The Tunnel
Marie Davidson Lyrics

I'm going through a tunnel of broken glass
I'm struggling through a very difficult situation

The problem is that I have to crawl in there
I have no other choice but to face this difficult situation head on

Because the ceiling is very low
I'm constrained and limited in my options for handling this situation

If I want to get out, I need to move forward
I need to keep pushing through this difficult situation if I want to see any positive resolution or outcome

In the broken glass
I am surrounded by danger and difficulty with no easy way out

You get the picture?
Can you understand or see the metaphor I'm trying to portray?

Why is it so dark?
Why does everything seem so hopeless and bleak?

I told you I never came out
I'm still stuck in this difficult situation and have not found a way to resolve or escape it

I'm in the tunnel with all the other monsters
I am surrounded by other difficulties or hardships that make this situation even more challenging

Ugh, you disgusting fuck, don't
I'm frustrated with myself and the situation, not anyone else

I told you it's a secret
I'm not ready or able to share the full extent of what I'm going through

You can't tell it to anybody else
I need to keep this issue private for now

Sauvez-vous
Save yourself, don't get involved in my difficult situation

Essayez pas de me sauver
Don't try to save me, I need to work through this alone

Il faut que j'aille jusqu'au plus profond des ténèbres pour me retrouver
I need to go through the deepest and darkest depths of this situation to find my way out

Personne ne peut venir avec moi
I need to handle this situation completely on my own

De toute façon, c'est un endroit aride où nul ne peut survivre
This situation is so difficult and challenging that no one could reasonably survive or thrive in it

The tunnel, the tunnel
I'm completely consumed and overwhelmed by this situation

What a funny thing to be stuck in a tunnel
It's ironic and absurd that I'm in this difficult situation and have no clear way out

I can see the light fading
I'm losing hope and optimism for finding a solution to this problem

Time is running out
I need to act quickly and decisively to solve this problem before it becomes too late

La lune
I'm reminded of a time in the past when things seemed brighter and more idealistic

Je me souviens de la lune
I remember the moon and what it represented for me in the past

Elle était haute dans le ciel de l'après-midi
It was a beautiful and bright day when I last felt like things were going well

Nous roulions juste en dessous d'elle
I was in a happy and content time in my life when I last saw the moon

Je me souviens avoir souhaité être envoyée en exil sur la lune
I remember wishing that I could escape to the moon to get away from my problems in the past

Dans le rien, le gris et la désolation
In my fantasy of going to the moon, I would be escaping from a life of emptiness, monotony, and despair

Je m'imaginais purger ma peine pour pouvoir un jour revenir sur Terre et connaître le réel amour
In my fantasy of going to the moon, I hoped to one day return to Earth and experience true love and happiness

Quel idiot quoi
Looking back on this fantasy now, I feel foolish and naive

J'avais pas encore compris que je peux pas aimer si je m'aime pas moi-même
I hadn't yet realized that I can't truly love another person until I have learned to love myself first

L'amour, c'est pas une récompense que l'on reçoit après avoir souffert
Love is not something that you earn or receive as a reward for suffering

L'amour, c'est un don
Love is something that you give freely and selflessly to others

J'peux pas me donner entièrement car je m'appartiens pas
I'm unable to completely give myself to someone else because I don't feel like I fully belong to myself

Les monstres me dévorent quand j'dors
My fears and insecurities consume me in my sleep

Ils se nourissent de mes peurs et m'envoient des cadeaux par la suite
My fears only grow stronger and take over more aspects of my life the more attention I give them

Des beaux cauchemars pleins de sueur ouais
My nightmares are vivid and intense, causing me to wake up sweating and disoriented

Des démons tournent en rond dans mon estomac et c'est un party
My inner demons torment me and make it feel like I'm constantly at a party that I don't want to be at

Oh yeah
By the way

And by the way
Here's another important point to make

I don't need a VR headset to feel emotion
I don't need to escape into a virtual reality to feel real human emotions and experiences

Reality is disgusting enough
The real world and its problems are already overwhelming and challenging enough without needing to create new ones in a virtual world

And we all have to deal with it
We all have our own personal struggles and difficulties that we need to face and work through

I love you
This line seems to be a standalone sentiment that doesn't necessarily connect to the rest of the song's themes.