Stingray
Sam Bush Lyrics


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You gave me this, made me give
Your silver grin, still sticking it in
You have soul machine, soul machine
The longest kiss, peeling furniture days
Drift madly to you, pollute my heart drain
You have broken in me, broken me
All your mental armor drags me down
Nothing hurts like your mouth, mouth, mouth
Your loaded smiles, pretty just desserts
Wish it all for you, so much it never hurts
You have a soul machine, stolen me
All your mental armor drags me down
We can't breathe when you come around
All your mental armor drags me down
Nothing hurts like your mouth, mouth, mouth

Your mouth, mouth, mouth
Never found our way home
We'd been missing long before
Where we'll find our way
You gave me this, made me give
You have soul machine, broken free
All your mental armor drags me down
We can't breathe when you come around
All your metal armor drags me down
Nothing hurts like your mouth, mouth, mouth
Your mouth, mouth, mouth
All your mental armor
All your mental armor
And your mouth, mouth, mouth




Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth

Overall Meaning

Sam Bush’s song “Stingray” is a haunting and deeply emotional song that captures the intense feeling of loss and brokenness that comes from a love that has gone wrong. The opening line, “You gave me this, made me give" implies an exchange in which the singer has given their all to this person, but they have not reciprocated in a way that is beneficial to the singer. The line “Your silver grin, still sticking it in” represents the painful and hurtful way in which this person continues to cause pain and betray the singer long after the relationship has ended. The line “You have a soul machine, soul machine” represents the fact that this person is heartless and incapable of true human connection.


The imagery in “The longest kiss, peeling furniture days” captures the loneliness and sadness that comes with the end of a long relationship. The line “All your mental armor drags me down” represents the emotional weight that this person’s betrayal has on the singer. The final line, “Nothing hurts like your mouth, mouth, mouth” brings the focus back to the person who has caused all of this pain with their words, specifically their lies and betrayals. The lines “We can’t breathe when you come around” and “All your mental armor” show that this person is still a presence in the singer’s life, and even the memory of them can cause pain and suffocation.


Line by Line Meaning

You gave me this, made me give
You forced me into this situation and made me give something in return.


Your silver grin, still sticking it in
Your deceitful smile continues to harm me.


You have soul machine, soul machine
You have the power to manipulate people's emotions.


The longest kiss, peeling furniture days
Our love was passionate and intense, but now it's just destroying everything around us.


Drift madly to you, pollute my heart drain
I can't resist you and our toxic relationship is making me emotionally sick.


You have broken in me, broken me
Your actions have shattered me into pieces.


All your mental armor drags me down
Your emotional defenses and manipulations are wearing me down.


Nothing hurts like your mouth, mouth, mouth
The hurtful things you say and the way you speak to me are the most painful.


Your loaded smiles, pretty just desserts
Your insincere and fake smiles are just a way for you to get what you want.


Wish it all for you, so much it never hurts
I hope you get everything you want in life, so you won't continue to cause pain to others.


You have a soul machine, stolen me
You have manipulated my emotions to the point where I feel like I have no control over myself.


We can't breathe when you come around
Your presence suffocates us emotionally.


All your mental armor drags me down
Your emotional defenses continue to wear me down.


Your mouth, mouth, mouth
The way you speak and the things you say are hurtful.


Never found our way home
We never found a way to build a healthy, loving relationship.


We'd been missing long before
Our love was missing for a long time before we even realized it.


Where we'll find our way
We don't know where to go or what to do to fix our relationship.


You have soul machine, broken free
You have the power to manipulate people, but now I am free from your grasp.


All your mental armor drags me down
Your emotional defenses and manipulations continue to exhaust me.


We can't breathe when you come around
Your presence still suffocates us emotionally.


All your metal armor drags me down
Your emotional defenses continue to wear me down.


Nothing hurts like your mouth, mouth, mouth
The things you say to me are still the most painful.


Your mouth, mouth, mouth
You continue to use hurtful words to manipulate and control others.


All your mental armor
Your emotional defenses and manipulations.


And your mouth, mouth, mouth
And the things you say that cause pain.


Mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth
Repetition emphasizing that the hurtful words have been ongoing.




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