Banana Split
Léonie Gray Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

All of a sudden
I pour my heart to you
Whisper another lie
I'll sip it like a fool
You're always on the edge
Perversion at its best
Your silence is so loud
And all my words unsaid

Dissociated for
So long (so long)
Reconnecting's a full
Time job (time job)
What's a girl gotta do
Always losing myself for you

Numb
Nothing to say I feel so numb
I split
I break
I fall apart, fall apart, fall apart
Always go straight back in your arms
In your arms, in your arms

Your gentleness feels just like thorns
I spilled it all over the floor
I keep it tidy for the form
Burst my bubble and explode
Your embrace is a lifeless force
That drains me from all that i've got
And every time you raise your voice
It was the part that was

Dissociated for
So long (so long)
Reconnecting's a full
Time job (time job)
What's a girl gotta do
Always losing myself for you

Numb
Nothing to say I feel so numb
I split
I break
I fall apart, fall apart, fall apart
Always go straight back in your arms
In your arms, in your arms

Pressing my buttons
Pulling my wires
Pushing me on the edge
I become someone else
Why is it that i have to work
On all the things that you ignored
Claiming I might just be disturbed
Never wonder why i get so

Numb
Nothing to say I feel so numb
I split
I break
I fall apart, fall apart, fall apart

Always go straight back in your arms
In your arms, in your arms

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Banana Split" by Léonie Gray depict a toxic and unhealthy relationship. The singer is in love with someone who is always on the edge, constantly lying and manipulating her. She feels numb and dissociated, losing herself for this person who drains her emotionally. In an attempt to reconnect, she finds it to be a full-time job as she's already reached a point where she's lost herself completely. The person she loves is pressing her buttons, pulling her wires and pushing her to the edge. As a result, she becomes someone else altogether, yet she can't break free from the arms of the one she loves.

The line "What's a girl gotta do always losing herself for you" emphasizes the fact that the singer is entirely consumed by the toxic relationship, and she can't break the cycle. The line "Your gentleness feels just like thorns" portrays that even when the person she loves is being gentle or ‘soft’, it still hurts her. The song’s bridge further describes how the singer feels suffocated and controlled, always working on the aspects of her that her partner neglected, insisting she might be disturbed, but never wondering why she feels so numb.

Line by Line Meaning

All of a sudden
Unexpectedly and suddenly

I pour my heart to you
I reveal my deepest feelings to you

Whisper another lie
Tell me another false statement in a quiet voice

I'll sip it like a fool
I'll believe it like a naive and foolish person

You're always on the edge
You're constantly living dangerously and pushing boundaries

Perversion at its best
You embody the epitome of twisted and abnormal behavior

Your silence is so loud
Your lack of words speaks volumes

And all my words unsaid
I have so much to say, but I keep it inside

Dissociated for
Disconnected, separated, and detached for

So long (so long)
For a significant amount of time

Reconnecting's a full
Re-establishing a connection is a difficult and demanding

Time job (time job)
It requires constant effort and dedication

What's a girl gotta do
What actions does a girl need to take

Always losing myself for you
I'm constantly sacrificing my own identity and wellbeing for you

Numb
Emotionally desensitized and unfeeling

Nothing to say I feel so numb
I have no words because of how emotionally dead I feel

I split
I break apart and fall to pieces

I break
I shatter and crumble

I fall apart, fall apart, fall apart
I completely and utterly disintegrate

Always go straight back in your arms
Despite everything, I always return to you and your embrace

Your gentleness feels just like thorns
Your so-called tenderness feels painful and prickly

I spilled it all over the floor
I let my emotions get the best of me and let them spill out

I keep it tidy for the form
I try to maintain the appearance of composure and orderliness despite how I feel inside

Burst my bubble and explode
You shattered any illusions I had and caused me to violently erupt

Your embrace is a lifeless force
Your hug lacks any real feeling or warmth

That drains me from all that I've got
It exhausts and depletes me of everything I have

And every time you raise your voice
When you speak loudly and aggressively

It was the part that was
That was the moment when

Pressing my buttons
Intentionally pushing my emotional triggers

Pulling my wires
Manipulating me and controlling my actions

Pushing me on the edge
Driving me toward a breaking point

I become someone else
I transform into a different person, someone I don't recognize or like

Why is it that I have to work
Why am I the one responsible for fixing everything?

On all the things that you ignored
On all the issues and problems that you refused to acknowledge or address

Claiming I might just be disturbed
Suggesting that I'm mentally unstable or unwell

Never wonder why I get so numb
You never question or consider why I feel so emotionally numb

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Frédéric Doston, Luca Liberatore, Léonie Gobeille-Gravel, Miro Belzile, Thomas Lapointe, William Lussier

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

TRACKS