Let Me In
Marika Hackman Lyrics

Oh, let me in
The singer is requesting to be allowed inside a particular place

The air out here is thick and I've grown thin
The singer implies that they are feeling unwell due to the environment around them

Been choking on the wind
The singer is using a metaphor to describe how they are having a hard time breathing

Retching through my skin
The artist is exaggerating their physical condition to emphasize how bad they are feeling

Coughing up a love that tastes like spring
The artist is expressing their feelings about a past relationship in a metaphorical and descriptive way

Green and starved of oxygen
The singer is continuing the metaphor and comparing their emotions to a plant that is struggling to survive

I could be the light
The singer is suggesting that they can bring something positive to the situation

Blaze my own damn trail and you'll follow
The artist is expressing their confidence in their own abilities and how they can influence others

To a cruel, hard heartland
The artist is painting a picture of a difficult environment or situation

I'm a cruel, hard heartland
The artist is characterizing themselves as part of the harsh environment they have described

Grey charcoal blue stretched across the sky
The singer is using descriptive language to set a melancholic tone for the scene

This lonely moon leaves footprints in my shoes
The artist is using a poetic metaphor to express a feeling of emotional burden

Wanders through my bed, strokes my paper face and calms my head
The singer is describing a calming sensation they feel while lying in bed

Speaking silent words with hands instead
The singer is suggesting that communication can include gestures and body language as well as spoken words

She could be the light
The singer is referring to a hypothetical person who could provide guidance or support

Help me blaze a trail and they'll follow
The artist is expressing their desire for help or guidance in the situation

To a cruel, hard heartland
The artist is restating the challenging environment that they face

I'm a cruel, hard heartland
The singer is indicating that they are part of the harsh environment they have described before

To the east, I raise my cup
The singer is using imagery to suggest that they are toasting to the sunrise

Rise at dawn and make my sluggish heart
The artist is portraying getting up early in the morning in a positive way

Beat life again
The artist is using a metaphor to describe feeling more alive after getting up early

I am ready now, wasn't ready then
The artist is expressing that they are now mentally better equipped to deal with their situation than they were before

I chanced into the lake to hide my tears
The singer is describing an action they took to conceal their emotions

Conceal my salty fears
The artist is using an ocean metaphor to describe their feelings of anxiety

Heaving on the grass, gasping at the air, the sky went dark
The singer is using imagery to describe a scene where they are overcome with emotion

The fire broke upon, we slept at last
The singer is suggesting that their emotional turmoil was resolved and they were finally able to rest

When the embers die
The singer is using a metaphorical reference to a dying fire to suggest that something is coming to an end

They'll not take your hand and lead you there
The artist is using an analogy to describe how they cannot force someone else to join them in a difficult situation

To a cruel, hard heartland
The artist is repeating the same description they have used before to describe a challenging environment

I'm a cruel, hard heartland
The singer is suggesting that they have become part of the difficult environment they have described before