Placebo
Mikel Erentxun Lyrics

The opening lyrics describe the setting of a place where an alarm is continuously sounding. The singer is addressing someone who has made them into a thief. The following lines talk about how it never stops raining, particularly when it's necessary to escape or when someone stops loving you. The singer then reveals that they had pressed down hard on the accelerator but never stopped thinking about the person they are addressing. The singer says they were just a placebo to them, an illusory hope or love which was never meant to be real.

Moving on to the next stanza, it depicts the singer in a shopping mall where they see a deal that says "buy three, pay for two". They then compare it to their own heart where there is no such deal, and it costs them everything. The chorus repeats that they were just a temporary love for the other person; something that didn't mean much to them. The last two lines repeat the lyrics from before, questioning why the singer tried to understand or defend themselves when they were never meant to have a place in that other person's life.

The song conveys a strong sense of disillusionment and feeling like a fool who has been used by someone else. The use of placebo imagery highlights how the singer was just a prop, a fake hope that someone else could rely on instead of truly loving them. In conclusion, "Placebo" is a song about heartbreak and the realization that sometimes, people may not be what they seem, or you may mean less to them than they do to you.