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Sixtoo Lyrics

Take these lies in the palm of your heart,
Accept and carry the false promises and deceit that I offer you.

They are all that I have, this one box,
The box represents my entire life, which is nothing but a collection of lies and manipulations.

That holds my entire life in.
The box is a metaphor for the singer's life, which is shaped by lies and manipulation.

I bring flames of time burn, baby, burn.
The artist's life is full of passion and intensity, and is quickly burning away like a raging fire.

My life is on fire, bind my soul as you see fit.
The artist's life is intense and chaotic, and they are willing to give control over to someone else to help them manage it.

Compress the words that I have left from my mouth to silence,
The singer's words are limited and they struggle to express themselves fully.

Plagiarize my works of almost art,
The singer's creations are not entirely original, but are influenced by others' work.

Mimicking your timeless glance into my shorten lifelines
The artist is influenced by someone else who they view as timeless, and wishes to emulate them in their own life.

That circle the equator that is you.
The person the artist is influenced by is central to their life and revolves around them like the earth's equator.

I span the world, I scan the world for someone that you cannot replace.
The artist is looking for someone who can replace the person they are currently influenced by, but they believe this person is irreplaceable.

Sing me a song, let me know how much you wouldn't care if I disappeared.
The singer is insecure and wants reassurance that the person they are influenced by cares about them and would notice if they were gone.

The box is yours if you want it.
The artist's life is empty and meaningless, and they are offering it to someone else who they believe could fill it with purpose.

This one's for courage, this one's for valor.
The singer is offering two items from their box of lies, one representing courage and one representing valor.

This one's discouraged by words and commitment,
One of the items in the singer's box represents discouragement and is associated with words and commitment.

And told you how I glance at other people
The singer has confessed to looking at other people with the same sultry eyes they use on the person who influences them.

With the same sultry eyes of conceit.
The artist's sultry looks are egotistical and full of pride.

What gives you the right to hold the gates at a distance?
The artist is asking why the person who influences them is keeping their distance and controlling access to something important.

I cannot be matched by persistence nor time.
The singer believes they are unique and unmatched by anyone, no matter how hard they try or how much time passes.

I trust you more than I trust me,
The singer trusts the person who influences them more than they trust themselves.

Deceive my blind eyes and trespass to my solemn vow.
The artist is asking the person who influences them to deceive them and break a solemn promise.

I won't make you cry so I can make you feel better,
The artist is promising not to hurt the person who influences them in order to make themselves feel better.

And I won't cry to make you feel whatever I want to make you feel.
The artist is promising not to manipulate the emotions of the person who influences them by faking tears or pretending to be upset.

This one's the invitation, a song for me to clear my mind,
The singer is offering another item from their box, which represents an invitation and is associated with clearing the mind.

Melting the ink to form a letter to bond we eternally.
The artist is suggesting that they and the person who influences them form a permanent bond through a written letter.

Two folded pages of words I can't say with enough conviction
The written letter is full of words that the singer cannot say out loud with enough conviction.

To make you see exactly what I mean.
The singer wants the person who influences them to fully understand their message.

The cello sings sad longer than my patience.
The singer is expressing their impatience, which is greater than the length of the sad cello music they hear.

I hear it on empty streets where my heart beats.
The artist hears the cello music on empty streets, where they feel alone and their heart is full of emotion.

This ghost town has skeletons that I can't see.
The artist is in a desolate place with hidden secrets and hidden dangers that they cannot see.

My retinas see transparencies, so please tell me, what's wrong?
The singer's perception is clouded and they are asking the person who influences them to reveal what's really going on.

Let me see it through your eyes with no words, just touching,
The singer is asking the person who influences them to show them what's going on using only touch, without words being necessary.

'Cause these words are as tired as the sun's predictable settings.
The artist is expressing their weariness with words, and their desire for a deeper, non-verbal connection.

This one is for determination, this one is for, me.
Another item from the artist's box symbolizes determination and is associated with themselves.

This one has nothing to do with either of us.
Another item from the artist's box has nothing to do with the person who influences them or the artist themselves.

And are you from another time, another place of displacement?
The singer is asking if the person who influences them is from a time or place that feels unfamiliar or displaced.

Where our souls travel adjacent, and I smile without pretension.
The artist feels a connection to the person who influences them, and is able to smile genuinely around them.

I feel the tension strain upon my hands you left with me,
The singer feels the weight of the influence that the person has left in their life, and it is causing them stress.

Subject me to social scrutiny for your self-benefit.
The singer believes that the person who influences them is using them for their own benefit, and is willing to subject them to social scrutiny in order to achieve it.

I think it's probably best this way,
The singer believes that their relationship with the person who influences them is ultimately not healthy, and is making a decision to distance themselves.

You and I can never be together anyway,
The artist realizes that a romantic relationship with the person who influences them is not possible.

Any place, any time, with masked emotion and more words to decipher.
The artist believes that even if they were able to be together romantically, it would be full of hidden emotions and difficult to understand.

Six-line phrases of stupidity.
The singer believes that their attempts at expressing themselves through poetry are ultimately foolish and meaningless.

This rare photograph shows me as an old man, and I see myself all alone.
The singer is imagining a future in which they are old and alone, with only a photograph to remind them of their past.

All these trinkets got stories I would tell you
The items in the artist's box all have their own stories, which the artist wishes they could share with the person who influences them.

But you listen with biased ears and no questions for me.
The artist believes that the person who influences them is not truly listening to them and is not asking questions to truly understand them.

As my response, an empty box, wide open, and it's yours if you want it.
The artist is offering their empty life to the person who influences them, with the hope that they can fill it with meaning and purpose.