around his shoe. That changes the variables and technically makes his attempt non-applicable to the expiriment.
@mildalora9813
I laugh sooooooooòooooooooooooooooo much hahahahah
@g.m.d9260
Twice