Rivilin is an Alternative Emo Rap/Cloud rapper from Brisbane, Australia. Read Full Bio ↴Rivilin is an Alternative Emo Rap/Cloud rapper from Brisbane, Australia.
With a large growing fanbase, Rivilin continues to dominate with his sound, reminiscent of early Linkin Park.
Notably, he works with such acts on a regular basis; s0cliché,$LOTHBOI,Vishisdead,Ripthepetals

DISCOGRAPHY:
NOBODY - 2019 Album
False Hell - 2019 Split EP with Ripthepetals
RATROSE - 2020 Album
BIRDCAGE - 2020 Album
Becoming The Static In-between -2021 Album
Family Hospital - 2021 Album
The Misery We Call Home - 2021 Album
Bone Garden - 2021 Split Album with Ripthepetals
Azure Rain - 2022 Album
Burnt Ignition - 2022 Split Album with $LOTHBOI
Cathartic - 2023 Album

Scumbag
Rivilin Lyrics

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I'm a scumbag
Not your friend
Say you wanna get him back
Well let's pretend
That my heart is still intact
It's on the mend
Yeah, you know that's a joke, but
You don't care, you don't care at all

Time can get fucked
It breeds despair
Yeah, for a second just stop
It's not fair
Lost in a messy background
A nightmare
Now you're cutting circulation
I can't bear, I can't bear at all

Your eyes they break me, they just stare
Yeah, you love to play with my soul
Until it's dead
Yeah, now I'm just a puppet
No, there's no end
Yeah, where do I turn?
I don't know, I don't know anymore

Time can get fucked
It breeds despairs
For a second just stop
It's not fair
Lost in a messy background
A nightmare
Now you're cutting circulation
I can't bear, I can't bear at all

I'm a scumbag
Not your friend
Say you wanna get him back
Let's pretend
That my heart is still intact
It's on the mend
Yeah, you know that's a joke, but
You don't care, you don't care at all

Time can get fucked
It breeds despair
Yeah, for a second just stop
It's not fair
Lost in a messy background
A nightmare
Now you're cutting circulation
I can't bear, I can't bear at all

Your eyes they break me, they just stare
Yeah, you love to play with my soul
Until it's dead
Yeah, now I'm just a puppet
No, there's no end
Yeah, where do I turn?
I don't know, I don't know anymore

Time can get fucked
It breeds despairs
For a second just stop
It's not fair
Lost in a messy background
A nightmare

Now you're cutting circulation
I can't bear, I can't bear at all

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Rivilin's song "Scumbag" seem to be depicting a person who knows they are not a good person, but is still pursued by someone who wants to use them to get back at their ex. The singer acknowledges their own flaws and insinuates that they have recently been hurt by someone, as their heart is "on the mend" but it's clear that they don't actually care about the other person's feelings. Meanwhile, the person pursuing them continues to play with their emotions even though they know that they are not truly interested in them. This person is compared to a puppeteer, with the singer being the unwilling puppet.

The chorus speaks to the frustration and despair that comes with being caught in this situation. Time itself is likened to something that is actively working against the singer, "breeding despair" and making everything feel like an unfair nightmare. The person pursuing them has become a source of pain and frustration, cutting off circulation and making it difficult for the singer to bear the situation any longer.

Overall, "Scumbag" seems to be a rather sad and bitter meditation on the ways that people can use and manipulate each other, even if they know that they aren't doing the right thing. The singer seems to be aware of their own complicity in the situation, but still struggles to find a way out of it.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm a scumbag
I am a despicable and untrustworthy person

Not your friend
I am not your ally or supporter

Say you wanna get him back
You claim to want revenge on someone

Well let's pretend
Let us imagine or play-act

That my heart is still intact
Let us pretend that I am not emotionally damaged

It's on the mend
My heart is healing

Yeah, you know that's a joke, but
You are aware that it is not true

You don't care, you don't care at all
You are indifferent to my pain and suffering

Time can get fucked
Time is an aggravation

It breeds despair
It leads to hopelessness and frustration

For a second just stop
Please pause and give me a chance to reason